| Course Syllabus |
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Course Name |
Translating Contracts level II (E-J) (Course No:51025) |
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Category |
Expert Competence |
| Year Taken |
First or Second Year |
| Offered Major/ Type of Course |
Major 4 / Required |
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Number of Classes |
16 |
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Number of Credit |
2 |
| Professor |
Yoshiharu Ishida
Email address : ishida@babel.edu |
| Instructor |
Michiko Takada
Email Address :michiko.t@babel.edu |
| Course Description |
Advanced level course in English contract improving reading comprehension and translation skills for business purposes. |
| Course Policy |
Attendance : Enter the course with password.
Netiquette : Refer to the Netiquette Policy in the Student Handbook.
Student with special needs : Refer to the Students with Disabilities and Accommodation Policy in the Student Handbook.
Academic Honesty : Refer to the Student integrity and Academic Honesty Policy in the Student Handbook.
Honor Code : Refer to the Honor Code Policy in the Student Handbook. |
| Course Objective (Goal) |
Obtain reading and comprehension skills of various types of English written contracts used for business (16 types), and conversion of it into Japanese and writing skills of Japanese written business contracts. |
| Learning Outcome |
Translate accurately and comprehensively English intermediate level contracts of ordinary length (7 to 9 pages) used in business into Japanese by understanding and becoming familiar with legal terminology, word and idiom usage, writing style, grammar, syntax, semantics, and pragmatics of such intermediate level contracts written in both English and Japanese. Translate at a speed of 250 words per hour (source language). |
| Course Progression |
1. Read core course material and obtain basic knowledge
2. Following the instructions, work on practice questions and submit assignment
3. Listen to audio lecture and use the Q&A for any queries. |
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Course Text |
Basic textbook
- “BABEL English Grammar for Legal Document Translation [English-Japanese] - English Contracts and Legal Translation Rulebook 1 & 2”
- “Common Terms in English Contracts”
- “Rulebook of Expressions in Japanese Legal Documents”
Exercise Workbook
Includes 32 types of English contracts and corresponding Japanese translation examples
from ‘Sales Order Confirmation’ to ‘Patent License Agreement’. One contract is 10-20 pages on average with one exercise per lecture.
* Authored originally by Professor for this course. Copyrighted by Babel
University Professional School of Translation.
*Revised in November 2012 |
| Course Outline |
16 lectures and translation exercises
Using the course guide, read on the purpose of the lecture, description of course material, and how to study for the course followed by listening to the audio lecture.
Students will learn translation skills from the core material and practice the theory with exercise materials.
| Lecture 1 |
Mastering Japanese Contracts and Comparing with English Contracts
Exercise Material: ‘Sales Order Confirmation’ |
| Lecture 2 |
Mastering Japanese Contracts and Comparing with English Contracts
- Exercise Material: ‘Purchase Order Confirmation’ |
| Lecture 3 |
Mastering Japanese Contracts and Comparing with English Contracts
- Exercise Material: ‘Distribution Agreement’ |
| Lecture 4 |
Mastering Japanese Contracts and Comparing with English Contracts
- Exercise Material: ‘Consignment Agreement’ |
| Lecture 5 |
Understanding English Contracts and Translating into Japanese
- Exercise Material: ‘Independent Contractor Agreement’ |
| Lecture 6 |
Understanding English Contracts and Writing Japanese
- Exercise Material: ‘Legal Representation Agreement’ |
| Lecture 7 |
Understanding English Contracts and Writing Japanese
- Exercise Material: ‘Letter Agreement’ for consultation services |
| Lecture 8 |
Understanding English Contracts and Writing Japanese
- Exercise Material: ‘Employment Agreement’ |
| Lecture 9 |
Understanding English Contracts and Translating into Japanese
- Exercise Material: ‘Joint Venture Agreement’ |
| Lecture 10 |
Translating English Contracts
- Exercise Material: ‘Contract for Sales & Purchase of Business’ |
| Lecture 11 |
Understanding English Contracts and Writing Japanese
- Exercise Material: ‘Contract for Sales & Purchase of Stock of Corporation’ |
| Lecture 12 |
Understanding English Contracts and Writing Japanese
- Exercise Material: ‘Partnership Agreement’ |
| Lecture 13 |
Translating English Contracts
- Exercise Material: ‘Lease’ |
| Lecture 14 |
Understanding English Contracts and Writing Japanese Translation
- Exercise Material: ‘Office Equipment Lease’ |
| Lecture 15 |
Understanding English Contracts and Writing Japanese Translation
- Exercise Material: ‘Software License Agreement’ |
| Lecture 16 |
Understanding English Contracts and Writing Japanese Translation
- Exercise Material: ‘Patent License Agreement’ |
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| Grade Evaluation and Course Requirement |
1. Assignments (All assignments must be submitted)
2. Final Exam (Minimum Course Requirement: B or above)
| Grade |
Score |
| A |
85 - 100 |
| B |
70 - 84 |
| C |
60 - 69 |
| D |
50 - 59 |
| F |
49 and under |
Submission papers will be returned with the evaluation sheet, which states
evaluation marking and comments as well as corrections with rubrics.
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