入学要求 Requirement：
学术要求：
Native English speakers: a UK First or Second class honours degree or equivalent in the relevant language. Speakers of other languages: an equivalent to UK Second class degree or above in English or another relevant subject.
英语要求：
Non-native speakers of English without a first degree in English will normally be required have 6.5 IELTS or above, with 7.0 or more in writing (or equivalent).
Please note that the University of Surrey offers English language programmes and is also an IELTS Test Centre.
学费 Tuition Fee ： 2011/2012 10000pounds
课程特征 Course Features
This internationally recognised programme - a member of the European Masters in Translation Network - has for over 25 years been preparing students to work as professional translators, terminologists and, latterly, project managers, specialising in the translation of economics/business and scientific/technical texts.
You will study translation practice in small language-specific groups with a focus on professional standards. There is a wide range of options to choose from, allowing you to customise your studies. Languages currently on offer (subject to demand) are: Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Greek, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish and Turkish, all paired with English.
Various pathways within the programme allow you to customise your programme, for example to include a new language for translation purposes or to focus on translation and technology.
Learning from professionals and academics in a supportive environment, you will be entering a highly specialised programme, preparing you for a growing professional market as well as for the exciting research opportunities in this expanding field. Professional translators bring their real-world experience and standards into the classroom as tutors. Experienced academic staff with excellent research records will help you to develop a broad understanding of the current and future challenges of translation. Regular seminars in our Professional Aspects of Translation series - held throughout the year - provide additional insights from a range of experienced professionals.
Work on the dissertation begins towards the end of the Spring semester and is normally completed over the summer.
课程内容 Course Content ：
European Masters in Translation
In 2009, the European Commission launched a major initiative to spread good practice in translator training through its European Masters in Translation Network. Following careful vetting, our MA Translation programme was selected to be a member of this exciting new group, offering you a further bonus when selecting this programme.
Module Overview
Compulsory modules
Economics/Business Translation (language pair-specific)*
This module provides you with no previous experience of specialist translation in economics/business with the opportunity to reach an acceptable professional level of translation competence. It combines regular translation practice in smaller groups with lectures on the underlying principles of economics and applied economics.
Scientific/Technical Translation (language pair-specific)*
This module provides you with no previous experience of specialist translation in science/technology with the opportunity to reach an acceptable professional level of translation competence. It combines regular translation practice in smaller groups with lectures on the underlying principles of science and technology.
Ab initio Language for Translation Purposes*
This module provides you with the chance to study a new language for translation purposes. It is particularly useful for students with only one foreign language who wish to add to their portfolio of translation languages. At the end of the module, you will have the basis for further professional development in the chosen language.
Translation Issues 1
This module provides you with a framework for understanding important aspects of translation and translating, drawing on key concepts from text linguistics, semiotics and text processing as well as terminology studies.
Dissertation
This module allows you to specialise in an aspect of the programme of particular interest by writing a topic-based dissertation, doing a translation with commentary or compiling an electronic termbase with commentary. Successful completion of the module requires close collaboration with a supervisor and good planning and organisation skills.
* You must select a minimum of two of these modules.
其它信息 Other Information：
Why study in the Centre for Translation Studies?
You will be taught by both academic staff and experienced practising professionals in a supportive and welcoming atmosphere.
Our academic staff enjoy international reputations in their particular field and bring the insights of their research work into the classroom. You will be challenged to think and develop your own ideas.
Our extensive team of tutors – professionals who work as translators, interpreters, subtitlers and audio describers – bring their knowledge of the marketplace, its conditions and expectations to practice-based classes in which interaction and feedback are the keys to progress.
Our students of translation, interlingual subtitling and interpreting take part in practice-based classes in language-specific groups for which assignments are set throughout each semester. You will get individual feedback on a regular basis from an expert tutor in your chosen language pair throughout the academic year.
Postgraduate students are fully integrated in the life of the Centre for Translation Centre (CTS)and benefit from being part of a larger community in the Faculty of Arts and Human Sciences. Research students enjoy the use of a dedicated postgraduate research room.
Links with Professional Associations
The Centre for Translation Studies is proud of its active links with the Institute of Translation and Interpreting (ITI) and the Chartered Institute of Linguists (CIoL). The Centre is a corporate member of the ITI and supports its activities by contributing to courses in continuing professional development. By working together with the ITI and the CIoL, the Centre is keen to promote all branches of translation and interpreting and to work towards establishing and maintaining the highest possible standards.
