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Translation for the Media

703344 - Translation for the Media
Faculty

Faculty of Languages and Communication

Department

English Language, Culture and Communication

Credit Hours

3

Pre-requisite

703241

Co-requisite

_

Distribution

3+0
This course introduces students to the unique skill of translating media texts. The course examines the nature of media texts from the perspective of critical linguistic analysis, discourse analysis, and semiotics, with the explicit aim of underscoring the important role media texts play in everyday life in shaping public opinion and consciousness and the role of the translator in conveying the force of these media narratives.