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In today’'s globalised society, translation and interpreting are gaining visibility and relevance as a means to foster communication and dialogue in increasingly multicultural and multilingual environments. Practised since time immemorial, both activities have become more complex and multifaceted in recent decades, intersecting with many other disciplines. New Trends in Translation Studies is an international series with the main objectives of promoting the scholarly study of translation and interpreting and of functioning as a forum for the translation and interpreting research community. This series publishes research on subjects related to multimedia translation and interpreting, in their various social roles. It is primarily intended to engage with contemporary issues surrounding the new multidimensional environments in which translation is flourishing, such as audiovisual media, the internet and emerging new media and technologies. It sets out to reflect new trends in research and in the profession, to encourage flexible methodologies and to promote interdisciplinary research ranging from the theoretical to the practical and from the applied to the pedagogical. New Trends in Translation Studies publishes translation- and interpreting-oriented books that present high-quality scholarship in an accessible, reader-friendly manner. The series embraces a wide range of publications – monographs, edited volumes, conference proceedings and translations of works in translation studies which do not exist in English. The editor, Professor Jorge Díaz-Cintas, welcomes proposals from all those interested in being involved with the series. The working language of the series is English, although in exceptional circumstances works in other languages can be considered for publication. Proposals dealing with specialised translation, translation tools and technology, audiovisual translation and the field of accessibility to the media are particularly welcomed. This series is based at the Centre for Translation Studies (CenTraS), University College London.

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Translation Studies Journals

One of the best methods of staying current with your field is by browsing the journal literature.  Translation Studies journals will keep you abreast of the latest scholarship and help stimulate your own research.  The numerous online databases available to you through the library will allow you to search through the contents of these journals (and many others), but browsing through an individual journal will allow you the opportunity for more specific topic research.  Here is a small sampling of the Translation Studies journals available through the library:

• Babel Babel is a scholarly journal designed primarily for translators and interpreters, yet of interest also for the nonspecialist concerned with current issues and events in the field of translation. Babel includes articles on translation theory and practice, as well as discussions of the legal, financial and social aspects of the translator’s profession; it reports on new methods of translating, such as machine-aided translation, the use of computerized dictionaries or word banks.
• Meta: Translators' Journal Meta: Journal des traducteurs / Meta: Translators' Journal, deals with all aspects of translation and interpretation: translation studies (theories of translation), teaching translation, interpretation research, stylistics, comparative terminological studies, computer-assisted translation (machine translation), documentation, etc. While aimed particularly at translators, interpreters and terminologists, the publication addresses everyone interested in language phenomena.
• Studies in Translation Aims to promote research on all types of translation, whether written or oral, including activities such as literary, legal & political transaction as well as various forms of oral interpreting, subtitling, sign language interpreting & court interpreting.
• Target: International Journal of Translation Studies Target promotes the scholarly study of translational phenomena from any part of the world and is of an interdisciplinary nature. The journal's focus is on research on the theory, history, culture and sociology of translation and on the description and pedagogy that underpin and interact with these foci.
• Translation and Literature Translation and Literature is an interdisciplinary scholarly journal focusing on English Literature in its foreign relations. It embraces responses to all other literatures in the work of English writers, including reception of classical texts; historical and contemporary translation of works in modern languages; history and theory of literary translation, adaptation, and imitation.
• Translation Review The Translation Review focuses on the visibility of the literary translator through interviews with translators, the reconstruction of the translation process, translation as cross-cultural communication, the anthropological dimensions of translation, the history of translation, the critical and scholarly investigation of translation, the evaluation of translations, and translation as a creative act.
• Translation Studies This journal explores promising lines of work within the discipline of Translation Studies, placing a special emphasis on existing connections with neighbouring disciplines and the creation of new links. Translation Studies aims to extend the methodologies, areas of interest and conceptual frameworks inside the discipline, while testing the traditional boundaries of the notion of “translation” and offering a forum for debate focusing on historical, social, institutional and cultural facets of translation.
• The Translator The Translator is a refereed international journal that publishes articles on a variety of issues related to translation and interpreting as acts of intercultural communication. It puts equal emphasis on rigour and readability and is not restricted in scope to any particular school of thought or academic group.
• TTR: traduction, terminologie, rédaction TTR: traduction, terminologie, rédaction is a translation studies journal devoted to translation, terminology, writing and all related disciplines that facilitate the study of texts and the changes made to them. TTR: traduction, terminologie, rédaction was created to meet the pressing need of the young discipline of translation studies to be autonomous and thereby make possible translation research efforts within a culturally-based textual framework.

