I want to do Certificate Course On Translation As A Skill in Jadavpur University so can you tell me the duration, eligibility and the course structure of the course?

The Centre for Translation of Indian Literatures (CENTIL), Department of Comparative Literature, Jadavpur University offers six-month certificate course in Translation as a Skill.

Certificate Course On Translation As A Skill

Duration – Six Month

Eligibility: +2 pass.

Its objective is to impart intensive hands-on classroom- and laboratory-based training in translation.

It also aims to expose them to the basics of translation theory
and to introduce them to well-known figures working in the Indian translation industry today.

Classes are generally held from 5 pm to 7 pm on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Contact hours also include laboratory sessions and translation workshops for students.

Course details:

The course focuses on modules from among the areas mentioned below:

MODULE 1: Translation: Basic Concepts
MODULE 2: History and Theories of Translation and Translation Studies
MODULE 3: Language 1: English (Basic Language Skills and Common Mistakes)
MODULE 4: Language 2: Bangla (Basic Language Skills and Common Mistakes)
MODULE 5: Translating Fiction
MODULE 6: Translating Archaic Prose
MODULE 7: Translating for Children
MODULE 8: Translating the Graphic Novel
MODULE 9: Translating for Film (Subtitling)
MODULE 10: Translating Poetry
MODULE 11: Editing Translations
MODULE 12: Laboratory-based Translation and Editing
MODULE 13: Collaborative Translation Workshop/ Project
MODULE 14: Comparison of Translations
MODULE 15: Translating Indian Literature into English: Case Studies
MODULE 16: Translation and the Internet
MODULE 17: Reading a Literary Text in Translation
MODULE 18: Translation in India
MODULE 19: Translating for the print media
MODULE 20: Translating for the audio-visual media
MODULE 21: Technical Translation
MODULE 22: Interactions with professional translators, editors and publishers





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Jadavpur University
Prayukti Bhawan, 188, Raja Subodh Chandra Mallick Rd, Jadavpur University Campus Area, Jadavpur, Kolkata, West Bengal 700032