AFS 3005 ARABIC TO ENGLISH
The main goal of this translation workshop is to improve the students' comprehension of Arabic and writing skills in English. It will enhance the students' vocabularies in Arabic and English as they strive to master clarity, precision and nuance in both languages. Students will translate a variety of texts taken from different relevant sources both popular and academic. One segment will discuss subtitles, in English and in Arabic in movies. In the course of translating the assigned texts, students will also discuss various philosophies regarding translation.