6 ECTS credits
180 h study time
Offer 1 with catalog number 1022080BNR for all students in the 1st and 2nd semester at a (B) Bachelor - advanced level.
- Translation of journalistic and other texts of different nature from Spanish into Dutch and vice versa.
- Emphasis is put on texts that also contain factual information on Spain and Latin America.
In order to take this class, compulsory additional costs will be charged next to the invoice sent to you by the Student Administration Centre: for additional handouts and/or class excursions a minimum contribution of € 1 and a maximum contribution of € 20 will be required. The costs are borne by the student and can neither be passed on to fellow students nor recovered from the lecturer or faculty. The amounts stated are approximately correct. If you experience payment difficulties as a result of these additional costs, you can contact Student Social Services via sociale.dienst.studenten@vub.ac.be or + 32 2 629 23 15. More information can also be found on https://my.vub.ac.be/en/social-services.
At the end of this course, students are able to translate texts from Dutch into Spanish at the B2 level and at a native level from Spanish into Dutch.
At the end of this course students will have improved, through translation exercises, their knowledge of Spanish, bettered their Dutch and will have acquired background knowledge on various cultural and political aspects of the Spanish-speaking world.
The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Written Exam determines 100% of the final mark.
Within the Written Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:
The exam consists in the translation of one or more texts.
This offer is part of the following study plans:
Bachelor of Linguistics and Literary Studies: French-Spanish (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Linguistics and Literary Studies: English-Spanish (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Applied Language Studies: Nederlands-Spaans (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Applied Language Studies: Frans-Spaans (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Applied Language Studies: Engels-Spaans (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Applied Language Studies: Duits-Spaans (only offered in Dutch)
Bridging Programme Master of Arts in Interpreting: Traject na vooropleiding prof. bachelor communicatiemanagement of prof. bachelor office management of prof. bachelor secundair onderwijs met twee vreemde talen in het studiepakket identiek aan de talen waarvoor men zich inschrijft. (only offered in Dutch)
Preparatory Programme Master of Arts in Translating: Trajectory after academic bachelor linguistics and literature with 2 languages identical with the 2 languages chosen in the master program. (only offered in Dutch)
Preparatory Programme Master of Arts in Interpreting: Trajectory after an academic bachelor in linguistics and literature with two foreign languages identical as the two chosen in the master program. (only offered in Dutch)