PL52119: Editing and revision
[Page last updated: 16 August 2024]
| Academic Year: | 2024/25 |
| Owning Department/School: | Department of Politics, Languages and International Studies |
| Credits: | 15 [equivalent to 30 CATS credits] |
| Notional Study Hours: | 300 |
| Level: | Masters UG & PG (FHEQ level 7) |
| Period: |
- Academic Year
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| Assessment Summary: | CWSI 60%, EXOB 40% |
| Assessment Detail: |
- Editing and revision coursework 1 (CWSI 10%)
- Editing and revision coursework 2 (CWSI 10%)
- Editing and revision coursework 3 (CWSI 10%)
- Editing and revision coursework 4 (CWSI 15%)
- Editing and revision coursework 5 (CWSI 15%)
- Editing and revision exam (EXOB 40%)
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| Supplementary Assessment: |
- Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
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| Requisites: |
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| Learning Outcomes: |
By the end of the unit, you will be able to demonstrate:
- that you can apply the principles and techniques of this area of professional work by tackling a wide range of editing and revision assignments with confidence and success
- that you have developed the skills needed to work independently to produce entirely accurate and coherent finished texts in English that represent an improvement on the original versions
- that you have a comprehensive understanding of the role of the editor/reviser in the process of generating a document for a particular client or end-user, from liaising with the original author through to publication
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| Synopsis: | In this unit, you'll encounter a variety of text types and editing challenges, making use of authentic real-world materials with the aim of equipping you with practical solutions and strategies.
Seminars will focus on editing and revision tasks, completed as homework in addition to sight editing exercises, and will include individual and group tasks. You'll also complete assessed assignments throughout the year, on which you will receive detailed and constructive feedback.
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| Content: | You will learn the core skills and techniques involved in editing English language texts, including the principles of clear writing. After practising editing shorter texts, and a formative assessment on which you will receive detailed feedback, you will move on to more complex and sophisticated materials. These will be genuine documents, for the most part provided by the language services of international organisations.
There will be an emphasis on editing English texts produced by non-native speakers, and on working with texts that will later be translated into other languages.
In addition to language matters, the course will cover how to address content-related issues of the kind you are likely to encounter in professional work. It will also explore different degrees of editing, and tailoring texts to their intended readers.
In the Revision section of the syllabus, you will gain confidence in revising translations by your fellow students as well as translations produced externally.
After submitting an initial formative editing assessment, on which you will receive individual feedback, you will complete five assessed editing and revision assignments throughout the year and an examination at the end of the unit.
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| Course availability: |
PL52119 is Compulsory on the following courses:
Department of Politics, Languages and International Studies
- THPL-AFM48 : MA Translation and Professional Language Skills - French
- THPL-AFM48 : MA Translation and Professional Language Skills - French and German
- THPL-AFM48 : MA Translation and Professional Language Skills - French and Italian
- THPL-AFM48 : MA Translation and Professional Language Skills - French and Russian
- THPL-AFM48 : MA Translation and Professional Language Skills - French and Spanish
- THPL-AFM48 : MA Translation and Professional Language Skills - German
- THPL-AFM48 : MA Translation and Professional Language Skills - German and Spanish
- THPL-AFM48 : MA Translation and Professional Language Skills - Italian
- THPL-AFM48 : MA Translation and Professional Language Skills - Italian and German
- THPL-AFM48 : MA Translation and Professional Language Skills - Italian and Spanish
- THPL-AFM48 : MA Translation and Professional Language Skills - Russian
- THPL-AFM48 : MA Translation and Professional Language Skills - Russian and German
- THPL-AFM48 : MA Translation and Professional Language Skills - Russian and Italian
- THPL-AFM48 : MA Translation and Professional Language Skills - Russian and Spanish
- THPL-AFM48 : MA Translation and Professional Language Skills - Spanish
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Notes: - This unit catalogue is applicable for the 2024/25 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2025/26 and beyond should not assume that this unit will be available in future years in the format displayed here for 2024/25.
- Courses and units are subject to change in accordance with normal University procedures.
- Availability of units will be subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.
- Find out more about these and other important University terms and conditions here.
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