Description
The aim of this Arabic-English Translation course is to help students
improve their English composition skills at both the graduate and
undergraduate levels, and to reinforce their command and knowledge
of the English language and culture. It is also an introduction to the
principles of professional translation, methodology, translation software,
and cognitive processes involved in translation. Through the translation
process, students will develop awareness of the problems in Arabic-
English vocabulary, grammar, syntax, various types of sentence structure,
phraseology, rhetoric and style. Close attention will be paid to language
interference, to formal/informal language, and to British vs. American
English in terms of diction spelling norms and grammar. The course will also
encourage students to recognize the purpose of different types (narrative,
reporting, descr