Strengths of the Centre for Translation Studies
We combine state-of-the-art teaching methods with up-to-date insights from translation and interpreting research.
Our programmes are taught by a combination of academic staff and practising professionals.
We maintain close relations with the profession: CTS has forged close links with the Institute of Translation and Interpreting and the Chartered Institute of Linguists and has an extensive network of visiting professionals.
We place equal emphasis on translation/ interpreting theory and practice.
Our programmes prepare you for the professional market as well as research; we help you to develop the professional skills required to start a career in your chosen field of translation/ interpreting or research.
We offer regular language-pair-specific practice throughout the academic year, taught in small groups.
Our programmes enable you to study according to your specific interests; each programme combines a range of compulsory modules with a variety of options.
We provide excellent academic support facilities.
We use state-of-the-art professional translation software; our software includes translation memory, terminology management, subtitling and audio description software and is accessible 24/7.
We offer a supportive environment for learning.
Research in the Centre for Translation Studies
CTS enjoys an international reputation for its scholarship and research across a range of areas in translation and interpreting studies.
Founded in 1982, the Centre offers a full portfolio of programmes from undergraduate through Masters to doctoral level. The Centre is staffed by scholars who are actively involved in the national and international research scene. Colleagues regularly participate in international conferences, give invited lectures, publish in peer-reviewed journals, produce edited volumes on topical themes with leading publishers, and write monographs.
Research Projects
AVIDICUS–Assessing Videoconference Interpreting in the Criminal Justice System
Videoconference technology is now widely used in criminal proceedings to speed up cross-border communication, reduce costs and increase security. The emerging settings – e.g. video links between courtrooms and witnesses abroad, between police stations and prisons – also involve bilingual communication and therefore require interpreters to be integrated into the videoconference setting. The project (led by CTS) aims to investigate the viability and reliability of videoconference and remote interpreting in criminal proceedings.
BACKBONE–Corpora for content-and-language-integrated learning
The Backbone project (led by the University of Tübingen) aims to compile a multilingual corpus of authentic spoken discourse in a range of cultural and professional contexts to be used for the development of language proficiency in interpreter/translator training. CTS is primarily concerned with research into the pedagogical foundations of corpus compilation/exploitation and will create a corpus of British regional and sociocultural varieties and enrichment materials for business and community interpreting contexts. The project corpora will be piloted with CTS interpreting students.
Seminars and Events
CTS regularly organises a varied programme of international events.
A two-day seminar on ‘Audio Description for Visually Impaired People: Towards an Interdisciplinary Research Agenda’, sponsored by the Institute of Advanced Studies, was initiated and hosted by CTS. It provided an interdisciplinary framework for dialogue and future research and brought together thirty participants from eight countries.
‘Translation and Opposition’ was an international one-day event organised by CTS, under the auspices of the publisher Multilingual Matters Ltd. The aim of the event was to bring together specialists from various institutions in the UK and other European countries to discuss and debate the conflictive aspects of translation.
The 21st anniversary of Surrey’s MA in Translation was marked with an event entitled ‘The Translator as Professional and Scholar: Challenges and New Horizons’. Guests included a senior representative of the Institute of Translation and Interpreting, and over 70 students from both undergraduate and postgraduate CTS programmes.
The Royal Embassy of Norway in London sponsored a two-day International Translation Symposium hosted by CTS staff.
‘In So Many Words: Language Transfer On The Screen’, an international conference on audiovisual translation, was co-hosted by CTS and the Hispanic Research Centre at the University of Roehampton.
Translation Studies 1+3 Taught Masters Leading to PhD
This route allows you to submit a single combined application for study on a taught Masters programme with further study for a research degree. The initial application should include details of the proposed taught Masters programme and the broad area of the proposed future research. Offers for the 1+3 programme will include progression criteria that will be applied at the end of the taught element, usually in the form of an overall percentage and a minimum performance in the dissertation. This pathway is primarily intended for the MA in Translation Studies but can be considered for other programmes.
English Language Support
Mastery of English is vital for success in our translation and interpreting programmes. The Department’s intensive academic English courses are available for students who wish to prepare for their degree programmes starting in the autumn.
These pre-sessional classes are available in four- to ten-week sessions between July and September as well as from October to June. The University sometimes asks for successful completion of our ten-week pre-sessional programme as a condition of entry.
Support is also available to you throughout the academic year in study skills and academic writing. You will receive individual attention from our experienced and friendly staff to help you get the most from your degree programme.