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Week 3: Translation

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In class
  • Be ready to start translating your approved article in a sandbox.
  • Carefully note the original citations for facts in your source article.
    • If an original source doesn't seem reliable, feel free to omit it from your translation.
  • Handouts: Citing sources and Avoiding plagiarism.


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Assignment
  • Continue to translate your work.
  • Introduce citations from English-language texts that support the facts stated in your translated article. Adjust your translation if necessary.
  • For each sentence you translate, make a note of the sources used in the original article. Are they good sources? Do they really say what the Wikipedia article describes?