TR413 : Geography of Libya

Department

Department of Translation

Academic Program

Bachelor in Translation

Type

Compulsory

Credits

Prerequisite

TR403

Overview

This course is an introduction to acquaint the student with the Libyan geographical features in general and provide them with information about the nature of Libya's geography, in addition to providing students with topics related to the translator's work as tour guide, as well as, providing the student with geographical facts about Libya, which they needed to know about the nature of the country in general. All in all aims to prepare students as a translator in terms of understanding the texts that need to be addressed and in terms of the availability of information to answer the questions of the foreign tourist.

This course is divided into two parts: theoretical and practical. As for the theoretical part, it presents geographical information such as the name of Libya, how it originated and how the name of the country developed, the geographical topography of Libya, a description and analysis of the climatic elements , and introduce them to water resources in Libya.

soil types , crops and their geographical division, geographical distribution and graphics.

distribution of population and population density.

On the other hand, the practical part is focused on preparing introductory content for one of the ancient or modern tourist places as a landmark of the Libyan state, and presenting the content with accurate translation, or by placing subtitling in both Arabic and English

Intended learning outcomes

The intended educational outcomes from studying the course

By the end of the 12th week, the student should be able to:

• Objectives of Course:

Introducing the student to the Libyan geographical features in general and providing them with information about the nature of Libya's geography and topics related to the translator's work.

Providing the student with the geographical facts about the country that they needed to know about the nature as a part of his preparation as a translator in terms of understanding the texts that they need to treat and in terms of the availability of information to answer the questions of the foreign tourist

Teaching and learning methods

Teaching this course depends on the following methods:

lectures
presentation '' and translation ''
Information gathering ''assignment'' unique places inside Libya
Libtas megna , Tullmeta, Old city in Tripoli ,waw al namus, Tepasty mountains, Iland of farwa, The house of Almorsky , Rass Helaal , Gdames City, Murad Aga mosque .

Methods of assessments

THE MID-TETM (40 MARKS): 40 marks for the written mid-term examination. THE FINAL (60 MARKS): 60 marks for a written final examination

Main Content
Reading / References / Notes	weeks	Content :Topics (subject matter) for each week
	1	Introduction to the Course.
	2	The name Libya, how it originated and how it evolved into the name of the country.
	3	Geographical terrain of Libya..
	4	Description and analysis of climatic elements in Libya
	5	Introducing students with water resources in Libya.
	6	Soil types and geographical divisions.
	7	agricultural crops in Libya.
	8	Geographical distribution of the population and population density.
	9	Natural resources and their contribution to the national income of Libya.
	10	Students’ Presentations. Libya's national income.
	11	Students’ Presentations.
	12	A discussion of the pros and cons of the presentations.

No specific text book is assigned and the instructor has to locate references to achieve the objectives of the course

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