Scientific and Technical Translation in English (HE292)
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WEEK 1
WEEK 2
1. SHARE YOUR TRANSLATIONS HERE.
2. COMPARE THE SECTIONS OF TWO ARTICLES.
3. IDENTIFY 'CARS' IN A BRAZILIAN RESEARCH ARTICLE.
4. ANALYZE AN ARTICLE THAT NEEDS REVISION.
- Download the article and focus on the title, abstract and introduction. What issues are there?
- Also download the Comments from the Reviewers, focusing especially on Reviewer 2's comments.
5. IDENTIFY 'CARS' IN 3 ENGINEERING ARTICLES.
6. CAN YOU IDENTIFY PROBLEMS/SUGGEST CHANGES?
- Download the unpublished manuscript and make notes. Bring the notes to class.
WEEK 3
1. WHICH ONE DID GOOGLE DO?
- Download the Original Portuguese Article, then compare TRANSLATION A and TRANSLATION B. Which one was done by Google translate? What features help you arrive at your answer?
- Download the Translation Edit. Compare the Translation Edit with TRANSLATION A and TRANSLATION B. Which one is better at avoiding the problems found in the Translation Edit?
WEEK 4
1. SITE TEXT TRANSLATION: CLASS ACTIVITY
2. YOUR FIRST RESEARCH ARTICLE TRANSLATION
- Download the article here.
- Make sure you understand the point of the article before translating.
3. VIDEO: FORMATTING YOUR 3-COLUMN TRANSLATION
WEEK 5-6
1. YOUR 'DEPOIMENTOS'
Access the Google Doc here.
2. YOUR TRANSLATIONS
- Google Doc worked on by Caroline, Daniele, Isabel, Alexandre, Consuelo, Ramiro, and Marianna
- WORD VERSION OF ABOVE DOC
- Google Doc worked on by Ariane, Marianna and Sabrina
- WORD VERSION OF ABOVE DOC
3. EXPRESS YOUR DOUBTS!
Click here to access the original version (in Portuguese) to ask the authors particular questions about the manuscript.
4. START YOUR FIRST GLOSSARIES
- Click here to open the Excel spreadsheet and start adding bilingual terms related to Methods.
- Click here to add new terms to the 'Connectives' glossary.
WEEK 7
1. RESPONSE FROM 'SURFING' AUTHORS
Download the response here and make final adjustments to your post-edits.
IN CASE YOU MISSED CLASS: HOW TO USE SMARTCAT
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WEEK 8
REFERENCE TRANSLATIONS
Abstract 1
Abstract 2
WEEK 10
FINAL ARTICLES FOR TRANSLATION:
- Group 1 - Social Sciences
- Members: Consuelo and Ariane
- Article: "Transferência de Conhecimento e Tecnologia no Contexto do Desenvolvimento Sustentável em Organizações: Proposição de Modelo Teórico"
- Group 2 - Natural Sciences
- Members: Caroline and Daniele
- Article: "Soluções de Equilíbrios de Solos Contaminados com Chumbo e Remediados com Fosfatos"
- Group 3 - Applied Sciences
- Members: Alexandre, Isabel and Marianna
- Article: "Tratamento de Paralisia Palpebral em Falcão-Caburé (Micrastur Ruficollis) através da Acupuntura: Relato de Caso"
- Group 4 - Humanities
- Members: Helena, Sabrina and Thais
- Article: "Ensaio sobre as promessas constitucionais de democracia e república"
