PRFJ012 Written Test

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2022
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Taught in person.
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Pavla Doležalová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Pavla Doležalová, Ph.D.
Department of Romance Languages and Literatures – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of Romance Languages and Literatures – Faculty of Arts
Prerequisites
This course is for students in the last semester, after the completion of all required courses.
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 exam paper is to check the student’s abilities to translate a text from French into Czech. It is to be written immediately before the state examination, students are therefore to enroll in the same semester during which they are taking the state examination. Examination dates are published in the IS.
Learning outcomes
The exam paper will check the student’s abilities to translate from French into Czech and to comment on a challenging text.
Syllabus
  • Translation is written in the computer lab in Word (or outside the university via MS Teams). You can use online dictionaries, terminology databases, encyclopedias, parallel texts. The exam paper is allotted 3 hours of writing time.
Literature
  • DOLEŽALOVÁ, Pavla. Apprendre la traduction a l’aide des « grilles de traduction » : pour une approche méthodique (Learning translation by means of "translation grids" : a methodic approach). Études romanes de Brno. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, vol. 36, No 2, p. 253-266. ISSN 1803-7399. 2015. Digitální knihovna FF MU info
  • ČMEJRKOVÁ, Světla, František DANEŠ and Jindra SVĚTLÁ. Jak napsat odborný text. Vydání první. Praha: Leda. 255 stran. ISBN 8085927691. 1999. info
Teaching methods
During their presentations students show their ability to interconnect on their own their theoretical knowledge and practical analysis of a specific text.
Assessment methods
Written translation with commentary. 2 pages approx. of the source text.
Language of instruction
French
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught each semester.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 4 hodiny.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2021, Autumn 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Autumn 2023, Spring 2024, Autumn 2024, Spring 2025.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2022, recent)
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