Translation Foundations: English and Arabic

About this course

Build a solid foundation for translating between English and Arabic. Over 48 hours you will explore the theory behind translation, compare the two languages closely and practise the techniques translators use to carry meaning, tone and culture across.

Hands-on exercises cover general, administrative, technical and business texts, along with dictionaries, terminology tools and post-editing machine output. The final module looks at translation as a career, from ethics to working with clients, and you finish with an Alalamia certificate.

What you'll learn

• Explain the main concepts and approaches in translation theory
• Compare English and Arabic structures and anticipate common translation problems
• Apply core translation techniques such as transposition, modulation, adaptation and compensation
• Handle collocations, idioms, cultural references and register appropriately
• Use dictionaries, glossaries and digital tools, including post-editing machine output
• Revise and quality-check your own translations against clear criteria
• Outline the professional, ethical and practical requirements of a translation career

Curriculum

Who it's for

Bilingual graduates, aspiring translators and staff who translate as part of their job.

Before you start

• A good working command of both English and Arabic

Part of these Alalamia diplomas

• Alalamia Diploma in English-Arabic Translation