This thematic area covers the following courses: Theory of Translation, Practical Translating, Audio-visual Translation, Terminology Development for Translators, Translating in Specialized Fields, Text Typology and Translation, Literary Translation, Translation and Emerging Global Issues, Research Methods in Translation, International Organizations and Translation, Language Description, Precis Writing and Editing, Information Technology for Translation, Discourse Analysis in Translation, Comparative Stylistics in Translation, Intercultural Communication and Translation Ethics.