SJPRA004 Technical Aspects of Translation

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2015
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Athena Alchazidu, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Monika Strmisková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. David Utrera Domínguez (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Eva Lukavská, CSc.
Department of Romance Languages and Literatures – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Milada Malá, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Romance Languages and Literatures – Faculty of Arts
Prerequisites
Attendence is obligatory.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course pretends to offer the students a survey of the main issues concerning the practical issues that every translator and interpretor have to face in their practice.
Syllabus
  • The course is divided into two independent blocks. 1. Practical aspects of the translation process. 2. Practical aspects of interpretation. Students will be acquinted with the main principles of the interpretation process.
Literature
  • Robinson, Douglas. Becoming a translator :an accelerated course. London: Routledge, 1997
  • Nenadál, Libor. Grafické uživatelské rozhraní pro práci s překladovými a výkladovými slovníky. Brno, FI MU, 2003
  • Sinclair, John. Corpus, concordance, collocation. Oxford, Oxford University Press, 1991.
  • Bowker, Lynne, Working with speciialized language :a practical guide to using corpora. London, Routledge, 2002
Teaching methods
Practical course. Students will get knowledge of the main issues concerning the process of translation and interpretation.
Assessment methods
Class attendance is obligatory. Regular homework and preparation are recquired. Class participation and discussions are expected. Students will write weekly translations, and participate actively in the group and class discussions.
Language of instruction
Spanish
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught in blocks.
Note related to how often the course is taught: Přípravný týden.
General note: Výuka předmětu probíhá v rámci Přípravného týdne. Účast je povinná.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2014, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018.
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