UCJAOP16 Business English Translations

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Winter 2019
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. René Kron, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Marie Machničová (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. René Kron, Ph.D.
Institute of Foreign Languages – Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Timetable of Seminar Groups
UCJAOP16/A: Tue 8:05–9:40 M15-LUCJ, M. Machničová
Prerequisites (in Czech)
TYP_STUDIA(N)
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
This translation course is based on genuine texts which are required to be translated from English to Czech. The whole course is designed to meet the needs of nowadays students of English Philology who are interested in a future career of professional translators or interpreters in the field of Business Communication or those who want to gain as much practical experience in this field as possible. The objective of this course is to develop translation skills in each specific area of Business Communication, to introduce and present the unknown vocabulary and phrases and to practice translations from the source language to the target language. Each unit will have similar format consisting of the aims of each unit, introduction to unknown vocabulary, examples of various types of Business Communication texts and then exercises practising the translations from the source to the target language. There will also be a paragraph or short article from business and/or finance newspapers for reading comprehension, text analysis and translation practice. The Points to remember as well as the Glossary with the most important business terms and expressions will be presented at the end of each unit.
Syllabus (in Czech)
  • UNIT 1: INTRODUCTION
    UNIT 2: Business English Translation
    UNIT 3: Business Correspondence
    UNIT 4: Businees, Trade, Commerce
    UNIT 5: Supply and Demand
    UNIT 6: Contracts
    UNIT 7: Invoices
    UNIT 8: Import and Export Documents
    UNIT 9: Accounting
    UNIT 10: Securities and Stock Exchange
    UNIT 11: Press Releases and Reports
    UNIT 12: Summary and Individual Translation Project
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Teacher's information
Active participation, tasks in the study support, final project (business text translation).
Internet connection and Business dictionary are necessary.
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2013, Winter 2014, Winter 2015, Winter 2016, Winter 2017, Winter 2018, Winter 2020.
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