English in Professional Communication

Course: Translation from French and English

Structural unit: Educational and Scientific Institute of Philology

Title
English in Professional Communication
Code
ДВС. 1.04
Module type
Вибіркова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
First
Year of study when the component is delivered
2023/2024
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
7 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
6
Learning outcomes
PLO 1, PLO 2, PLO 5, PLO 11, PLO 17, PLO 27.2.The full list of learning outcomes according to the eduсational programme is giving in paragraph Programme Profile.
Form of study
Full-time form
Prerequisites and co-requisites
The syllabus is aimed at students who have successfully learnt theoretical and practical disciplines in language and translation fields in accordance with the educational and professional bachelor program. To pass the exam in this discipline a student must know the Ukrainian language at the C2 level, and the English language – at the C1 level; be able to utilize these language in different professional spheres.
Course content
“English in Professional Communication” is the elective discipline of the educational programs “Translation from German (French/Spanish/Italian/Portuguese) and English”. Together with other disciplines of the educational program the purpose of “English in Professional Communication” is to provide the fluency in the second foreign language and to prepare students to carry out professional interpreting and translation activity in the language pair English ↔ Ukrainian. The discipline is focused upon improving the command of the second foreign language with the possibility of translation due to broadening the vocabulary with lexical units from modern professional fields of human activity.
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
1. Англійська мова. ІV курс. Підручник / Возна М.О., Гапонів А., Антонюк Н.М., Хоменко Н.С., Пермінова А.В. ; за заг. ред. проф. В.І. Карабана. Вінниця: Нова книга, 2008. 440 с. 2. Практична граматика англійської мови з вправами. 2-й т. — 2-ге вид. // Черноватий Л.М., Карабан В.І. Вінниця: Нова книга, 2017. – 280 с. 3. Фахова мова. Економіка, військова справа, політика, право. Навчальний посібник/ Возна М.О. Гапонів О.Б. ВПЦ «Київський університет», 2021. 303 с. 4. Колодій Б.М. Переклад аудіовізуальних текстів фахового спрямування: навчальний посібник. Київ: «Центр учбової літератури», 2021. 250 с. 5. Evans V. Successful Writing. Proficiency. Newbury: Express Publishing, 2000.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
1. To read and discuss English texts determined by theme blocks. 2. To listen and discuss English texts on different topics. 3. To write papers, essays, articles in English. 4. To involve students in participation in dialogues, presentations, discussions in English of different professional topics determined by the syllabus. 5. To carry out interpreting and translation in the English ↔ Ukrainian direction in the different relevant professional fields.
Assessment methods and criteria
For each semester during practical classes the following types of work get assessed: oral and written tasks, individual tasks and group projects within separate theme blocks. After completing the corresponding theme blocks written tests are conducted with the aim of determining students’ level of written and oral communication in the second foreign language. The semester score is formed out of points a student has earned in the process of learning the material referring to the syllabus theme blocks. In the 7th semester students take a pass/fail exam. The total score is determined by the number of points a student has got in the process of carrying out relevant academic tasks. The maximum score is 100 points, and the minimum score is 60 points which correspond to the mark “Passed”. In the 8th semester students take an exam. The maximum score for the semester is 60 points; the maximum score for the exam is 40.
Language of instruction
Ukrainian, English

Lecturers

This discipline is taught by the following teachers

Serhiy Volodymyrovych Melnychuk
Department of Theory and Practice of Translation from English
Educational and Scientific Institute of Philology

Departments

The following departments are involved in teaching the above discipline

Department of Theory and Practice of Translation from English
Educational and Scientific Institute of Philology