Course Description:
This course introduces students to methods and strategies in translating journalistic texts between English and Arabic.
Following discussions of topics on structures, leads, linguistic and stylistic features of news stories, translation of news
on government, politics, economy, education and sports should be featured. Emphasis shall be placed upon the
development of students’ autonomous learning and problem-solving abilities in tackling translation of journalistic writings.
Course Objectives:
- Understand a variety of print and non-print media texts and their linguistic and stylistic features
- Differentiate different text types in media such as news, articles, and advertisements
- Identify the basic problems of media translation and present operable solutions using related translation theories
- Demonstrate the capability for critical reasoning and analysis of complex issues in the media and society
- Employ appropriate translation strategies to overcome language and cultural barriers of media texts
- Translate journalistic texts mainly from English to Arabic and vice versa