- 專業(yè)概況
- 所屬院系
- 中國學(xué)生入學(xué)要求
- 課程信息
專業(yè)概況
在這里學(xué)什么?
The Bachelor of Science degree in Translation is a pre-professional program designed for students who are seeking the more professional focus and interdisciplinary breadth that the B.S. degree offers with the inclusion of a minor or double major or certificate to develop the skills needed to use foreign language translation in a professional setting. It introduces the basics of translation theory as it applies to the actual practice of translation.
The requirement of a minor, certificate or second major enables students to acquire a level of expertise in a specific field in which they can specialize as translators. This degree also enables students to have a major and a minor that make them more competitive and prepares them for a sector that the U.S. Department of Labor projects as one of the fastest-growing sectors globally. Translation majors are strongly encouraged to undertake study in a country where their language concentration is spoken so that they can achieve the necessary proficiency level. Skills necessary include an excellent command of the source language, an excellent command of the target language, cultural knowledge, specialist knowledge, research competence, terminological competence, technological competence, an understanding of the translation industry and transfer competence.
Graduates may enter graduate programs in translation (the professional degree) or go on to work for government, business or industry, for translation agencies or as freelance translators.
The Translation major comprises the following concentrations:
- French
- German
- Russian
- Spanish
Many study abroad opportunities exist, including:
France: Université Michel de Montaigne Bordeaux III, Bordeaux (all class standings, all majors/minors)
Germany: Julius-Maximilian-Universit?t Würzburg, Würzbug (all class standings, all majors/minors)
Germany: Universit?t Leipzig, Leipzig (intermediate German language proficiency required)
Spain: Universidad Europea de Madrid, Madrid (all class standings, all majors/minors)
Spain: Universidad Europea de Valencia, Valencia
Program Learning Outcomes
Graduate of the program will be able to:
- Participate in the most informal and some formal conversation with sufficient accuracy, clarity and precision to convey their intended message without misrepresentation or confusion and identify the cultural variables likely to lead to misunderstanding when communicating in their language pair.
- Compose routine social correspondence and write summaries, narratives and descriptions of a factual nature needed in a professional context (i.e., business letters, memos, commercial and legal forms etc.) in their non-native language.
- Translate short general and semi-specialized tests in various domains and in a variety of translations contexts from the source language into their native language with a basic understanding of translation principles and of test features relevant in the translation decision-making process.
- Demonstrate an understanding of typical life cycle of multilingual information in the language industry and common computer applications used by translators.
所屬院系
進(jìn)入哪個院系學(xué)習(xí)? College of Arts and Sciences
中國學(xué)生入學(xué)要求
為來自中國的學(xué)生設(shè)計 New freshmen applicants must finish secondary school in their home country by the time of enrollment to be eligible for university (comparable to the completion of senior high school in the U.S.). Freshmen should meet the minimum requirement of GPA 2.5 on a U.S. 4.0 scale. Applicants must obtain a minimum score of TOEFL Paper Based Test is 525 (71 on the Internet based version), the minimum score of MELAB is 75 or IELTS minimum score of 6.0 and the minimum score of PTE academic is 48.
課程信息
學(xué)制:全日制(120 學(xué)分)
學(xué)費(fèi):US$20,613.00 (¥ 133,447) /年
開學(xué)時間:2022八月26日, 2022一月18日
申請截止日期:1 June 2022, 1 October 2022
留學(xué)地點:Kent State University800 E. Summit Street,KENT,Ohio,44242, United States