NJPII_3247 Theory of Translations

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2014
Extent and Intensity
2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Zbyněk Fišer, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Jaroslav Kovář, CSc.
Department of German, Scandinavian and Netherland Studies – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of German, Scandinavian and Netherland Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Wed 24. 9. to Wed 29. 10. Wed 19:10–20:45 zruseno D21, Wed 12. 11. to Wed 19. 11. Wed 19:10–20:45 zruseno D21, Wed 3. 12. to Wed 10. 12. Wed 19:10–20:45 zruseno D21
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 objective of the one-semester lecture course is to provide students of the Master Diploma in Translation studies programme with a brief outline of the basic topics and issues in theory of translation. Firstly, students will get acquainted with the main tasks of theory of translation and the connections between translation theory and practice and then a very brief outline of history of translation and theory of translation will be presented. Another two teaching blocks will deal with Czech and Slovak theories of translation (with focus on Levý and Popovič). The rest of the course will address the main trends in – especially contemporary – theory of translation. Since the studies programme has a strong practical focus, the requirements for successful completion of the course will include mastering the content of the course as presented in the lectures plus having read a selection of chapters from the literature recommended by the teacher during the semester. Credits will be granted upon passing a written exam.
Syllabus
  • (1) Theory of translation and relevance for translation practice, the tasks of theory of translation. (2) Translator and his competence. (3) Recurrent issues in theory of translation (source/target language/culture emphasis; equivalence; translatability vs. untranslatability; free vs. literal translation; re/writing vs. translation); the issue of equivalence in translation theory. (4) A brief outline of history of translation, history of translation vs. contemporary translation theories. Czech theories of translation: J. Levý and his position in translation theory. Slovak theories of translation: A. Popovič and D. Ďurišin and their position in the context of theory of translation. (5) A review and comparison of different models of the translation process (Levý, Popovič, Snell-Hornby etc.). (6) Linguistic approaches. Types of translation (Nord). (7) Functional approaches and skopos theory: Vermeer, Reiss, Nord; translation and theory of action. (8) Theory of translation and cognitivism. Semantics of prototyp. (9) Dynamic mind in theory of translation: de Bono, Schank. (10) Creativity and translation: Kußmaul, Venuti.
Literature
    required literature
  • FIŠER, Zbyněk. Překlad jako kreativní proces. Teorie a praxe funkcionalistického překládání. (Translation as a Creative Process. The Theory and Practice of Functionalist Translating.). 1st ed. Brno: Host, 2009, 320 pp. Studium 28. ISBN 978-80-7294-343-2. info
    recommended literature
  • Náhradní obsah: Snell-Hornby, M., et al. Handbuch Translation. 2., verbess. Aufl. Tübingen: Stauffenburg Verlag, 1999 (či další vyd.).
  • Náhradní obsah: Stolze, R. Übersetzungstheorien: eine Einführung. Tübingen: Narr, 1997 (nebo pozdější vydání).
  • Náhradní obsah: Hönig, H. G. – Kußmaul, P. Strategie der Übersetzung. Tübingen: Gunter Narr Verlag, 1999 (či jiná vydání po r. 1991).
  • Náhradní obsah: Kußmaul, P. Kreatives Übersetzen. Tübingen: Stauffenbug-Verlag, 2000.
  • LEVÝ, Jiří. Umění překladu. Edited by Karel Hausenblas. Vyd. 3., upr. a rozš. verze. Praha: Ivo Železný, 1998, 386 s. ISBN 802373539X. info
  • Venuti, L. Translation Changes Everything. N. Y. :Routledge, 2013.
    not specified
  • BASSNETT, Susan. Translation studies. Rev. ed. London: Routledge, 1991, xxi, 168. ISBN 0415065283. info
  • GENTZLER, Edwin. Contemporary translation theories. 2nd rev. ed. Clevedon: Multilingual Matters, 2001, xiv, 232. ISBN 1853595136. info
  • NORD, Christiane. Translating as a Purposeful Activity: Fuctionalist Approaches Explained. Manchester: St. Jerome Publishing, 1997, 154 pp. ISBN 1900650029. info
  • POPOVIČ, Anton. Teória umeleckého prekladu : aspekty textu a literárnej metakomunikácie. 2. preprac. a rozš. vyd. Bratislava: Tatran, 1975, 293 s. 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
  • SNELL-HORNBY, Mary. Translation studies : an integrated approach. Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, 1988, viii, 163. ISBN 90-272-2060-3. info
  • MUNDAY, Jeremy. Introducing translation studies : theories and applications. London: Routledge, 2001, xiv, 222. ISBN 0415229278. info
  • After Babel : aspects of language and translation. Edited by George Steiner. 2nd ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1992, xviii, 538. ISBN 0192828746. info
  • TOURY, Gideon. Descriptive translation studies and beyond. Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, 1995, viii, 311. ISBN 90-272-2145-6. info
  • VENUTI, Lawrence. The translator's invisibility : a history of translation. London: Routledge, 1995, xii, 353 s. ISBN 0-415-11537-X. info
  • Rethinking translation : discourse, subjectivity, ideology. Edited by Lawrence Venuti. London: Routledge, 1992, xi, 235 s. ISBN 0-415-06050-8. info
  • CHESTERMAN, Andrew. Memes of translation : the spread of ideas in translation theory. Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, 1997, vii, 219 s. ISBN 90-272-1625-8. info
  • NIDA, Eugene Albert and Charles R. TABER. The theory and practice of translation. Leiden: E.J. Brill, 1982, viii, 218. ISBN 90-04-06550-4. info
  • HERMANS, Theo. Translation in Systems. Descriptive and System-oriented Approaches Explained. Manchester: St. Jerome Publishing, 1999, 197 pp. ISBN 900650-11-8. info
Teaching methods
Lectures.
Assessment methods
Written exam.
Language of instruction
German
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018.
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