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• 1611: Revista de Historia de la Traducción Languages: Catalan, Spanish, English Keywords: translation studies, translation history, literature, Hispanic cultures
• Mutatis Mutandis : Revista Latinoamericana de Traducción Language: Spanish, English, French, Portuguese Keywords: translation studies, translation practice, translating and interpreting
• Pandaemonium Germanicum : Revista de Estudos Germanísticos Language: Portuguese, German Keywords: linguistics, translation studies, German language, German literature, German studies
• Words without Borders Words without Borders translates, publishes, and promotes the finest contemporary international literature.
• eXchanges eXchanges is the University of Iowa’s literary e-journal devoted to translation both in and out of the English language. We aim to foster cultural interchange and expand awareness of translation as a valid art form. Publishing the source text alongside its translation, we also highlight the symbiotic nature of the process.
• Translation & Interpreting Translation & Interpreting is a refereed international journal that seeks to create a cross-fertilization between research, training and professional practice.
• New Voices in Translation Studies New Voices in Translation Studies is a refereed electronic journal. The aim of the journal is to disseminate high quality original work by new researchers in Translation Studies to a wide audience. Articles are published in New Voices as soon as they are ready and are organized in annual issues, with occasional special editions.
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The two elements of the PhD should nonetheless form an organic whole. The practice route is distinct from a standard scholarly PhD in that significant aspects of the claim for the doctoral requirement of an original contribution to a significant field of knowledge are demonstrated through the translation. The accompanying commentary demonstrates doctoral levels of contextual knowledge and powers of analysis and argument, displaying the same intellectual discipline as a traditional PhD.

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Translation studies

Translation studies focus on the products and processes of translation and interpretation, as well as their surroundings, active parties included. Research in the field can improve the quality of translations, which in turn promotes cultural exchange and exports. Theoretical research lays a foundation for the development of theoretical models and research methods used in applied research. Translation studies is also needed to ensure the continuity of high-level translator education.

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As an interdisciplinary area of research, translation studies attracts students and scholars with a wide range of backgrounds, who then need to face the challenge of accounting for a complex object of enquiry that does not adapt itself well to traditional methods in other fields of investigation. This book addresses the needs of such scholars – whether they are students doing research at postgraduate level or more experienced researchers who want to familiarize themselves with methods outside their current field of expertise. The book promotes a discerning and critical approach to scholarly investigation by providing the reader not only with the know-how but also with insights into how new questions can be fruitfully explored through the coherent integration of different methods of research. Understanding core principles of reliability, validity and ethics is essential for any researcher no matter what methodology they adopt, and a whole chapter is therefore devoted to these issues.

Research Methodologies in Translation Studies is divided into four different chapters, according to whether the research focuses on the translation product, the process of translation, the participants involved or the context in which translation takes place. An introductory chapter discusses issues of reliability, credibility, validity and ethics. The impact of our research depends not only on its quality but also on successful dissemination, and the final chapter therefore deals with what is also generally the final stage of the research process: producing a research report.

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Chapter | 9  pages, introduction, chapter | 40  pages, principles and ethics in research, chapter | 59  pages, product-oriented research, chapter | 41  pages, process-oriented research, chapter | 55  pages, participant-oriented research, chapter | 29  pages, context-oriented research: case studies, chapter | 10  pages, conclusion: the research report.

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Finding the perfect dissertation topic in translation studies can be daunting and tedious, especially if you have weak academic research and writing skills. You must spend hours researching to find a gap or explore an existing idea from a unique perspective. This blog will highlight several excellent topic ideas for dissertations in translation studies.

