AJ69051 Translation Project

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2010
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s) (plus 3 credits for an exam). Recommended Type of Completion: zk (examination). Other types of completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Daniela Sobková Zounková (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Jeffrey Alan Vanderziel, B.A.
Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Tomáš Hanzálek
Timetable
Thu 10:00–11:35 G31
Prerequisites (in Czech)
SOUHLAS
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 15 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/15, only registered: 0/15
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
This course is predominantly practical. It is designed to give students a chance to experience translating longer piece of text in real circumstances. The whole group of students will together translate a book which will be published by one of the Brno publishing houses at the end of the semester.
The selected book will be a general non-fiction genre. The group of students will have a shared responsibility to bring the text to a "publishabe" stage - with the help/support of the teacher.
Teaching methods
Weekly seminar; use of elf.
Active participation and translating at home is expected.
Assessment methods
Compulsory seminars. Students are expected to participate in class discussions. Regular preparation for classes is essential; submissions will be required. The completion of the course will involve finalization of the assigned part of the text for the book + written reflection of the whole translation process.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Předmět si nemohou zapsat studenti Bc. studia AJ
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019.
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