AJ0211 Translation Seminar C

Faculty of Education
Spring 2023
Extent and Intensity
0/1/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Martin Němec, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Olga Dontcheva-Navrátilová, Ph.D.
Department of English Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Jana Popelková
Supplier department: Department of English Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Timetable of Seminar Groups
AJ0211/01: each odd Thursday 13:00–14:50 učebna 12, M. Němec
Prerequisites
B2 - C1 level of English is essential.
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: 1/20, 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
Translation seminar is based on close reading and careful translations of the texts prepared in the faculty LMS system. The students' translations are only then analysed in the seminar and each student presents the solution and discuss the best options during the contact lessons.
Main objectives can be summarized as follows:
to understand the basic of equivalence translations;
to learn how to deal with basic features of Czech equivalent translations;
to understand the basic principles of translation theory in practical translations.
Throughout the semester students are encouraged to link theory in the classroom to practice via practical tasks.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course, the students will be able:
to understand the basic of equivalence translations;
to learn how to deal with basic features of Czech equivalent translations;
to understand the basic principles of translation theory in practical translations
Syllabus
  • Topics:
  • * Subtitles - IT Crowd, John Cleese and How to Irritate People, Vicar of Dibley, A Little Bit of Laurie and Fry;
  • * Film scripts Contemporary American and British - Trainspotting, Pulp Fiction, Reservoir Dogs, Crying Game;
  • * Dubbing - How to translate for the dubbing studios - The Lost
Literature
  • KNITTLOVÁ, Dagmar. K teorii i praxi překladu. 2. vyd. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého, 2000, 215 s. ISBN 8024401436. info
  • LEVÝ, Jiří. Umění překladu. Vyd. 3., upr. a rozš. Praha: Ivo Železný, 1998, 386 s. ISBN 802373539X. info
  • LEVÝ, Jiří. České teorie překladu : vývoj překladatelských teorií a metod v české literatuře. Edited by Jiří Honzík. Vyd. 2. (rozdělené do dvou. Praha: Ivo Železný, 1996, 273 s. ISBN 8023729527. info
  • LEVÝ, Jiří. Úvod do teorie překladu. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1958, 109 s. URL info
  • LEVÝ, Jiří. Srovnávací pohled na anglický verš. 1949, 155 s. info
Teaching methods
Oral projects, written assignments, class discussions, practical exercises, individual projects, online group discussions.
Assessment methods
Seminar, class discussions
The translation seminar is supported by LMS
http://moodlinka.ped.muni.cz
Credit requirements: All the assignments to be handed in the LMS system.
The contact lessons are based on the practical analysis of student's translations.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
General note: Předmět bude realizován, pokud se přihlásí alespoň 15 studentů.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 1 hodina.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2024, Spring 2025.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2023, recent)
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