About Me:

Table of Contents:

Project 1A --> Article Titles

Project 1B --> Paraphrasing Articles

Projects 2A/2B --> Analyzing Summaries  Chapters Chosen: Reading Part 1 and Part 2

Project 3A --> Literary Translation (Spanish to English) Book: "Mujer, Joya del Islam"

Project 3B --> Literary Translation (English to Spanish) Book: "We Were Liars"

Projects 4A/4B --> Legal Translation

Project 5 --> Video Sample (Speech to Text) Translation "How to Make Learning as Addictive as Social Media"

Project 6 - Optional Project- --> Shakespeare Translation "Macbeth"

Project 7 -Optional Project 2- --> Poetry Adaptation Analysis "The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe

Course Description and Expectations

This course focuses on analyzing and evaluating translations. As students, we learn how to give and receive constructive criticism to improve the quality of translated texts. The goal is to understand what makes a translation effective and how to correct errors in meaning, tone, grammar, and cultural context.

My Expectations:

• To learn how to spot common translation mistakes.

• To understand different translation approaches and when to use them.

• To improve my own translation skills by reflecting on criticism.

Course Conclusion

I genuinely believe this course has been one of the most important in the entire major. Personally, I had never taken a class that so thoroughly defined, identified, and applied a wide range of translation techniques. This course not only clarified essential terminology but also taught me how to recognize when to use each technique, and how to use them effectively.

Working with diverse types of texts contributed to my development as a translator. From legal documents to major literary works, I came to realize that translation is truly a universe of its own, filled with countless distinct worlds. As translators, we must learn to adapt to each of these worlds in order to bring the text to life in a meaningful and functional way.