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Course plan · Enrolment not openImagination and cultural reading · Tutor-led cohort

Translation, transreading and writing across languages

With Shane Rounce

I want to build translation, transreading and writing across languages around original exercises, practical feedback and a finished project. This plan bundles related themes into one clear learning route; the actual lessons, reading permissions and teaching arrangements still need producing and confirming.

4 weeks16 learning hoursTutor-led cohort

I’m developing this course as part of Learn Courses. This is the full teaching plan, ready to review before I produce the lessons and open enrolment.

IS THIS FOR YOU?

Who I’m building this for

Writers curious about translated poetry and multilingual practice.

Before you begin

A notebook or accessible writing tool and a way to read the supplied text-first material.
No formal writing qualification is required. Bring existing drafts if useful, or start with the original prompts supplied for the course.
Use my own work, public-domain material or expressly permitted sources. Sharing personal experiences is optional.

PROPOSED COURSE FEE

£195

Provisional planning figure, not an approved price, booking invitation or promise of availability. The estimate assumes a small group and subject-specialist feedback. Tutor appointment, cohort size and actual support capacity need confirming. Tax treatment and any concession scheme need review before launch.

Planning price only. Enrolment is closed and no payment is taken.

Explore a sample learning space →

The sample is fictional. It is separate from this course’s future lessons.

A PRACTICAL NEXT STEP

What you’ll be able to do

Record translator, language, edition and permissions for a short source.
Compare permitted versions or supplied glosses and discuss what changes without claiming expertise I do not have.
Create an original response or a translation with appropriate language support and a transparent process note.
Revise after language-sensitive feedback and distinguish translation, imitation and invention.

THE TEACHING PLAN

Your next 4 weeks

A clear route through the subject, with something to make, test or reflect on at every stage.

MODULE 1

Locate the version I am reading

I want this session to develop locate the version I am reading through a short original demonstration, a guided experiment and a revised piece. I separate an observable craft decision from a matter of taste and leave room for different voices.

Your practical activity: Record translator, language, edition and permissions for a short source.
How I’ll check your understanding: Submit the exercise and a short craft note: record translator, language, edition and permissions for a short source. Show one deliberate choice, an alternative I tried and what I changed after review. Feedback addresses the work rather than judging the writer’s life or requiring agreement with a particular viewpoint.

MODULE 2

Notice a translation choice

I want this session to develop notice a translation choice through a short original demonstration, a guided experiment and a revised piece. I separate an observable craft decision from a matter of taste and leave room for different voices.

Your practical activity: Compare permitted versions or supplied glosses and discuss what changes without claiming expertise I do not have.
How I’ll check your understanding: Submit the exercise and a short craft note: compare permitted versions or supplied glosses and discuss what changes without claiming expertise I do not have. Show one deliberate choice, an alternative I tried and what I changed after review. Feedback addresses the work rather than judging the writer’s life or requiring agreement with a particular viewpoint.

MODULE 3

Write a clearly labelled response

I want this session to develop write a clearly labelled response through a short original demonstration, a guided experiment and a revised piece. I separate an observable craft decision from a matter of taste and leave room for different voices.

Your practical activity: Create an original response or a translation with appropriate language support and a transparent process note.
How I’ll check your understanding: Submit the exercise and a short craft note: create an original response or a translation with appropriate language support and a transparent process note. Show one deliberate choice, an alternative I tried and what I changed after review. Feedback addresses the work rather than judging the writer’s life or requiring agreement with a particular viewpoint.

MODULE 4

Review with a qualified reader

I want this session to develop review with a qualified reader through a short original demonstration, a guided experiment and a revised piece. I separate an observable craft decision from a matter of taste and leave room for different voices.

Your practical activity: Revise after language-sensitive feedback and distinguish translation, imitation and invention.
How I’ll check your understanding: Submit the exercise and a short craft note: revise after language-sensitive feedback and distinguish translation, imitation and invention. Show one deliberate choice, an alternative I tried and what I changed after review. Feedback addresses the work rather than judging the writer’s life or requiring agreement with a particular viewpoint.

