NJII_1007 Translations of Texts in Economy

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2018
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Zdeněk Mareček, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Zdeněk Mareček, Ph.D.
Department of German, Scandinavian and Netherland Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: PhDr. Zdeněk Mareček, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of German, Scandinavian and Netherland Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Thu 12:00–13:40 K21
Prerequisites
The seminar is devoted to hands-on translations of texts in Business German to Czech. Although the seminar is aimed primarily at students in the Translation programme or those wishing to focus on translation in their final year thesis, all students of German studies are very welcome. The material does not overlap with the Spring offering. Regular homework assignments are discussed in class. The alternative translations and related topics are also discussed. The in-class exposure to Business German should be supplemented by self-study, based on materials in the libraries (incl. business weeklies and trade books) as well as on the Internet.
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 27 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/27, only registered: 0/27, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/27
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to translate texts of Business German and to use common phrasal expressions.
Learning outcomes
Students are enabled to grasp translation problems and find ways to solve them
to express linguistic nuances,
to identify differences in economic terminology and legal institutions between the Czech Republic and Germany or Austria.
Syllabus
  • Topics covered:
  • Macroeconomics. Budget and budgetary deficits.
  • Unemployment and welfare benefits.
  • Labor law.
  • Sustainable development and recycling.
  • Free movement of persons within the EU.
  • Renting a flat.
  • Regulation of capital markets.
  • The competitiveness of the EU and CR.
  • Legal profession.
  • Copyright law.
  • Special attention is paid to the relative strengths of the existing reference works, corpora, and other web resources.
Literature
    recommended literature
  • Německý ekonomický slovník. Brno : Lingea, 2009. ISBN: 978-80-87062-53-1.
  • HORÁLKOVÁ, Milena, Hana LINHARTOVÁ and Brigitta HENKEL. Němčina pro právníky. Plzeň: Aleš Čeněk, 2005, 484 s. ISBN 8086898164. info
  • WERGEN, Josef and Annette WÖRNER. Obchodní korespondence a komunikace : němčina. 1. vyd. Praha: Klett, 2005, 239 s. ISBN 8086906248. info
  • HORÁLKOVÁ, Milena. Německo-český právnický slovník [Leda, 2003] : Deutsch-tschechisch Rechts-wörterbuch (Orig.). Vyd. 1. Voznice: Leda, 2003, 382 s. ISBN 80-7335-019-X. info
  • SIMON, Heike and Gisela FUNK-BAKER. Einführung in die deutsche Rechtssprache. München: C.H. Beck'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, 1999, xxii, 285. ISBN 3-406-44558-6. info
  • BÜRGER, Josef. Wirtschaftswörterbuch deutsch-tschechisch. 1. vyd. Plzeň: Fraus, 1997, 823 s. ISBN 80-85784-28-9. info
    not specified
  • Der Brockhaus Recht. Mannheim - Leipzig: Brockhaus, 2002. 847 S. ISBN: 3-7653-0561-8
  • HENDRYCH, Dušan and Josef FIALA. Právnický slovník. 3. podstatně rozš. vyd. Praha: C.H. Beck, 2009, xxii, 1459. ISBN 9788074000591. info
Teaching methods
Homework, comparison der translations in teams and in the class, class discussion, presentations.
Assessment methods
10 homeworks, midterm-test: translation in the second language, final translation in the first language.
Language of instruction
German
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught each semester.
Information about innovation of course.
This course has been innovated under the project "Faculty of Arts as Centre of Excellence in Education: Complex Innovation of Study Programmes and Fields at FF MU with Regard to the Requirements of the Knowledge Economy“ – Reg. No. CZ.1.07/2.2.00/28.0228, which is cofinanced by the European Social Fond and the national budget of the Czech Republic.

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The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2010, Spring 2011, Autumn 2011, Spring 2012, Autumn 2012, Spring 2013, Autumn 2013, Spring 2014, Autumn 2014, Spring 2015, Autumn 2015, Spring 2016, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020.
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