SAKS23 Czech Translations from Quebec literature

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2019
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 2 credit(s) (plus 3 credits for an exam). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Petr Kyloušek, CSc. (lecturer)
Mgr. Petr Vurm, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Tomáš Pospíšil, Ph.D.
Center for North American Studies – Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Center for North American Studies – Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Tue 14:00–15:40 L42
Prerequisites
A very good knowledge of French and Czech languages.
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 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/20, only registered: 0/20, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/20
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
Ability to detect in the text specific manifestations of Quebec culture and Quebec French, so that they can be adequately translated into Czech.
Learning outcomes
After completing the course students will be able to :
- identify language and cultural specificity of Quebec French
- identify Quebec French styles
- translate from Quebec French into Czech adeqately
Syllabus
  • 1. Translations from the French-Canadian literature into Czech: historical overview. 2. Translating cultural realities. 3. French language standards in Canada and Canadian French translation into Czech. 4. Seminar work - translations.
Literature
    required literature
  • MENEY, Lionel. Dictionnaire québécois-français. Montréal: Guérin, 2004
  • KYLOUŠEK, Petr. Dějiny francouzsko-kanadské a quebecké literatury (History of French Canadian and Quebec Literature). 1st ed. Brno: Host, 2005, 534 pp. 1. ISBN 80-7294-140-2. info
  • PLOURDE, Michel, Hélene DUVAL and Pierre GEORGEAULT. Le français au Québec : 400 ans d' histoire et de vie. Québec: Fides, 2003, 515 s. ISBN 2762122813. info
    recommended literature
  • KYLOUŠEK, Petr. 0. Évidence d'une culture nationale. I. Dimension noétique de l'art. II. Identité canadienne dans le contexte historique. III. Littérature canadienne-francaise et québécoise. VI. Solitudes canadiennes et la perception de l'autre (0. National Culture as a Natural Phenomenon? I. Noetic Dimension of Art. III Canadian Identity in Historical Context. III. French Canadian and Quebec Literature. VI. Canadian Solitudes and the Perception of the Other.). In Petr Kyloušek, Klára Kolinská, Kateřina Prajznerová, Tomáš Pospíšil, Eva Voldřichová Beránková: Us-Them-Me: The Search for Indentity in Canadian Literature and Film, Nous-Eux-Moi: La quete de l'identité dans la littérature et le cinéma canadiens. 1st ed. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2009, p. 6-11, 24-43, 57-139, 246-255, 129 pp. Spisy Masarykovy univerzity v Brně 387. ISBN 978-80-210-5061-7. info
Teaching methods
Lecture and seminar work.
Assessment methods
Seminar work. Translation: 9000 characters.
Language of instruction
French
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught only once.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2017.
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