AJ32056 Selected Topics in Translation

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2015
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 10 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Renata Kamenická, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Jeffrey Alan Vanderziel, B.A.
Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Tomáš Hanzálek
Supplier department: Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
each even Friday 12:30–14:05 G32
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 15 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 1/15, only registered: 0/15
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Students will acquire basic knowledge about Translation Studies as a discipline and its objectives and methods and its ongoing dialogue with Linguistics. They will get to know a selection of TS sources, namely several framing texts and a the most important journals in the field. They will gain an active knowledge of concepts concerning the study of translated language and learn the basics of their operationalization. They will increase their competence in using (TS) literature and evaluating research reports independently, finding links between concepts and research results and adopting them to their use.
Syllabus
  • 1. Translation Studies as a discipline. Types of research and corresponding methods. 2. An introduction to the discourse on language-specific tendencies (translation universals). 3. Unique items, explicitation and implicitation in translation, translation universals and translation and/vs. interpreting. 4. Selected topics from explicitation research. 5. Research assessment and criticism. An outline of literature to study for the colloquium.
Teaching methods
Lecture topics, class discussion, independent study.
Assessment methods
Activity during the semester (class discussions), questions on topics discussed, a final colloquium.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught once in two years.
General note: Tento kurz je určen pouze studentům doktorského studia! This course is designated for PhD students ONLY!.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2009, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2024.
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