ABSTRACT

This chapter describes an introductory course in an undergraduate program offering a Certificate in Translation Studies. Designed to complement the various language-specific courses where students actually learn how to translate, this course familiarizes them with the process of translation as well as the basic theoretical issues associated with it. Two basic texts are required for this course: Mona Baker's In Other Words, which relies on systemic-functional linguistics and pragmatics, and Douglas Robinson's Becoming a Translator, which surveys translation theories as well as the translation profession. The range of other languages varies from year to year for students taking the course as an elective, but certificate students, for whom the course is required, are all enrolled in language-specific translation courses as well. The chapter provides a strong impetus to language students to continue their study of translation while sensitizing them to the critical importance of translation studies across disciplinary boundaries.