Fourth Year - a schedule and a few other things

Dear Fourth Year,

On Friday, we'll be translating the text about embryos, fetuses, and whatnot. You'll be receiving a text on acoustics for the following week. Meanwhile, here's a sort of schedule of events for the rest of the semester, as you descend deeply into senioritis:

April 20 - Test 1 (in combination with in-class translation)
May 11 - presentations begin
May 18 - (if necessary) presentations end (in combination with in-class translation)
May 18 - Test 2 (in combination with presentations and in-class translation)
May 25 - Make-up test (in combination with in-class translation) [reminder: one make-up if you missed one of the others, or are trying for a better grade. Same make-up for all!]
June 1 - No classes.

Always look at the bright side... see you on Friday.

Peace!
Randall

Third Year - a schedule of sorts

Dear Third Year,

Tomorrow we'll be talking and translating about vampires. Next week about European art & stuff. Next week you'll be receiving a new battery of texts for in-class translation.

Meanwhile, for our 12 o'clock slot, here's a schedule of your tests:

March 29 - Test 1, short translation on paper
April 26 - Test 2, short translation on paper
May 17 - Multiple choice test on Translation Theory
May 24 - Make-up test if you missed one of the others.
May 31 - No classes.

For the short translations on paper, you will need to bring a blank piece of paper to make notes for yourself and two pens (in case one goes bad). You will probably not have time to write a rough translation and then re-copy it. It is a timed test, 40 minutes to translate roughly 200 words. You should translate as much of the text as you can, as accurately as you can. Grading criteria will be explained in class tomorrow.
The multiple choice test will cover Translation Theory as we have discussed it over the last two semesters, with an emphasis on this semester's lectures.
NB - for the make-up test, you can take either the multiple choice test or one of the short translation tests, not both. If you tried all three tests and would like to try to make a better grade, you may choose which of the tests you'd like to attempt. There will be a sign up.

Peace!
Randall

Third and Fourth Year March15-16

Just to inform you that I will be unable to hold classes this week, March 15-16.

ATB
Randall