Bachelor's Degree in Translation and Interpreting

Basic skills

• Demonstrate that they have the knowledge in the basic modes of translation and interpreting (written translation, screen translation, localisation, sight translation, liaison interpreting and consecutive interpreting in traditional and consolidated areas of professional practice (specialised and editorial translation) and in newer areas in this country, such as social mediation (translation and interpreting in institutes like hospitals, education centres, courts of law, etc.).
• Professionally apply knowledge in the fields of the translation of specialised texts and those in the publishing sector (sight translation, liaison and consecutive interpreting) and in social and institutional translation and interpreting, and demonstrate the skills required for problem solving in the aforementioned areas.
• Collect and interpret relevant data relating to the different modes and areas of translation and interpreting, in order to make judgements that include a reflection about situations of linguistic and cultural contact, the role of the translator and interpreter in society, and their social and ethical responsibilities.
• Transmit information, ideas, problems and solutions in relation to the different modes and areas of translation and interpreting to a specialised and non specialised audience.
• Apply the skills to take, with a high degree of autonomy, further courses for professional specialisation in the fields of specialised translation.

Specific skills

• Understand and produce written and oral texts in language A (Catalan or Spanish).
• Understand and produce written and oral texts in a foreign language in order to be able to translate and interpret them.
• Apply cultural, thematic and literary knowledge in order to be able to translate and interpret.
• Master the aspects related to the historical development, theoretical basics and linguistics of translation and interpreting.
• Demonstrate knowledge of the conditioners, agents and institutions that intervene in translation and interpreting.
• Use technological, documentary and terminological resources in order to be able to translate and interpret.
• Master the methodological principles and professional aspects that govern translation and interpreting.
• Resolve translation problems in non specialised texts, in different specialist fields (legal and financial, scientific, technical, literary and other texts and audiovisual material), in sight translation and liaison and consecutive interpreting.
• Integrate knowledge and skills in order to be able to produce academic or professional work in relation to translation or interpreting.

Transversal skills

• Work in teams.
• Design and manage projects.
• Reason critically.
• Work in a multicultural context.
• Learn in a strategic, autonomous and ongoing manner.
• Work ethically.

Knowledge

• Identify the lexical, morphosyntactic, phonological, rhetorical, textual and linguistic variation characteristics of the different working languages.
• To recognise the characteristics of the cultural and literary heritage of the societies of the languages and languages of study.
• Indicate the technological, terminological and information resources available in the field of translation and interpreting.
• Identify the methodological, theoretical, and historical approaches that have emerged around translation and interpreting.
• Indicate the ethical principles, values and procedures that govern the practice of translation and interpreting.
• Identify the agents, methods, processes and professional aspects of translation and interpreting and their implications in the workplace and entrepreneurship.
• To identify the main inequalities and discrimination based on sex/gender present in the societies of the languages of study and their forms of expression, as well as their impact on the practice of translation and interpreting.

Skills

• Apply knowledge of lexical, morphosyntactic, phonological, rhetorical, textual and linguistic variation characteristics to understand written or oral texts in the different working languages.
• Analyse the cultural aspects and references present in written or oral texts of the different working languages.
• Use technological, terminological and information resources to carry out translations or interpretations.
• Solve translation and interpreting problems by applying the knowledge, theories and methodologies of the field of study.
• Critically analyse the professional and academic field of translation and interpreting in order to improve its social, economic and environmental impact.
• Apply knowledge of the labor or entrepreneurial aspects of translation and interpreting to solve challenges in these areas and be able to effectively develop a professional career.
• Apply the gender perspective in the practice of translation and interpreting.

Competences

• Express and communicate through the production of written or oral texts in the working languages that are effectively adapted to the communicative context and the target audience.
• Mediate intercultural communication processes in bilingual or multilingual contexts specific to the field of translation and interpreting, ensuring effective communication and showing sensitivity and consideration for individual, cultural and linguistic differences.
• Implement the use of technological, terminological and information management resources in translation and interpreting projects in order to optimise the quality, efficiency and coherence of projects, responding to the demands of the multilingual market and promoting professional autonomy and critical thinking in the use of tools and sources of documentation.
• Translate or interpret written or oral texts by applying linguistic, encyclopaedic and cultural knowledge, as well as technological and documentation resources, and justifying from a theoretical and methodological point of view the criteria and decisions adopted according to the assignment, the textual typology, the communicative context and the recipients.
• Implement knowledge and skills on the social, economic and environmental implications of academic and professional activities in the field of translation and interpreting in order to promote viable improvement actions and projects.
• To act in an honest, ethical, sustainable, socially responsible manner and respectful of human rights, both in academic and professional practice, promoting viable actions and improvement projects in the field of translation and interpreting.
• To design and implement actions to improve the work and entrepreneurial field of translation and interpreting that respond in an innovative, ethical and sustainable way to the emerging needs of the market, to sociocultural and technological changes and to the demands of a multilingual and multicultural society in constant evolution.
• Act in a respectful and sensitive manner on the inequalities and discrimination based on sex/gender present in the societies of the languages of study and their forms of expression, promoting actions and improvement projects that incorporate the gender perspective in the field of translation and interpreting.
• Integrate linguistic, cultural, theoretical, methodological and instrumental knowledge and skills to carry out academic work in the field of translation and interpreting.