Translation courses
Do you have a particular interest and/or background in literature, especially literature in other languages? Would you like to see if you have a special knack for translation, perhaps with a view to doing it professionally? Come and join an interactive translation course to hone your translation skills. These practical, participative courses allow students to prepare translations for discussion in class with a focus on literary texts.
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- Literary translation in practice (Italian into English)Course start date: Tue 13 May 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Antonio GambacortaDo you enjoy reading in Italian and writing in English? Are you interested in the similarities and differences between English-speaking and Italian-speaking cultures? Do you have a particular interest and/or background in literature, especially literature in other languages? Would you like to see if you have a special knack for translation, perhaps with a view to doing it professionally? Come and join this interactive translation course to hone your translation skills.Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £229.00 Concession £149.00 - Literary translation in practice (Spanish into English)Course start date: Thu 9 Oct 2025
Location on this date: Online
Do you enjoy reading in Spanish and writing in English? Are you interested in the similarities and differences between the two cultures? Come and join this interactive translation course.Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £229.00 Concession £149.00 - Literary translation in practice (French into English)Course start date: Mon 13 Oct 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Trista SelousDo you enjoy reading in French and writing in English? Are you interested in the similarities and differences between the two cultures? Come and join this interactive translation course.Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £229.00 Concession £149.00 - Literary translation in practice (Portuguese into English)Course start date: Tue 14 Oct 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Christina BaumDo you enjoy reading in Portuguese and writing in English? Are you interested in the similarities and differences between English-speaking and Portuguese-speaking cultures? Do you have a particular interest and/or background in literature, especially literature in other languages? Would you like to see if you have a special knack for translation, perhaps with a view to doing it professionally? Come and join this interactive translation course to hone your translation skills. - Russian 4: translation in practiceCourse start date: Wed 29 Oct 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Anna RiolandA practical, online translation course for Level 4 learners of Russian.Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £149.00 Concession £97.00 - Welsh 4/5: learning through translationCourse start date: Fri 7 Nov 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Jack Pulman-SlaterImprove your understanding of the differences between English and Welsh on this practical, online translation course for Level 4/5 learners of Welsh.Full fee £59.00 Senior fee £47.00 Concession £38.00
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