Marisa
Constantinides,
Centre Director & Course tutor
giving a talk on Translation
at a local conference.
Diploma in Translation - run entirely by distance
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Centre for English Language & Training - Where some of the finest language centres train their teachers
English-Greek & Greek-English
Aims of
the course
This course aims to develop the skills of
translating a wide range of text-types from English into Greek. It is intended
for native speakers of Greek or English with a very high level of in the
target language as well as in the source language (post-Proficiency) who wish
to become professional translators. Those who successfully complete all parts
of the assessment will be awarded the Institute of Linguists Diploma in
Translation, one of the the most prestigious internationally recognized awards for
professional translators.
Course Structure
CELT Athens offers a part time
option run entirely by distance. Course participants
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send in their assignments, receive input and feedback via e-mail
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attend individual tutorials on areas arising from their work.
The course is completed either
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in twelve months over four terms or
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over two academic years.
The centre reserves the right to accept candidates for one or the other option depending on their performance at entry point and their development during the course.
Diploma
Student Website Support
Apart from communication via
e-mail, CELT maintains a Support Website for distance translation
students whose sole aim is
to support and inform its students so that they have access to important links
leading to lexicons, articles and databases free of charge. The web address is
announced exclusively to those registering on the course and is password
protected.
CELT Athens also offers ia Lending Library facility to its candidates. The library contains many of the theoretical texts related to the course content. Students who can come into the centre can use the library free of charge.
Course Content
In the first term, fundamental
issues in the theory of translation are covered and the following input
areas are explored
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Contrastive Analysis of Greek and English
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Stylistic Variation in Greek and English
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Grammar & Syntax
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Semantics & Discourse Analysis
In addition, a variety of general texts are set for translation. The second term focuses on the translation of literary, business or technology texts and the third term on texts drawn from the fields of science, social science or law depending on the fields chosen by each candidate. The last term focuses on further development of translation skills and exam technique training for the Institute of Linguists examination.
Awards & Certification
All
participants receive a Certificate of Attainment outlining their
performance and progress at the end of their period of study.
Those who perform well in the internally assessed assignments are entered for the Institute of Linguists Diploma in Translation examination, which is held every January.
Successful
candidates are awarded the Diploma in Translation.
About the Centre
CELT Athens is approved by the
Institute
of Linguists in the UK to run Diploma in Translation
courses. Tutorial support is organised by linguists and professional
translators with an extremely high level of competence in both languages
concerned, while the methods employed are such as one would expect of a
leading teacher-training centre.
The tutors hold post graduate degrees in Theoretical and Applied Linguistics and are bilingual speakers in both languages.
For More information
If you wish to find out more about course, you can download the Handbook for this Diploma from
the Institute of Linguists site by clicking
here
Tuition fees for Distance
Courses
For one year
courses, tuition is 3000 euro; for two-year courses, tuition is 3400 euro. To
find out about the payment plan for these courses, please e-mail the centre at
info@celt.edu.gr
To Apply
Candidates should be educated
native speakers of Greek ( with a Certificate of Proficiency Grade B or
higher) or English with an equivalent level of proficiency in Greek.
Whether or not candidates already possess such a certificate, their level
of English and Greek is examined by CELT.
Selection is made on the basis of qualifications, a pre-course examination testing competence in both English and Greek as well as existing ability to translate text.
Applications are accepted all year round. Candidates can be resident in Greece or abroad - for example current candidates include students from Canada and the US.
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