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):

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.

Fall 2026 Multilingual Translation Course Offerings

(Subject to Change)

ENG 3700 Introduction to Linguistics: T

CTRA-LEC Regular; Class Number: 38166

In-Person: TuTh 10:45AM – 12:00PM

Instructor: Naomi Lee

ENG 4015 The Globalization of English

(Cross-listed with COM 4015 BTRA-LEC Regular; 39903, COM 4015 PMWA-LEC Regular; 38315, SOC 4015 PMWA-LEC Regular; 39904 )

BTRA-LEC Regular; Class Number: 39713

In-Person: TuTh 9:05AM – 10:20AM

Instructor: Naomi Lee

PMWA-LEC Regular; Class Number: 39892

In-Person: MoWe 5:50PM – 7:05PM

Instructor: Kamal Belmihoub

ENG 4120 Chaucer

CMWA-LEC Regular; Class Number: 38901

In-Person: MoWe 10:45AM – 12:00PM

Instructor: Christina Christoforatou Konstantinis

Contact

Professor Esther Allen, Program Director