FF:LMKB_a303 Translation from English - Course Information

LMKB_a303 Specific Problems of Literary Translation from English into Czech

Extent and Intensity

0/2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
In-person direct teaching

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Zuzana Fonioková, Ph.D. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

Mgr. Zuzana Fonioková, Ph.D.
Department of Czech Literature – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Veronika Bromová, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Czech Literature – Faculty of Arts

Timetable

each even Tuesday 16:00–19:40 G23

Prerequisites

Fluency in English and Czech, min. C1 level of competency

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 16 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 14/16, only registered: 0/16, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/16

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Course objectives

This hands-on workshop focuses on literary translation from English to Czech. Its aim is to develop participants' skills important for creating target texts with different communicative functions and of different genres. It provides a training of macro- and microstrategies of translation, paying special attention to linguistic and cultural specifics and to the intended function of the target text.
The course will introduce a huge variety of methods, techniques and strategies for individual stages of literary translation. Participants will be working with a wide range of text types and translation problems.
The course also aims to raise the participants' awareness of English-speaking cultures. It focuses on texts by British, New Zealand and Australian authors. Specific cultural features related to the texts will be discussed.

Learning outcomes

At the end of this course, students should be able:
To use correct methods and techniques in individual stages of translating;
To use correct macrostrategies of translation;
To understand different genres and styles and their significance for translation;
To analyse the communicative function of a text and assess the potential target audience;
To create adequate translations;
To be sensitive to specific features of different English-speaking cultures.

Syllabus

• The course will take place in 4-hour blocks every other week. During each workshop, participants will work on several translation assignments, such as prose translation; translation criticism; translation of texts with puns; translation of poetry and nursery rhymes; translation of essays with political overtones; translation for the theatre; translation of recipes and food descriptions. The individual seminars will focus on the literature and culture of a selected English-speaking area or on a particular literary genre.

Teaching methods

class discussion, group activities facilitating comprehension and creativity, translating short texts and extracts (individual, pair- and group work), pre-class assignments

Assessment methods

a set of completed translation assignments worked on during the workshops; translation of a short story / book chapter (at the end of the semester) with commentary on the translation process; at the final colloquium students will present and discuss their translations.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Study Materials
The course is taught once in two years.

Teacher's information

The course is intended primarily for students of Literature and Intercultural Communication.

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