| Course Syllabus |
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Course Name |
Translating Contracts level II (J-E) (Course No:51026 Acronym: IP) |
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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 Credits |
2 |
| Professor |
Yoshiharu Ishida
Email Address: ishida＠babel.udu |
| Instructor |
Minoru Saotome
Email Address: minoru.s@babel.edu |
| Course Description |
Advanced level course in Japanese-English contract translation improving reading comprehension and writing skills for complex contracts for business purpose.. |
| Course Policies |
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 complex and lengthy Japanese written contracts and be able to translate it into English. Students will also have writing skills to produce English written contracts at the same level and length.
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| Learning Outcome |
Ttranslate accurately and comprehensively Japanese written intermediate level contracts of ordinary length (7 to 9 pages) used in business into English 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 Japanese and English. Translate at a speed of 250 words per hour (source language). |
| Course Progression |
1. Listen audio lecture.
2. Read core course materials, and obtain basic knowledge
3. Following the instructions, work on practice questions and submit assignment.
4. Use the Q&A for any queries. |
Deliverables
(Course Text etc.) |
Basic textbook
- “BABEL English Grammar for Legal Document Translation [Japanese-English] - Japanese Contracts and Legal Translation Rulebook 1 & 2”
- “Rulebook of Expressions in Japanese Legal Documents”
- “Common Terms in English Contracts”
Exercise Workbook
Includes 16 types of Japanese contracts, regulations, laws, and corresponding English translation examples
from ‘Distributorship Agreement’ and ‘OEM Supply and Purchase Agreement' to 'Articles of Incorporation' and 'Contract Law of Japan'. One contract is 10 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
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| Course Outline |
16 lectures and Japanese-English 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 |
Reading and Editing Japanese Contracts and Translating into English
-Exercise Material: ‘Distributorship Agreement’ |
| Lecture 2 |
Reading and Editing Japanese Contracts and Translating into English
-Exercise Material: ‘Agency Agreement’ |
| Lecture 3 |
Writing Expressive English in Translated Japanese Contracts
-Exercise Material: ‘Franchise Agreement’ |
| Lecture 4 |
Writing Expressive English in Translated Japanese Contracts
-Exercise Material: ‘Law Firm Engagement Agreement’ |
| Lecture 5 |
Learning Translation Rules
-Exercise Material: ‘Employment Agreement’ |
| Lecture 6 |
Learning Translation Rules
-Exercise Material: ‘Accounting Rules’ |
| Lecture 7 |
Learning Japanese Translation Rules and Expressing in Comprehensive English
-Exercise Material: ‘Articles of Incorporation’ |
| Lecture 8 |
Learning English Translation Rules and Expressions
-Exercise Material: ‘Rules of Arbitration’ |
| Lecture 9 |
Translating Japanese Contracts into English
-Exercise Material: ‘Toll Manufacturing Agreement’ |
| Lecture 10 |
Translating Japanese Contract into English
-Exercise Material: ‘Software License Agreement’ |
| Lecture 11 |
Translating Japanese Contract into English
-Exercise Material: ‘Patent Know-how Agreement’ |
| Lecture 12 |
Translating Japanese Contract into English
-Exercise Material: ‘Character Merchandising License Agreement |
| Lecture 13 |
Translating Japanese Contract into English
-Exercise Material: ‘Equipment Contract’ |
| Lecture 14 |
Translating Japanese Contract into English
-Exercise Material: ‘Educational Service Agreement’ |
| Lecture 15 |
Understanding Japanese Contract and Translating into English
-Exercise Material: ‘Construction Contract’ |
| Lecture 16 |
Translating Japanese Litigation Documents into English
-Exercise Material: ‘Contract Law of Japan’ |
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| Grade Evaluation and Course Requirement |
1. Assignments (All assignments must be submitted)
2. Submission papers will be returned with the evaluation sheet, which states evaluation marking and comments as well as corrections with rubrics.
3. 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 |
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