The Spanish or Portuguese Graduate Student Translation Exam

Spring 2021

The Fall translation exam has passed. Please watch this space for Spring translation exam information.

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Date:  Spring TBD

Time: 

Place:  VIRTUAL

For graduate students in other departments who must fulfill a foreign language requirement.

You will choose a two-hour time window in which to complete your translations. 

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A physical print Spanish-English or Portuguese-English dictionary may be used for the exam.

The exam consists of two passages in Spanish or Portuguese to be translated into English. One passage consists of expository prose; the other is a narrative prose text.

For questions, please email Julia DiVincenzo, julia.divincenzo@yale.edu

Sample Passages for the Spanish Translation Exam:

• Sample Expository Prose Passages

  • Sample A

  • Sample B

• Sample Narrative Prose Passages

  • Sample A

  • Sample B

  • Sample C