>>Japanese

Course Syllabus
Course Name Translation Course for Medical Journalism (E-J) (Course No:52079)
Category Expert Competence
Year Taken First or Second Year
Offered Major/
Type of Course		 Major 3 / Elective
Number of Credit 2
Number of Classes 16
Professor Sachiyo Takeoka
Email address : sachiyo.t@babel.edu
Course Description Practice reading English medical and healthcare related media material designed for a general audience, i.e., newspaper, internet news, and general magazines.
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) Develop and refine skills in general medical translation by reading and translating medical articles and literature.
Learning Outcome Students who have successfully completed this course will be able to translate accurately, precisely, clearly, and comprehensively English medical and healthcare related media articles and writings into Japanese by understanding and becoming familiar with terminology, word and idiom usage, writing style, grammar, syntax, semantics, and pragmatics of such medical and healthcare related media articles and writings written in both English and Japanese. Translate at a speed of 250 words per hour (source language).
Course Organization Study learning materials provided
Listen to audio lectures
Answer practice questions and conduct self evaluation
Submit homework assignments online
Deliverable
(Course Text, etc)		 Text prepared by instructor
*Authored originally by Professor. Copyrighted by Babel University Professional School of Translation.
*Revised in November 2012
Course Outline
Lecture Course Title Key Points
Lecture 1 Epidemiology Review articles dealing with prevalence and trends of illness; use reports on research in epidemiology as subject material
Lecture 2 Lifestyle habits, prevention, and vaccinations Review articles dealing with illness prevention and vaccinations.
Lecture 3 Screening and early stage diagnosis Review articles dealing with screening tests.
Lecture 4 First aid and medical care in crisis situations. Review articles dealing with first aid at home and emergency medical care.
Lecture 5 Introduction of people and organizations involved in health care. Review articles about people and organizations involved in health care.
Lecture 6 Awareness and new discoveries in illness Review articles dealing with new information for current illnesses.
Lecture 7 Poisoning and Environmental Pollution Review articles dealing with food poisoning, drug overdosing, and environmental pollution.
Lecture 8 New medical treatment, techniques and surgery procedures Review articles dealing with new procedures and medical treatments.
Lecture 9 New medical treatment and genetics Review articles focusing particularly on genetics and new medical treatment in this area.
Lecture 10 New medical treatment and medicine Review articles focusing on medicine and new medical treatment.
Lecture 11 New medical treatment and medical equipment Review articles focusing on medical equipment and new medical treatment.
Lecture 12 New medical treatment and therapy Three examples in exploring therapy and new medical treatment.
Lecture 13 New medical treatment and alternative therapy Review articles focusing particularly on alternative medical therapy and new medical treatment.
Lecture 14 Medical insurance and government policy Review articles dealing with medical insurance and changes in government policy on health care.
Lecture 15 Medical accidents, lawsuits, and side effects Review articles dealing with medical accidents and lawsuits, as well as reports on side effects.
Lecture 16 Medical ethics Review articles dealing with medical ethics such as obstetrics, transplants, and brain death
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
Papers will be returned with the evaluation sheet, which states grade and comments as well as corrections.
Copyright©2012 Babel Corporation. All Rights Reserved
Last Revised in July 2018