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• An analysis of the methods used to translate French-language elements of the American cartoon: the Simpsons
• According to Venuti’s invisibility theory, how well did the translator of untouchables manage to keep the humour?
• An exploration of the techniques employed when translating allusions from one culture into another
• An investigation of how proper names are translated in Disney movies
• Comparative analysis of Francis Steegmuller’s French translation of Edward Lear’s poetry The Owl and the Pussycat (1871) and the original English text (1959)
• An assessment of the English Tourist Board’s official website’s localisation and translation
• Distance interpreting with a video link, for instance, its effects on interpreting quality, ergonomics, interpersonal dynamics, and client satisfaction; its usage in interpreter training
• Editing after machine translation, such as productivity, new payment options, and automated techniques
• Usability of machine translation, such as the user experience
• Simultaneous translation on online platforms
• Research on the translation process, such as how translators use web resources while they are translating
• Corpus-based translation studies, digital lexicography, and second-language writing enable both human and automatic translation.
• For example, user interfaces and the work of translators and interpreters are two examples of how human-computer interaction affects technology
• Narrative involvement of readers in texts translated via various modalities (machine translation, human translation)
• Machine translation in a creative setting, such as in marketing or literature
• Development of entrepreneurial, leadership, and innovative skills in translators
• Sociological approaches to translation include consideration of the social, ethical, and economic ramifications of translation automation and the implications for creating and controlling automated solutions. For instance, public service interpretation affects access to healthcare and justice
• Migration and translation, including constructing identity through language and minority discourses
• Migration and machine translation, for instance, using machine translation to acclimate to a new culture or country
• What are the workings of translation in the world of sports journalism? An examination of Didier Deschamps’ FIFA interview in both French and English
• Anthea Bell and Dereck Hock Ridge’s 2012 comic book translation of Asterix in Britain is the subject of a theoretical analysis focusing on humour translation
• Gender-related issues and the adaptation of feminist works from France into Anglo-American society, focusing on Le Deuxième Sexe
• Three translations of the same Rimbaud poem are compared (issues of compromise)
• The process of translating puns and jokes between languages
• The Impact of Technology on Translation Performance
• Assessing Cultural Differences in Translation Works
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• Translation Approaches for Multi Advertising
• Humour Translation: Challenges and Solutions
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• Understanding Phrases and Idioms in numerous languages
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• Legal Document Translation: Reliability and Issues
• A Comparative Study of Human and Machine Translation

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Proseminar in Translation Studies ( CPLT 504 ) Instructor: Serena Bassi

This graduate proseminar combines a historically minded introduction to Translation Studies as a field with a survey of its interdisciplinary possibilities. The proseminar is composed of several units (Histories of Translation; Geographies of Translation; Scandals of Translation), each with a different approach or set of concerns, affording the students multiple points of entry to the field. The Translation Studies coordinator provides the intellectual through-line from week to week, while incorporating a number of guest lectures by Yale faculty and other invited speakers to expose students to current research and practice in different disciplines. The capstone project is a conference paper-length contribution of original academic research. Additional assignments throughout the term include active participation in and contributions to intellectual programming in the Translation Initiative.

Proseminar in Comparative Literature (CPLT 515)  Instructor: Rudiger Campe

Introductory proseminar for all first- and second-year students in comparative literature (and other interested graduate students). An introduction to key problems in the discipline of comparative literature, its disciplinary history, and its major theoretical and methodological debates (including philology; Marxist, structuralist, and poststructuralist approaches; world literature; translation). Emphasis on wide reading and intense discussion, in lieu of term paper. Graded Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory. Offered every other year.

Translation in Latin American and Latinx Literature (CPLT 895) This course will be taught by incoming new faculty in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese

Involving languages, cultures, nations, and publishing markets of varying power, translation is a highly charged zone where hierarchies may be established, reinforced, or toppled. This graduate seminar offers an overview of how translation has functioned, in site-specific fashion, as theoretical program and experimental mode within “original” Latin American and the US Latinx literatures. We examine texts from much of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries that engage translation (interlinguistic, intralinguistic, intersemiotic) as trope, form, or material apparatus. These featured works include pseudotranslations, unreliable self-translations, transcreations, translingual texts, and fictions with translator-protagonists. We read these materials alongside essential theory and criticism that surface distinctly Latin(x) American itineraries for translation and that provide students with an analytical toolbox for attending to translation in original and unoriginal writing alike. This course is taught in English, with materials provided in the original Spanish or Portuguese when available.

