In this course, students will learn about the craft of translation - in this case from English to Bangla. They will be aware of the needs of semantic and cultural translation and will be able to make accurate and well-constructed translation.
Course Catalogue
Course Code: ENG 4292
Course Name:
Literary Translation: English to Bengali
Credit Hours:
3.00
Detailed Syllabus:
Course Code: ENG 4293
Course Name:
Translating in a Professional Context
Credit Hours:
3.00
Detailed Syllabus:
Students in this course will have an opportunity to apply their knowledge and skills in translation in an actual workplace. This will allow them to understand their role as a professional translator in a team. They will encounter ethical, linguistic and technological challenges to learn how to cope with them.
Course Code: ENG 4297
Course Name:
Project
Credit Hours:
3.00
Detailed Syllabus:
Students choose to complete a project (translation or linguistic project) in lieu of the non-thesis/dissertation option. In this project, students will choose a particular author or topic, write an introductory chapter, and produce a substantial, sustained examination of the topic or translation of a work by the chosen author.
Course Code: ENG 4298
Course Name:
Internship
Credit Hours:
3.00
Detailed Syllabus:
Students choosing to complete an internship in their final term must contact the Career Services Office for help with placement or may find a placement on their own. At the end of the semester, a report must be submitted to the department supervisor to whom the student is reporting.
Course Code: ENG 4299
Course Name:
Dissertation
Credit Hours:
3.00
Detailed Syllabus:
Writing a dissertation provides students with the opportunity to showcase the skills and knowledge they have gained to organize and conduct a research project. Writing a thesis requires a process through which students arrive at the final product – the dissertation. This process includes defining a topic, conducting the research/literature review, writing drafts, submitting the edited thesis, and, finally, defending the thesis.
Course Code: ENG 4315
Course Name:
Creative Writing: Poetry
Credit Hours:
3.00
Detailed Syllabus:
The course is designed as an introductory creative writing workshop where students learn different aspects of poetry writing with special focus on various elements integral to the genre. In a conducive and congenial atmosphere, students will produce advanced, and complete poems through peer feedback and extensive reading.
Course Code: ENG 4316
Course Name:
Creative Writing: Dialogue and Scriptwriting
Credit Hours:
3.00
Detailed Syllabus:
This course will teach students to engage with writing and theater making in some selected forms. It will train them to become creative practitioners, who are skilled in the art of imaginative expression. The course will further help students understand how literature and performance works.
Course Code: ENG 4317
Course Name:
Creative Writing: Nonfiction
Credit Hours:
3.00
Detailed Syllabus:
This workshop-based course is designed for students interested in advancing their skills in writing creative nonfiction. It will involve many of the literary techniques used in fiction, such as, narrative structure, point of view, imagery, use of dialogues, etc. Emphasis is on exploring different approaches to the genre and on drafting, revising, and editing original work of nonfiction.
Course Code: ENG 4318
Course Name:
Film Adaptations
Credit Hours:
3.00
Detailed Syllabus:
This course focuses on theories of film adaptations and critically examines the relationship between writing and cinema. The students will engage in questions of fidelity, visual representation and cultural dynamics that are active in film adaptations of literary genres such as the novel, short story, nonfiction essay, and poem.
Course Code: ENG 4319
Course Name:
Digital Storytelling
Credit Hours:
3.00
Detailed Syllabus:
This course will explore digital storytelling through the art of animation, mobile filmmaking, and other formats. Storyboards, character development, and editing to produce a finished project will also be covered in this course.