Translation Writing Doug Willcox Course description Improves and

Translation Writing
Doug Willcox
Course description
Improves and refines accuracy and style of English content produced by translators whose
source text is in Polish by improving technical translation skills and written skills in English.
Provides extensive Polish-English translation exercises designed to practice and improve the
translation of grammatical and stylistic constructions including time relationships, nouns,
modal verbs, conditionals, etc. Provides extensive practice in utilizing proper lexical choice,
word order, and syntax. In-class discussion allows students to reason through different
approaches to relevant and accurate translations. Provides introduction and practice with
writing expository essays in English, then producing content for English compositions and
essays. Students successfully completing this course will have increased skills and ease in
producing accurate and well-written English translations.
Course organization




45 hours per semester
Class duration: one semester
ECTS points: 4
Course level: course is taught in the first semester of MA studies
Credit requirements


active participation in classes
submitting of assignments
Bibliography









Advanced Written English by Robin Macpherson, Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN, 2001
AMA Manual of Style: A Guide for Authors and Editors, 10th edition, Oxford University
Press, 2007.
The Associated Press Stylebook and Briefing on Media Law, Basic Books, 2011
The Chicago Manual of Style, 16th edition, 2010
Elements of Style by W. Strunk and E. B. White, Pearson Education, 2000
English for Writers and Translators by Robin Macpherson Warsaw, Wydawnictwo
Naukowe PWN, 1996
The Gregg Reference Manual: A Manual of Style, Grammar, Usage, and Formatting by
William A. Sabin, McGraw-Hill, 2005
Northstar 4, Reading and Writing by Andrew K. English and Laura English, Pearson
Longman, 2009
The Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 6th edition,
American Psychological Association, 2010



Scientific Style and Format: The CSE Manual for Authors, Editors, and Publishers, 7th
edition, Council of Science Editors in cooperation with the Rockefeller University Press,
2006.
The Slangman Guide to Street Speak: The Complete Course in American Slang and
Idioms by David Burke, Slangman Publishing, 2005
Understanding and Using Grammar by Betty Azar, Pearson Education, 2002