PRZA006 Correct writing for translators

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2024
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Ivo Buzek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. PhDr. Pavla Doležalová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Daniela Veškrnová (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Pavla Doležalová, Ph.D.
Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of German, Scandinavian and Netherland Studies – Faculty of Arts (50,00 %), Department of Romance Languages and Literatures – Faculty of Arts (50,00 %)
Timetable
Tue 10:00–11:40 G25, except Tue 16. 4.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The translator is the creator of a text that is subject to the same requirements as the original text. Those are in case of literary texts or legal texts the highest. Therefore, students should meet excellent practical knowledge of the target language, on all levels.
Learning outcomes
Student will be able: - to make use of their theoretical language knowledge to develop their writing skills
. - to identify incorrect texts and to revise them
. - to formulate the message using different stylistic devices
.
Syllabus
  • - motivation to correct writing, methods
  • - basic terms, orthography, grammar, codification, basic codification sources and tools
  • - language planes, styles, discourse types
  • - translated texts analysis
  • - PP presentation
Literature
  • Akademická pravidla českého pravopisu : s Dodatkem Ministerstva školství, mládeže a tělovýchovy České republiky (Variant.) : Pravidla českého pravopisu : s Dodatkem Ministerstva školství, mládeže a tělovýchovy České republiky [Hlavsa, 1998]. info
  • Akademická příručka českého jazyka. Edited by Markéta Pravdová - Ivana Svobodová. Vydání 1., Praha 2014, dot. Praha: Academia, 2014, 533 stran. ISBN 9788020023278. info
  • KRAUS, Jiří. Nový akademický slovník cizích slov A-Ž. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 2008, 879 s. ISBN 9788020014153. info
  • Pravidla českého pravopisu. Praha: Academia, 2005, 391 pp. ISBN 80-200-1327-X. info
  • Akademický slovník cizích slov :A-Ž. Edited by Věra Petráčková - Jiří Kraus. Dotisk 1. vyd. Praha: Academia, 2000, 834 s. ISBN 80-200-0982-5. info
  • GREPL, Miroslav and Petr KARLÍK. Skladba češtiny. Olomouc: Votobia, 1998, 503 s. ISBN 80-7198-281-4. info
  • Příruční mluvnice češtiny. Edited by Petr Karlík - Marek Nekula - Zdenka Rusínová. Vyd. 1. Praha: Lidové noviny, 1995, 800 s. ISBN 8071061344. info
  • RUSÍNOVÁ, Zdenka. Tvoření slov v současné češtině. 2. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 1990, 52 s. ISBN 802100133X. info
Teaching methods
- theoretical background
- text analysis
- exercises
- writing
- PP presentation
Assessment methods
The course will be concluded with a final exam focused on correct text editing. To be admitted to the final exam, previous PP presentation is required. Attendance in seminars is compulsory (75%). Students should meet assignment submission deadlines.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2025.
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