SLA302 Translation Seminar

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2015
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. et Mgr. Michal Przybylski (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Pavel Krejčí, Ph.D.
Department of Slavonic Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: doc. Mgr. Pavel Krejčí, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Slavonic Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Thu 15:50–17:25 VP
Prerequisites (in Czech)
SLA206 Language Course IV && SLA207 Language Practice III
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
The students will be acquainted with the basic terms in the field of translation and translation studies and with a brief outline of the development of approaches to translation. We will also focus in the the importance of competence in the target (Czech) language. The course is predominantly practical: it is designed to help students speed up the process of developing translation skills. The core of the course consists of the translation of various types of texts from Slovenian to Czech language and the discussion of different translation procedures and techniques.
Syllabus
  • Every class has this structure:
  • 1. a brief presentation of selected translation problem, basic terms in the field of translation and translation studies,
  • 2. team work on a Slovenian text,
  • 3. reading of the translated text with comments.
  • Translation: specialistic texts (various branches - linguistics, literary scholarship, history, sociology, geography), business texts (contracts, instruction manuals), journalistic texts (articles), literary texts (poems, short stories).
Literature
  • LEVÝ, Jiří. Umění překladu. Vyd. 3., upr. a rozš. Praha: Ivo Železný, 1998, 386 s. ISBN 802373539X. info
  • KUFNEROVÁ, Zlata. Překládání a čeština. Vyd. 1. Jinočany: H & H, 1994, 260 s. ISBN 8085787148. info
  • HRDLIČKA, Milan. Literární překlad a komunikace. Vyd. 1. Praha: ISV nakladatelství, 2003, 149 s. ISBN 80-86642-13-5. info
  • MOUNIN, Georges. Teoretické problémy překladu. Praha: Karolinum, 1999, 263 s. ISBN 80-7184-733-X. info
  • POPOVIČ, Anton. Teória umeleckého prekladu : aspekty textu a literárnej metakomunikácie. 2. preprac. a rozš. vyd. Bratislava: Tatran, 1975, 293 s. info
Teaching methods
Seminars with class discussion, homeworks - translation of various texts from Slovenian to Czech language.
Assessment methods
Credit requirements: regular attendance, participation in class discussions, regular preparation for classes, final translation with comments (min. 6000 signs).
Language of instruction
Slovenian
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2008, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2013, Spring 2016, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020.
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