PJs213 Practical Translation

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2020
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Recommended Type of Completion: z (credit). Other types of completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Renáta Buchtová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Roman Madecki, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. et Mgr. Michal Przybylski (lecturer)
Mgr. Markéta Páralová Tardy, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Roman Madecki, Ph.D.
Department of Slavonic Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Roman Madecki, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Slavonic Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Wed 10:00–11:40 B2.32
Prerequisites (in Czech)
PJs210 Basics of Translation
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
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Course objectives
The course is focused on gaining of basic skills during translating of various text types represented by the collection of the texts with very different topics. The focus is on practical seminars among other in the translation of documents, publicistic and literary texts, mainly poetry and prose, with the advice of an experienced translator, we will discuss different translation procedures and techniques.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course the student:
- acquire basic skills, including translation of factual, publicistic and artistic texts;
- will know basic literature on theoretical and applied translatology;
- will have a theoretical background and use the translator's procedures;
- will be able to work with specific texts and lexicographical works.
Syllabus
  • Every class has this structure:
  • 1. a brief presentation of selected translation problem, basic terms in the field of translation and translation studies,
  • 2. team work on a Polish text,
  • 3. reading of the translated text with comments.
Literature
  • Voellnagel, Andzej. Jak nie tłumaczyć tekstów technicznych. Warszawa 1980.
  • Žváček, Dušan. Kapitoly z teorie překladu. Olomouc 1993.
  • PIEŃKOS, Jerzy. Podstawy przekładoznawstwa : od teorii do praktyki. Wyd. 1. Kraków: Zakamycze, 2003, 493 s. ISBN 8373331700. info
  • LIPIŃSKI, Krzysztof. Vademecum tłumacza. Kraków: Wydawnictwo Idea, 2000, 187 s. ISBN 8388181505. info
  • LOTKO, Edvard. Čeština a polština v překladatelské a tlumočnické praxi. Ostrava: Profil, 1986. info
  • LEBIEDZIŃSKI, Henryk. Elementy przekładoznawstwa ogólnego. Warszawa: Państwowe Wydawnictwo Naukowe, 1981. ISBN 8301028602. info
Teaching methods
Lectures, practical translatological execises. A regular attendance is mandatory, however there is a focus on self-study of assigned study materials.
Assessment methods
Class participation. Written test (score evaluation, pass/fail line: 60 %).
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Přednost mají posluchači oboru: Polština - firemní praxe bc prez jednooborové!
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019.
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