PRZA008 Technical and practical aspects of translation

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2022
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Pavla Doležalová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. et Mgr. Zuzana Handlová (lecturer)
prof. PhDr. Petr Kyloušek, CSc. (lecturer)
Mgr. Bc. Eva Lalkovičová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Aleš Urválek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
PhDr. Dana Spěváková (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Aleš Urválek, Ph.D.
Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of German, Scandinavian and Netherland Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Wed 16. 2. 10:00–15:40 G23, Thu 17. 2. 10:00–15:40 L21, Fri 18. 2. 10:00–15:40 L35
Prerequisites
Attendence in the intensive course is compulsory.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course pretends to acquaint the students with an overview of the main issues concerning the practical aspects of the whole translation/interpreting process that every translator and interpreter have to face in their work. Both traditional methods and the latest techniques will be introduced.Internal teachers will teach in tandem with external experts.
Learning outcomes
Students are acquainted with the main issues concerning practical problems that every translator and interpretor have to face in their work.
Syllabus
  • The course is divided into two independent blocks. 1. Practical aspects of the translation process. 2. Practical aspects of interpretation. Students will be acquinted with the main principles of the interpretation process.
Literature
  • Bowker, Lynne, Working with speciialized language :a practical guide to using corpora. London, Routledge, 2002
  • Robinson, Douglas. Becoming a translator :an accelerated course. London: Routledge, 1997
  • Nenadál, Libor. Grafické uživatelské rozhraní pro práci s překladovými a výkladovými slovníky. Brno, FI MU, 2003
  • Sinclair, John. Corpus, concordance, collocation. Oxford, Oxford University Press, 1991.
Teaching methods
Practical course.Intensive classes. In seminars students will be familiarized with the main principles of translation and interpreting praxis (translator and interpreter code). Students will be confronted with model situations in simultaneous and consecutive interpreting.
Assessment methods
Attendance is compulsory. Regular homework and preparation are required. Active approach in class and indiscussions are expected.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2022, recent)
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