PUT IT INTO PRACTICE

Your final project

Prepare a short original portfolio that joins the four module experiments into a coherent result. Include draft and revision evidence, a source-and-influence note and a short reflection explaining the craft decisions. A fictional or indirect route is always acceptable; personal disclosure and public publication are optional.

What you’ll produce

Locate the version I am reading: the original exercise, a revised version where relevant and a short account of the chosen approach.
Notice a translation choice: the original exercise, a revised version where relevant and a short account of the chosen approach.
Write a clearly labelled response: the original exercise, a revised version where relevant and a short account of the chosen approach.
Review with a qualified reader: the original exercise, a revised version where relevant and a short account of the chosen approach.
A concise project statement, source-and-rights record and revision or testing log.
A clear statement of what I am willing to share and what must remain private.

What good work looks like

Intent and craft: 30 marks for purposeful choices that the submitted work demonstrates.
Development: 25 marks for meaningful experiments, revision and an explained response to feedback.
Coherence and usability: 25 marks for an integrated portfolio or practical pack suited to its intended audience.
Reflection and sources: 20 marks for clear process notes, honest attribution and appropriate privacy boundaries. Completion requires at least 70/100, all exercises and correction of any unresolved source-rights or privacy issue. Literary taste, personal disclosure, publication acceptance and sales are not marking criteria.

Resources for your learning

An original demonstration and an exercise sheet for locate the version i am reading.
An original demonstration and an exercise sheet for notice a translation choice.
An original demonstration and an exercise sheet for write a clearly labelled response.
An original demonstration and an exercise sheet for review with a qualified reader.
A rights-cleared reading or reference packet with accessible formats and brief source notes.
A portfolio or campaign workbook, revision log, peer-feedback guide and completed capstone reference.
An assessment rubric and an equivalent-access evidence template.

A course you can access

Provide text-first lessons, edited transcripts and captions for every recording.
Support screen readers, keyboard navigation, readable formatting and low-bandwidth downloads.
Offer equivalent written or recorded evidence; live attendance and rapid spoken responses are not required by default.
Allow an invented or indirect writing route and private tutor submission where a subject feels personal. Provide content notes and a clear support boundary before enrolment.

FINISH WITH SOMETHING USEFUL

How you’ll complete the course

Complete the four original exercises and a revision or testing record.
Submit the capstone with a source-and-influence statement and meet the published 70/100 rubric.
Respond to feedback or explain a reasoned decision to retain the original choice.
No public performance, personal disclosure, external publication or commercial sale is required. Completion is internal recognition of assessed work, not external accreditation.

Completion will describe the work you have done. No external accreditation or professional qualification is claimed.

BEFORE I OPEN ENROLMENT

What I still need to finish

I’ll turn this plan into a delivered course once the teaching material and the learning service are ready.

Write and review the original lessons, exercise sheets, assessment guidance and reference submissions for this exact plan.
Confirm who is qualified and available to teach or review the subject. Shane is the proposed course owner; this plan does not claim another poet has agreed to teach or that Shane holds a specialist qualification.
Select an original, public-domain or licensed reading packet and complete the source-and-rights ledger before uploading any text, image or recording.
Pilot the complete course with access testing, realistic study time, feedback turnaround and an alternative route for each required activity.
Approve the fee, tax treatment, refund terms, access period, moderation and support boundaries before accepting bookings.
Test server-side paid access, private submissions, tenant isolation, asset permissions and payment reconciliation before enrolment.
Publish truthful course status and tutor details only after agreement; do not present Poetry School’s tutors, course brands, student work or private teaching materials as mine.
Commission appropriate language or cultural review for the chosen texts and clearly distinguish personal response from translation or cultural authority.

The ideas behind the course

My published articles are background reading for this plan. The full lessons, activities and assessment material still need producing.

EXPLORE THE ACADEMY

See how the learning space feels.

Try the fictional learner demo →