TR305 : Creative writing

Department

Department of Translation

Academic Program

Bachelor in Translation

Type

Compulsory

Credits

02

Prerequisite

TR115

Overview

This course is designed to help students to express their ideas in a creative way. Mainly, this course’s focus is on the skill of writing itself. However, it will also have a theoretical part. Student will be given explanation about basic elements that contribute on making an outstanding piece of writing. Students will read and discuss samples of various genres of the craft of writing and will create their own piece of writing for each of the topics that will be covered in this course.

Intended learning outcomes

By the end of this course students should:

· Have developed the communication skills needed for successful writing

· Have developed their knowledge and experience to explore ways of reading and writing

· Be able to express thoughts, feelings and emotions rather than to simply convey information.

· Be able to create and develop their pieces of work and punctuate them correctly.

· Be able to expand and refine their vocabulary.

Be able to use different resources and avoid plagiarism

Teaching and learning methods

Lectures held in the classroom include explanation and examples. Students are also asked to write one piece of writing in each class . Class work is done in pairs or groups to give the students the opportunity to process the information and knowledge from diverse perspectives. Students are asked to write a final version of their class work as homework taking the teacher’s feedback on their class work in consideration. These pieces of work are collected and submitted in one portfolio by the end of the course.

Methods of assessments

Total of 100 Grades should be divided as follows:

10% Class-work

30% Midterm Exam

20% Writing Portfolio

40% Final Exam

Main Content
Reading / References / Notes	weeks	Content :Topics (subject matter) for each week
	1	Theoretical part: About creative writing Practice: A Group story.
	2	Theoretical Part: Techniques used in creative writing Practice : Character description
	3	Theoretical Part: Revising, editing & proofreading Practice: A folktale
	4	Theoretical Part: Punctuation Practice : A science fiction
	5	Theoretical Part: Plagiarism. Practice: About a historical event.
	6	Theoretical Part: Journalism Practice : Writing a news story
	7	Review and discussion
	8	Theoretical Part: Dictionaries, thesauruses and other sources. Practice : A poem / song
	9	Practice : Think up a pioneer
	10	Practice : A war / genocide autobiography
	11	Practice : A personal statement
	12	Review Portfolio submission & discussion

Basic sources and references for the course

· The creative writing coursebook : forty writers share advice and exercises for poetry and prose. / Julia Bell & Paul Magrs / Second Edition 2019/ MTM, Johanneshov · College writing: From paragraph to essay / Zemach, D. E. & Rumisek, L. A./ Second Edition 2010 / Macmillan Education, Oxford

Phonetics 2 (TR116)
Writing 2 (TR115)
Comprehension 2 (TR114)
Grammar 2 (TR113)
Principles and History of Translation (TR112)
Diction and Elocution (TR204)
Introduction to literature (TR205)
Grammatical Structure (TR206)
Introduction to Linguistics (TR203)
Translation methodology (TR202)
Journalistic translation (TR212)
Semantics (TR213)
Presentation Skills (TR214)
English literature (TR215)
Translation theories 1 (TR304)
Translating Political and diplomatic Texts (TR302)
Translation Theory 2 (TR314)
Use of Resources (TR307)
Translation and World Literature (TR306)
Creative writing (TR305)
Comparative linguistics (TR303)
Research Methodology (TR406)
Translation and International Organizations (TR317)
Varieties of English (TR316)
Comparative literature (TR313)
Translating Economic and Administrative Texts (TR312)
Consecutive Interpreting (TR315)
Translation and terminology (TR216)
Arabization and Orientalism (TR407)
Research Methods for Translation Studies (TR417)
Translation and Lexicography (TR408)
Machine Translation (TR405)
Audio-visual Translation I (Dubbing) (TR404)
History of Libya (TR403)
Translating Religious & Philosophical Texts (TR402)
Translating Medical Texts (TR412)
Geography of Libya (TR413)
Audio-visual Translation 2 (Subtitling) (TR414)
Translation and CAT tools (TR415)
Cultural Studies (TR416)
Graduation project (TR418)