| Course Syllabus |
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Course Name |
Translating Contracts level III (E-J) (Course No:52041) |
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Category |
Expert Competence |
| Year Taken |
First or Second Year |
| Offered Major/ Type of Course |
Major 4 / Elective |
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Number of Classes |
16 |
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Number of Credits |
2 |
| Professor |
Yoshiharu Ishida
Email address : ishida@babel.edu |
| Instructor |
Minoru Saotome
Email Address : minoru.s＠babel.edu |
| Course Description |
Translate and understand professional level English contracts used in law firms.
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| 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 which are high level in contents and lengthy. Also, be able to effectively translate these documents into Japanese and have the writing skills to write similar Japanese written contracts at the same level of complexity and length. |
| Learning Outcome |
Translate accurately and comprehensively English complex, high level, and lengthy (more than 15 pages) contracts drafted in professional law firms or corporate law departments into Japanese by understanding and becoming familiar with legal terminology, word and idiom usage, writing style, grammar, syntax, semantics, and pragmatics of such complex, high level, and lengthy 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. |
Deliverables
(Course Text etc.) |
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 Purchase Agreement' to ‘Stock Purchase Agreement’. One contract is 20 pages on average with a minimum of one exercise per lecture. Also includes course guide.
* 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 Contract’ and ‘Purchase Contract’ |
| Lecture 2 |
Mastering Japanese Contracts and Comparing with English Contracts
- Exercise Material: ‘Agency Agreement’ |
| Lecture 3 |
Understanding English Contracts and Comparing with Japanese Translation
- Exercise Material: ‘Distributionship Agreement’ |
| Lecture 4 |
Understanding English Contracts and Comparing with Japanese Translation
- Exercise Material: ‘Service Agreement’ |
| Lecture 5 |
Understanding English Contracts & Background Knowledge of Clause and Expressing Japanese Contracts
- Exercise Material: ‘Secrecy Agreement’ |
| Lecture 6 |
Understanding English Contracts & Background Knowledge of Clause and Expressing Japanese Contracts
- Exercise Material: ‘License Agreement’ |
| Lecture 7 |
Understanding English Contracts & Background Knowledge of Clause and Expressing Japanese Contracts
- Exercise Material: ‘Research Agreement’ |
| Lecture 8 |
Understanding English Contracts & Background Knowledge of Clause and Expressing Japanese Contracts
- Exercise Material: ‘Research Collaboration Agreement’ |
| Lecture 9 |
Systematic Conversion Technique in EJ Translation
- Exercise Material: ‘Software Sale Agreement |
| Lecture 10 |
Systematic Conversion Technique in EJ Translation
- Exercise Material: ‘Software Development Agreement’ |
| Lecture 11 |
Systematic Conversion Technique in EJ Translation
- Exercise Material: ‘Software Patent License Agreement’ |
| Lecture 12 |
Systematic Conversion Technique in EJ Translation
- Exercise Material: ‘Software License Agreement’ |
| Lecture 13 |
Practical and General Training in English Contract Translation
- Exercise Material: ‘Consortium Agreement’ |
| Lecture 14 |
Practical and General Training in English Contract Translation
- Exercise Material: ‘Joint Venture Agreement’ |
| Lecture 15 |
Practical and General Training in English Contract Translation
- Exercise Material: ‘Real Estate Purchase Agreement’ |
| Lecture 16 |
Practical and General Training in English Contract Translation
- Exercise Material: ‘Stock Purchase 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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