FPF:UCJAOPBK29 Translation practice 1 - Course Information
UCJAOPBK29 Translation practice 1
Faculty of Philosophy and Science in OpavaWinter 2024
- Extent and Intensity
- 0/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
- Teacher(s)
- PhDr. Libor Práger, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
- Guaranteed by
- PhDr. Libor Práger, 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
- English for Professional Purposes (programme FPF, AOP)
- 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.
- Learning outcomes
- After completing the course, the student will be able to:
- identify and summarize the main features of successful translations;
- identify and describe the appropriate strategies for successful translations
- describe the factors that affect the success of a translation;
- apply theoretical knowledge to the preparation and presentation of their own translations - Syllabus
- 1. Introduction to translation 2. Major aspects of translation 3. Translating advertisement slogans 1 4. Translating advertisement slogans 2 5. Translating cartoons - Jim Davis, Garfield 6. Translating drama 1 7. Translating drama 2 8. Translating travel books 9. Translating fantasy 10. Translating humour 11. Translating biography and diary 12. Translating science fiction 13. Presentation of translations
- Literature
- required literature
- Baker, M. In Other Words. London: Routledge, 1992. info
- recommended 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
- Bell, R.T. Translation and Translating. London: Longman, 1991. info
- Newmark, P. A Textbook of Translation. London and New York: Prentice Hall, 1988. info
- Teaching methods
- Seminar
- Assessment methods
- active class participation, completed translation assignments
- Language of instruction
- Czech
- Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
- The course is taught: every week.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 6 hod/cv/sem.
- Enrolment Statistics (Winter 2024, recent)
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