Outline



 1. Background lectures 

 2. J. C. Catford's linguistic model and other models 

 3. Translation and Religion (Translation as Transgression) 

 4. Constraints in Translation 

 5. Agency in Translation : Human, Machine, etc

 6. Translation and Language of African Literature 

 7. Types of Translation

 8. Context in Translation 

 9. Translation and Orality 

 10. Translation and Scientific Language 

 11. Seminars 

12. Seminars 

13. Revision and examination.

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