Latin American Political Thought I: Neocolonial, Anticolonial, Decolonial: 1800-1930 (CPLT 965)  Instructor: Moira Fradinger

This seminar consists of two parts. The first part is taught in the fall and the second one in the spring. The year-long plan introduces students to two centuries of Latin American political thought in the form of social and literary essays produced since the times of independence. It studies how Latin American writers and politicians have theorized the political/cultural heritage of the colony. The fall seminar starts with the Haitian constitution and contemporary Haitian authors who assess the legacy of the Haitian revolution. It ends with the anarchist movements and socialist thought of the turn of the twentieth century. The second part (spring) starts with the 1930s and the rise of populism and ends with writings on current indigenous movements across the region. The fall engages nineteenth-century debates over “American identity” that were foundational to the newly constituted nation-states (authors include Bolívar, Lastarria, Alamán, Martí, Sarmiento, Echeverría, Hostos, Montalvo,Burgos, Rodó, da Cunha, Mariategui, Gonzalez Prada, Zapata). The spring explores twentieth-century debates over cultural independence, the movement of “indigenismo,” mestizaje, transculturation and heterogeneity, the Caribbean movement of “negritude,” the metaphor of “cannibalism” to account for the cultural politics of the region, concepts such as “internal colonialism” and “motley society,” and the polemics over the region’s capitalist modernity and postmodernity (authors include  Ortiz, Moreno Fraginals, Lezama Lima, Vasconcelos, Reyes, de Andrade, Antenor Orrego, Zapata, J.L. Borges, J.M. Arguedas, Sérgio Buarque de Holanda, Caio Prado Júnior, Jean Price-Mars, Jacques Roumain, Aimé Césaire, George Lamming, C.L.R. James, Fanon, Léon Damas, Paulo Freire, Angel Rama, Retamar, Edmundo O’Gorman, Antonio Candido, Darcy Ribeiro, Pablo González Casanova, León-Portilla, R. Kusch, René Zavaleta Mercado, A. Quijano, Rita Segato, Bolívar Echeverría, Silvia Rivera Cusicanqui, Viveiros de Castro). Weekly sessions are conducted in Spanish, and most of the readings are Spanish, French, and Portuguese materials (with a few Anglo-Caribbean sources). Students are provided with English translations if they prefer and are allowed to write their papers in English.

Mapping and Translating Spaces, Cultures, and Languages (1500-1700) (EAST 514) Instructor: Angelo Cattaneo

This course combines the methods of history with those of linguistics and translation studies to promote an innovative interdisciplinary analysis of the processes of cultural (mis)communication and (mis)translation among communities across the Iberian Empires and Royal Patronages between 1500 and 1700. This course has three main objectives: 1) mapping the emergence of multilingual communities in early modernity involving cultures and languages that were previously unknown in Europe; (2) drawing up a comprehensive typological catalogue of overlooked, dispersed metalinguistic and multilingual sources (reports, letters, Christian doctrines, maps, word lists, lexicons, grammars, visual material which described linguistic practices and\or display bilingual or three-lingual evidence) produced mostly in missionary contexts; and (3) within this broad “horizontal” survey, highlighting specific area studies to carry out an in-depth “vertical” comparative analysis of cultural-linguistic contacts and translations in America, Sub-Saharan Africa, and Asia, specifically chosen because they were paradigmatic, coeval, and sometimes antithetical cases detailing the different shades of cultural translations in colonial, imperial, and missionary contexts. The integration of two working strategies—the extensive typological mapping of intercultural multilingual sources and the analysis of case studies—allows us to undertake a comparative analysis of the processes related to the learning, imposing or rejection of cultures and languages in the “troubled pasts” of missionary and colonial contexts. The course aims to document the largest possible corpora of translations in early modernity and offers new ideas on the relevance of linguistic and cultural interactions and on our multicultural and multilingual “troubled present.” Participants also have the opportunity to analyze a selection of historical multilingual and metalinguistic documents (dictionaries, grammars, doctrines, maps) in the John Carter Brown Library collections, in Providence, RI, to discover how these documents have variously embodied cultural lenses, religious beliefs, and political concerns.

