ARAB 5030 - Arabic - English Translation Practicum

This is a practical course to teach the skills for translating texts from Arabic into English. The objective of this course is to develop further language proficiency and to introduce students to the nuts and bolts of translation. Students will produce English translations from different sorts of Arabic texts, such as news, essays, documents, poetry, and short fiction.

Note: May be repeated for credit. Open to upper-level undergraduate and graduate students.

Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: ARAB 2010 or instructor approval

Credits: 1 to 4 hours