FOR INFORMATION CONTACT
Lourdes Torres, Ph.D.
Madame Cadillac Building, Rm 357
Phone: (313) 927-1363
E-mail: ltorres@marygrove.edu

PROGRAM OFFERED
Translation Certificate in Arabic

GENERAL INFORMATION
You will be interested in an Arabic Translation Certificate if you have advanced Arabic proficiency and plan to pursue a translation career. This curriculum will prepare you for the American Translators Association (ATA) certification. You can also pursue this certificate if you wish to communicate more effectively in a multilingual work environment.

SPECIFIC INFORMATION
The Translation Certificate program is a five-course sequence that will provide you with training to translate from Arabic into English. You will also gain some familiarity with oral interpretation.

You can seek admission to the Translation Certificate program if you have completed at least third-year college Arabic classes, or if you have native or near-native reading and writing proficiency in Arabic and English. An interview with the Program Director is also required to complete the admission process.

Translation workshops are open to all qualified students, including native and heritage speakers. Enrollment in a degree program is not necessary for these classes.

SPECIAL ELEMENTS
This program combines theory, practice, and professional training. To accomplish this,
you must complete a professional internship at the end of your regular coursework.

REQUIRED COURSES
To earn a Translation Certificate, you must complete each of the following courses with a grade of B or better:
ARA 400 Principles of Translation
ARA 401 Translation Workshop I
ARA 402 Translation Workshop II
ARA 403 Business Translation Workshop
ARA 488 Cooperative Field Experience

COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
ARA 400 Principles of Translation 3 hours
Prerequisite: Permission of the Modern Languages Department. Term: 1
Introduction to the Translation Certificate programs in French, Spanish, and Arabic. Survey of the main theories of translation and interpretation; methodology section dealing with the linguistic and cultural aspects of language transfer; professional component including an overview of career opportunities and current practices. Course taught in English.

ARA 401 Translation Workshop I 3 hours
Prerequisite: Permission of the Modern Languages Department. Term: 1
Translation of journalistic, commercial, legal, and scientific texts from Arabic into English. Includes an overview of the Arabic language and a contrastive analysis of the two linguistic systems. Also introduces the interpretation process.

ARA 402 Translation Workshop II 3 hours
Prerequisite: Permission of the Modern Languages Department. Term: 2
Continuation of Translation Workshop I. Also includes translations of contemporary literary excerpts from Arabic into English and practice tests from the American Translators Association.

ARA 403 Business Translation Workshop 3 hours
Prerequisite: Permission of the Modern Languages Department. Term: 2
Translation of Arabic business texts into English. Texts include printed and online promotional and informational material, as well as various types of business correspondence and transactions.

ARA 488 Cooperative Field Experience 3 hours
Prerequisites: For translation, ARA 400, 401, 402, and 403; for other bilingual field
experience, permission of the Modern Languages Department. Term: varies
Opportunity for supervised field experience and preparation of a professional portfolio.

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