Interactive lectures, seminars and discussions will allow for the discussion and presentation of the different themes outlined in the syllabus. There will be opportunities for tutor feedback to encourage personal development and reflection, with a view to producing the final version of assignments to the required international standards. Participants will also improve the various learning skills through exercises performed individually, in pairs and in groups. The teaching/facilitating process will focus on improving translation skills such as information seeking, research, critical reading, academic writing, comparative analysis and many others. Individual assignments, projects and extensive readings will aim at broadening the general knowledge of the participant in all the areas listed in the syllabus.

Upon successful completion of this course, participants will be able to:

1. Have a professional command of the key concepts and techniques in translation;
2. Be able to develop, effectively use and improve different types of glossaries for use in CAT-unaided translation.
3. Be familiar with, discuss, present, analyse and summarise local, regional and international social and natural phenomena of relevance;
4. Demonstrate an awareness of the written skills required by the professional translation industry;
5. Be able to produce translation of a highly-complex general text that shows the correct transfer of information and evidence of comprehension and accuracy, transfer of names, dates and figures;
6. Be able to produce translation of a highly-complex general text that is grammatically sound, cohesive and coherent, as well as well organised and accurate in punctuation, orthography and accentuation.