Mexico and the Migratory Lyric (ER&M 333)  Instructor: David Francis

What is a lyric and how does it move? How have understandings of Mexican poetry changed over the course of the nation’s history, and what factors have contributed to these changes? To investigate these questions, this course examines how different forms of lyrical communication have been disseminated within Mexico and internationally. Therein, we discuss how lyrical production has been complicated by such issues as print culture and the publication industry; race, gender, class, and economics; and cultural politics and political representation. Our explorations begin with the popular corrido. They then move to discussions of nationality, translation, and bilingual anthology production before and after the rise of boom literature; border writing, migration, and the formation of multilingual literary communities; discourse of gender, sexuality, race, and disease; and the popularization of narco-ballads. We conclude by discussing the contemporary lyric as seen in different media like the novel and the film industry. 

Eurasian Ecomedia (E&RS 619)  Instructor: Claire Roosien

This course explores the relationship between Eurasian environments and popular media (film, photography, television, literature, and other media). Conversations about environmental humanities and ecomedia have thus far centered capital as the operative category; this course asks what we might gain from considering state socialism and postsocialism in conversation with that broader scholarship. The goal is to tell the environmental and cultural history of Eurasia as part of the connected history of the Anthropocene. Questions for discussion include: how do Eurasian publics engage with the mass media and how does that engagement shape environmental subjectivities in the region? How can we think about media histories in dialogue with material histories? How do narratives of the environment and ecological catastrophe correlate with broader Eurasian political discourses (socialist construction, collapse, post-Soviet nation-building)? Discussions comprise close analysis of cultural artifacts alongside relevant theory and scholarship about environmental and cultural histories of the region. Case studies focus on Central Asia, with transregional engagement with Siberia, the Caucasus, and Eastern Europe, focusing on the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Major assignments include a translation/curatorial project and a final, polished conference-style presentation. Knowledge of Russian or another Eurasian language is required.

Dance on Film (FILM 045)  Instructor: Emily Coates

An examination of dance on film from c. 1920 to the present, including early Hollywood pictures, the rise of Bollywood, avant-garde films of the postwar period, translations of stage choreography to screen, music videos, and dance film festivals. The impact of industry, circulation and audience, aesthetic lineages, and craft in the union of the two mediums. Students develop an original short film for a final class project.

No prior dance or filmmaking experience necessary. Enrollment limited to first-year students. 

Literary Translation: History and Theory in Practice (FREN 191)  Instructor: Nichole Gleisner

This course offers a semester-long introduction to the practice of literary translation. Each week, we will read and discuss a notable piece of translation theory and we will also translate and workshop together an assigned text from French into English. With these workshop sessions, students will gain a range of translation experience across a variety of genres (poetry, theatre, short story, fiction, nonfiction and personal essay) as well as a sense of formative moments in French literary history. Readings in translation theory and history include du Bellay, Dryden, Schleiermacher, Goethe, Benjamin, Sontag, Apter, Moi and Briggs. 

Readings in French and in English. Generally taken after FREN 150 or with permission from the instructor. 

The Senior Essay– Translation Concentration (FREN 492)  Instructor: Thomas Connolly

A one-term research project completed under the direction of a ladder faculty member in the Department of French and resulting in a substantial translation (roughly 30 pages) from French to English, with a critical introduction of a length to be determined by the student in consultation with the advising ladder faculty member. Materials submitted for the translation concentration cannot be the same as the materials submitted for the translation courses. For additional information, consult the director of undergraduate studies .

The Psalms, A Cultural History of Ancient Prayer  (HUMS 261) 

This course introduces students to the Book of Psalms and its significant cultural and religious impact in ancient Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. The course is organized in three units. Unit 1 focuses on the text of the Psalms, with special attention to their literary forms, editorial organization, and early ritual context in ancient Israel. Unit 2 focuses on the reception and use of the Psalms in late ancient Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, with special attention to matters of translation, interpretation, worship, prayer, and scriptural authority. Unit 3 focuses on material and sensory encounters with the Psalms from antiquity to the present day within these three religious traditions—case studies related to tactile and visual contact with the physical book, oral and aural engagement through song or chant, and embodied forms of writing, reciting, and enacting the Psalms in the context of ritual practice, including magical spells. The goal of the course is thus to trace the life and afterlife—to write the textual and extra-textural “biography,” as it were—of a major biblical book.

