Multilingual Translation Minor

Department of English

The Multilingual Translation Minor, open to all students who have successfully completed a 4000-level language course or have proficiency in a second language, offers an introduction to the discipline of translation. Students will learn how to use the fundamentals of Translation Studies to interpret the cultural, social, and political underpinnings of literary and artistic works produced in different geographical environments, with a particular attention to how questions of gender, poetics, ideology, class, and nation operate in translations. Students will also be exposed to the basics of translation praxis and will develop the interlingual translation skills needed to produce a wide variety of texts in translation.

Requirements for the Minor

To qualify for the minor, students must have successfully completed a 4000-level language course or have proficiency in a second language. To complete the minor, students must take (in any order):

One of the following core courses: The Capstone Seminar An elective course drawn from either of the two following categories:

Linguistics:

ENG 3700 Introduction to Linguistics and Language Learning
ENG 3750 The Structure and History of English
ENG/COM/SOC 4015 Globalization of English
ENG 4030 Stylistics
– OR –

Cultural Translation:

BLS 3115 People and Culture of Haiti
CMP 3059 Latino/a Literature in the U.S
CMP 3905 Post-Colonial French Literature of Africa and the Caribbean
CMP 4900 Hispanic Writers in New York City
ENG 3036: Post-Colonial Literature
ENG 3215 Literature and Globalization
ENG 4120: Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales
ENG 5000 Independent Study in Translation (3 credits) **
FRE 4200 North Africa: Literature and Film (taught in French)
FRE 4240 French Orientalism (taught in French)
GLS 4900 Global Studies Capstone **
LTS 3044 Migration in the Americas
THE/JWS 3060 Immigration on Stage and Screen

** Students may use this course if the topic is relevant to the minor. Please consult the Director of the Multilingual Translation Program for permission.

Students are expected to complete the minor requirements in place at the time they are officially accepted into their programs. Please review the College Bulletin for the relevant academic year.