English Studies and Translation Studies

at the University of Maribor

Tirana, 21 January 2011

Tomaž Onič, Aleksandra Nuč

FACULTY OF ARTS – DEPARTMENTS

ENGLISH AND AMERICAN SUDIES

PHIL

GEO

GERM

HUNG

PED

HIST

TRANSLATION STUDIES

PSYCH

SLAV

SOC

ART HIST

STUDY PROGRAMMES

at ENGLISH AND AMERICAN STUDIES

at TRANSLATION STUDIES

BA (ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE)

MA (TEACHING ENGLISH)

BA INTERLINGUAL STUDIES – ENGLISH or GERMAN or HUNGARIAN

MA SINGLE MAJOR – TRANSLATION AND INTERPRETING

MA (ENGLISH STUDIES)

MA DOUBLE MAJOR – TRANSLATION AND INTERPRETING

Dept. of English and American Studies – Programme Structure

BA – 3 YRSEnglish Language

and Literature

MA – 2 YRSEnglish Studies

MA – 2 YRSTeaching English

BA English Language and Literature – Programme Structure

Fall Semester 15 ECTS Spring Semester 15

ECTS

language 3 language 3

literature 3 reading 3

writing 3 speaking 3

language practice 3 language practice 3

elective course 1 3 elective course 2 3

BA Programme – Vertical Structure

Literature Reading

Introduction to English Literature

English Literature

Modern Developments in English Literature

Reading and Understanding

Reading and Interpretation

Critical Reading

BA Programme – Vertical Structure

Guided Writing

Essay and Creative Writing

Functional Writing

Basic Speaking Skills

Basic Rhetoric and Oral Presentation

Argument and Debating

Writing Speaking

MA – Programme Structures

8 Obligatory Courses

30 ECTS

6 Electives18

ECTS

1 General Elective

3 ECTS

Master’s Thesis

9 ECTS

13 Obligatory Courses

33 ECTS

6 Electives18

ECTS

/ /

Master’s Thesis

9 ECTS

English Studies Teaching English

Dept. of Translation Studies – Programme Structure

BAInterlingual

Studies

Single-major MATranslation and

Interpreting

Double-major MATranslation and

Interpreting

Interlingual Studies (BA) – Programme Structure

Fall Semester Spring Semester

common subject (1) common subject (1)

literature/culture/society (1)

language (1) language (2)

translation (1) translation (1)

elective course (1) elective course (1)

Fall Semester Spring Semester

common subject (2) common subject (2)

literature/culture/society (1) literature/culture/society (1)

language (1) language (1)

translation (1) translation (1)

elective course (1) elective course (1)

Interlingual Studies (BA) – Programme Structure

Fall Semester Spring Semester

common subject (2) common subject (1)

literature/culture/society (1)

language (1) language (1)

translation (2) translation (1)

elective course (1) elective course (1)

Interlingual Studies (BA) – Programme Structure

BA Programme – Horizontal Structure

1st year, winter sem./2nd and 3rd year

Slovene language and culture I

Writing and oral communication I

Translation I, II, IIIIntroduction to

simultaneous and consecutive interpreting

BA Programme – Horizontal Structure

2nd year, spring semester

Introduction to professional translation

and interpreting

Electronic translation tools and information systems

Translation I

Department of Translation Studies MA – Programme Structure

Common Courses

translation-specific common subjects

interpreting-specific common subjects

translation /English

translation /German

translation /Hungarian

interpreting /English

interpreting /German

interpreting /Hungarian

Advantages / Disadvantages

Advantages Disadvantages

modern approach to language / literature learning

number of study requirements (dbl-m: 10 courses x 3 = cca. 30,which means 60 items for student)

20% optional courses,(!) no electives in fall semesters

balance professor/semester

mobility (Bologna principle) number of study programmes

trying to fit “old” content into new scheme

“halves”; student obligations common for both programs provide half of the credits in each program

English Studies and Translation Studies

at the University of Maribor

Tirana, 21 January 2011

Tomaž Onič, Aleksandra Nuč