The Practice of Literary Translation (HUMS 427) Instructor: Robyn Creswell

This course combines a seminar on the history and theory of translation (Tuesdays) with a hands-on workshop (Thursdays). The readings lead us through a series of case studies comparing, on the one hand, multiple translations of given literary works and, on the other, classic statements about translation—by translators themselves and prominent theorists. We consider both poetry and prose from the Bible, selections from Chinese, Greek, and Latin verse, classical Arabic and Persian literature, prose by Cervantes, Borges, and others, and modern European poetry (including Pushkin, Baudelaire, and Rilke). Students are expected to prepare short class presentations, participate in a weekly workshop, try their hand at a series of translation exercises, and undertake an intensive, semester-long translation project. Proficiency in a foreign language is required.

Theorizing Musical Time in the Medieval Islamicate World (MUSI 412)  Instructor: Giulia Accornero

This class is an introduction to medieval Islamicate music theory, with a particular focus on the theorization of musical time, motion, and rhythmic patterns as proposed by polymath Abū Naṣr al-Fārābī. After a deep dive in al-Fārābī’s music theory, we survey rhythmic theories and diagrams by Ibn Sīnā (Avicenna) and al-Urmawī. While focusing on music theory, we also learn about music performance in the Abbasid caliphate, the “translation movement” and the integration of Greek music theory (with a focus on Aristoxenus) and philosophy, and discuss historiographical issues. 

Basic music theoretical knowledge and/or knowledge of medieval Islamicate culture/philosophy is expected.

Arabic Bible and Biblical Interpretation (NELC 668)  Instructor: Stephen Davis

This graduate seminar focuses on the ways the Bible was transmitted and interpreted in the medieval Arabic-speaking world. The topic for fall 2024 is the Book of Psalms, with a focus on the Psalms’ use and interpretation in Jewish, Christian, and Muslim contexts. Students who have completed the equivalent of three terms of Arabic instruction, including Classical Arabic, are eligible to enroll in the course with permission of the instructor.

Book of Job and Contemporary Religious Life (REL 508)  Instructor: Gregory Mobley

This course is devoted to a close reading of the Bible’s most sustained exploration of questions of suffering, cosmic justice, and the chaotic features of creation in order to wrest theological and ethical insights for contemporary communities of faith. Moving between a detailed examination of the translated text and of interpretations of Job in Judaism and Christianity, art, literature, and popular culture, the following topics, among others, are considered: the human body as a controlling metaphor in biblical meaning-making; gender; theodicy; and the functions and styles of meaning-making in the biblical genres of wisdom, prose narrative, and apocalyptic. Area I.

Prerequisite: REL 504 or an equivalent introductory course to the Latter Prophets and writings of the Hebrew Bible.

Intermediate New Testament Greek Language and Exegesis (REL 518)  Instructor: Judith Gundry

This course is designed for students who have completed two semesters (or a six-week intensive) of Elementary New Testament or Attic Greek. The course teaches particular skills involved in Greek exegesis of the New Testament and other advanced work with ancient Greek texts, for example, analyzing how words and phrases relate to each other in a sentence (syntax) and derive meaning from their literary contexts; how to read New Testament texts in the light of their literary genre and authorial style; and how to understand the differences between the manuscripts that are the basis for critical editions of the New Testament. The goal is to equip students to create and defend their own translations of NT Greek texts and to understand the reasons for a plurality of translations of a particular text. Classes incorporate the use of reference works for New Testament Greek study and sight-reading of Hellenistic Greek texts outside the New Testament, such as the Septuagint, the Didache, and the papyri. This course also helps students expand their Greek vocabulary. Successful completion of the course should allow students to take fuller advantage of advanced Greek exegesis courses. Area I.

Prerequisites: REL 3605 and REL 3606; GREK 110 and GREK 120; or REL 3609.

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A cystine stone is a type of kidney stone.  Many people think there is only one type of kidney stone.  But in fact, there are different types.  A kidney stone is a solid piece of material that forms in a kidney.  It may stay in the kidney or travel down the urinary tract.

