DSD22 Source Language - Commented Translation

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2021
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 16 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Jarmila Bednaříková, CSc. (lecturer)
doc. PhDr. Lubor Kysučan, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Marek Meško, M.A., Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Irena Radová, Ph.D. (alternate examiner)
Mgr. Luděk Vacín, Ph.D. (alternate examiner)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Irena Radová, Ph.D.
Department of Classical Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Jitka Erlebachová
Supplier department: Department of Classical Studies – Faculty of Arts
Prerequisites
The course Source Language - Commented Translation is intended for those students, who have completed no less than four semesters of at least one source language at the Faculty of Arts, Masaryk Unviersity, before the start of their Ph.D. studies in Ancient History.
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 aim of the course is to verify that the Ph.D. candidate possesses sufficient competencies for an independent work with primary sources in the original.
Learning outcomes
The Ph.D. candidate will be able to translate, interpret and comment on ancient sources in a language according to his/her specialization independently and on a scholarly level.
Syllabus
  • The Ph.D. candidate hands in a commented translation of a text selected from an ancient source/ancient sources according to his/her specialization (the selection must be approved by the supervisor). The required length of the commented translation is 8 standard pages. The doctoral student can be asked by the supervisor to present his/her translation e.g. at a doctoral students' meeting.
Literature
  • Literatura je předepsána individuálně podle zvolených pramenů.
  • Literature is assigned on an individual basis based on the selected primary sources.
Teaching methods
Producing an independent commented translation, presentation of the text.
Assessment methods
Evaluation of the translation's linguistic accuracy and the commentary's professional quality.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught each semester.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Autumn 2022, Spring 2023, Autumn 2023, Spring 2024, Autumn 2024, Spring 2025.
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