NJ_P001 Translation Seminar

Faculty of Education
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
0/1/0. 2 credit(s) (plus 2 for the colloquium). Recommended Type of Completion: z (credit). Other types of completion: k (colloquium).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Ing. Petr Pytlík, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Ing. Petr Pytlík, Ph.D.
Department of German Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Helena Rytířová
Supplier department: Department of German Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Prerequisites
nejméně úroveň B1+ v německém jazyce at least B1+ level in the German language
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: 0/20, 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
This course focuses passive translations (German to Czech) of different styles and text types.
Learning outcomes
Having passed this course the students should be able to translate any common text from German into Czech when using common translation tools, such as corpus resources, automatic corrections, etc.
Syllabus
  • Theory: Differences in translating fiction and non-fiction, equivalence according to text style and genre. Translation practice: scientific texts (philology, presentation techniques), fictional texts, coloquial language, comics
Literature
  • KREJČOVÁ, Elena and Nadezhda STALYANOVA. Kouzlo a umění překladu (The magic and the art ot translation). Online. 1., elektronické vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2018, 80 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-9017-0. Čítárna Munispace info
  • LEVÝ, Jiří. Umění překladu. Čtvrté, upravené vydání. Praha: Apostrof, 2012, 367 stran. ISBN 9788087561157. info
  • KÁŇA, Tomáš. Překladatelské semináře - německý jazyk. Cvičné texty (Translation Seminars - German. A Practice Book.). 1st ed. Brno: Masarykova Univerzita v Brně, 2005, 44 pp. ISBN 80-210-3675-3. info
  • KÁŇA, Tomáš. Překladatelské semináře v učitelském studiu němčiny (Translation Seminars in German as a Foreign Language (Teachers Training)). Cizí jazyky. Praha: Fraus, 2002, vol. 45, No 4, p. 135-136. ISSN 1210-0811. info
  • REISS, Katharina. Grundfragen der Übersetzungswissenschaft : Wiener Vorlesungen. Edited by Mary Snell-Hornby - Mira Kadrić. 2. Aufl. Wien: WUV - Universitätsverlag, 2000, 132 s. ISBN 3851142322. info
Teaching methods
seminar - discussions on (self)translated texts
Assessment methods
Zápočet: für die aktive Teilnahme an allen Blöcken (es gibt nur drei pro Semester!). Übersetzungen in einzelne Blöcke müssen separat und vollständig erstellt werden. Um ein Kolloquium zu erhalten, ist es auch erforderlich, eine endgültige Übersetzung in der endgültigen Fassung anzufertigen.¨ Zápočet: Active participation at the seminar (presentation of translated texts); compulsory attendance. In order to obtain a kolokvium, it is also necessary to prepare a final translation into the final version.
Náhradní absolvování
Students on a study abroad program will have their ISP (Individual Study Plan) recognized, and they will be allowed to fulfill the requirements (after agreement with the instructors at the beginning of each semester) through distance learning. You can find details about the possibility of taking the course while studying abroad in the interactive syllabus.

Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: in blocks.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 6 hodin v kombinované formě.
Teacher's information
Support for learning for students in the combined study format takes place during regular presence seminars. Students can also contact the instructor at any time via email or in person during consultation hours. Online consultations via MS Teams are also possible by appointment.

The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Spring 2023, Spring 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2025, recent)
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