UCJAOP07 Translations for Ecology, Biology and Chemistry

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Winter 2012
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Radek Glabazňa, Ph.D., MA (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Radek Glabazňa, Ph.D., MA
Institute of Foreign Languages – Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives (in Czech)
One of the leading purposes of this course is to show you that translation in the area of chemistry, pharmacy and ecology can actually be quite exciting. By the end of the course you will be able to translate chemical, pharmaceutical and ecology-oriented text with ease and confidence.
Syllabus (in Czech)
  • The language of chemistry, pharmacy and ecology is a very specific kind of language. This e-learning course is designed to make you an expert mainly in the grammatical and lexical areas of this language. For this reason, the course is entirely practical. It presents authentic materials and deals with situations you are likely to encounter as a translator in the field.
    The course is organized into twelve units and is roughly separated into two parts. The first part, comprising Units 2 - 6, deals with grammatical and lexical issues of translation of texts from the field of pharmaceutical industry. There is also a translation miniproject at the end of Unit 6.
    The second half of the course, comprising Units 7 - 10, focuses on grammatical and lexical issue of translation of texts from the field of chemistry and ecology. Unit 11 comprises summarizing exercises based on all the translation issues discussed in the previous units.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2013, Winter 2014, Winter 2015, Winter 2016, Winter 2017, Winter 2018, Winter 2019, Winter 2020.
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