Cystine stones tend to reoccur and are typically larger than other kidney stones.  You should talk to your healthcare provider if you get cystine stones.  There are things you can do to lessen your risk of forming new stones.  You may not know you have a cystine stone.  It is important to have stones diagnosed to help get the right treatment for this condition.

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Cystine stones are caused by a rare disorder called “cystinuria.”  The disorder causes a natural substance called “cystine” to leak into your urine.  When there is too much cystine in the urine, kidney stones can form.  These stones can get stuck in the kidneys, bladder, or anywhere in the urinary tract.  Most people with cystinuria have recurring stones.  It is a lifelong condition that can be controlled, but not cured.

Cystinuria only causes symptoms if you have a stone.  Kidney stones can be as small as a grain of sand.  Others can become as large as a pebble or even a golf ball.  Symptoms may include:

• Pain while urinating
• Blood in the urine
• Sharp pain in the side or the back (almost always on one side)
• Pain near the groin, pelvis, or abdomen
• Nausea and vomiting

Treatment starts with doing things to keep stones from forming.  For adults and children, this means drinking more water, reducing salt, and eating less meat.  If these steps are not enough, you may also need to take special medicine to help keep stones from forming.

• Drinking more water.   Drinking lots of water will lower the ability for the cystine to form stones in the urine. Ask your healthcare provider how much water you should drink each day to help keep stones from forming.
• Changing your diet.   Cystine stones are less able to form in urine that is less acidic.   Eating more fruits and vegetables can make the urine  less  acidic.  Eating meat produces urine that has  more  acid, which can increase your risk for cystine stones.
• Reducing salt.   Eating less salt can help keep cystine stones from forming. Try not to eat salty foods, including potato chips, French fries, sandwich meats, canned soups, and packaged meals.
• Medicine.   Some people may also need to take prescription medicine to help keep stones from forming.  Different medicines work in different ways.  Some types help to keep your urine less acidic.  Other types help keep cystine stones from forming by not allowing crystals to come together.  Your healthcare provider can explain these different options and help you find the right medicine for you.

Because cystine stones tend to reoccur, it is important to know your treatment is working and lowering your cystine level. A 24-hour urine collection is a way of checking cystine levels.  Your healthcare provider may ask you to do a 24-hour urine collection to check your level. The results will help determine whether any adjustments to your treatment is needed.

he goal of treatment is to help keep stones from forming by reducing the amount of cystine in your urine. With less cystine in your urine, stones are less likely to form. It is important to work with your healthcare provider to reach this goal.  Kidney stones can cause a lot of pain.  You may need to take pain relievers while you wait for the stone to pass out of your body. 

If a stone is very large and painful, or if it blocks the flow of urine, you may need surgery to remove it.  There are a few different types of surgeries to help get rid of the stones. These include:

• Percutaneous nephrostolithotomy (or nephrolithotomy):  a procedure that involves passing a special instrument through your skin and into your kidney to take out the stones or break them apart.
• Ureteroscopy:  a tiny instrument is passed into the bladder, and then up the ureter (the tube that drains urine from the kidneys to the bladder), to remove the stone.
• Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL):   a procedure that uses shock waves to break up large stones into smaller pieces. However, this procedure does not work as well for cystine stones compared to other types of kidney stones.

Most people do not get kidney failure from cystinuria, even with recurring stones.  However, without proper treatment for stones, you could experience:

• Kidney or bladder damage from a stone
• Urinary tract infections
• Kidney infections
• Blockage of the ureter (the tube that drains urine from the kidneys to the bladder)
• Cystine stones are caused by a rare, inherited disorder called “cystinuria.”
• Cystinuria is a lifelong condition that will need to be actively managed to keep stones from forming.
• Treatment starts with doing things to keep stones from forming, such as drinking lots of water, reducing salt, and eating less meat.  If these steps are not enough, certain prescription medicine may be needed to help keep stones from forming.
• Small kidney stones may pass out of the body during urination.  Larger stones may require surgery.
• With the right treatment, you can help keep new stones from forming.  Most people can control cystinuria by drinking lots of water, reducing salt, eating less meat, and taking medicine to keep stones from forming.

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