FF:AJ19015 Becoming a Translator B - Course Information

AJ19015 Becoming a Translator B (The Tricks and Tools of the Trade)

Extent and Intensity

0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

PhDr. Jarmila Fictumová (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

Jeffrey Alan Vanderziel, B.A.
Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Michaela Hrazdílková

Timetable

Wed 13:20–14:55 32

Prerequisites (in Czech)

AJ09999 Qualifying Examination

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is only offered to the students of the study fields 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

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

• English Language and Literature (programme FF, B-BI)
• English Language and Literature (programme FF, B-FI) (2)
• English Language and Literature (programme FF, B-FY)
• English Language and Literature (programme FF, B-GE)
• English Language and Literature (programme FF, B-GK)
• English Language and Literature (programme FF, B-HS)
• English Language and Literature (programme FF, B-CH)
• English Language and Literature (programme FF, B-MA)
• English Language and Literature (programme FF, B-TV)
• English Language and Literature (programme FF, M-FI) (2)
• English Language and Literature (programme FF, M-HS)

Course objectives

Practical translation exercises, using the computer. Students will employ the Internet, language corpora and CAT tools in translating non-literary texts. They will deal with translations from and into English, create their own glossaries of terms and try to revise translations.

Language of instruction

English

Further Comments

The course is taught annually.

• Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2004, recent)
  
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