UCJPREK1 Translation Seminar 1

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Winter 2013
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Markéta Johnová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Markéta Johnová, Ph.D.
Institute of Foreign Languages – Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
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
In this course students shall deal with the language of advertisement, cartoons, and fiction. The aim is to see translation as a replacement of a representation of a text in one language by a representation of an equivalent text in a second language. The students will engage in translation from English to Czech.
Syllabus
  • 1) Translating advertisement slogans
    2) Translating cartoon captions
    3) Translating a play
    4) Translating fiction - focus on translating methods
    5) Translating fiction - focus on translating procedures
    6) Translating fiction - focus on language functions
    7) Translating fiction - focus on stylistic scales
    8) Translating fiction - focus on interplay of the FSP factors 1
    9) Translating fiction - focus on interplay of the FSP factors 2
    10) Translating fiction - focus on interplay direct speech
    11) Translating fiction - focus on interplay reporting verbs
    12) Translating fiction - focus on interplay faux amis
Literature
  • Knittlová, D. K teorii i praxi překladu. Olomouc, 2003. info
  • Mounin, G. Teoretické problémy překladu. Praha, 1999. info
  • Čechová et al. Komplexní jazykové rozbory. Praha: SPN, 1996. info
  • Baker, M. In Other Words. London: Routledge, 1992. info
  • Bell, R.T. Translation and Translating. London: Longman, 1991. info
  • Newmark, P. A Textbook of Translation. London and New York: Prentice Hall, 1988. info
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Teacher's information
The students will be assigned excerpts from various sources. They will translate the texts at home and present their translations at seminars.
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2008, Winter 2009, Winter 2010, Winter 2011, Winter 2012, Winter 2014, Winter 2015, Winter 2016, Winter 2017, Winter 2018, Winter 2019, Winter 2020, Winter 2021, Winter 2022, Winter 2023.
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