FF:AJ19014 Becoming a Translator

AJ19014 Becoming a Translator (The Tricks and Tools of the Trade)

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2003

Extent and Intensity: 0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s): PhDr. Jarmila Fictumová (lecturer)
Guaranteed by: Jeffrey Alan Vanderziel, B.A.
Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Michaela Hrazdílková
Timetable: Mon 16:40–18:15 32
Prerequisites: AJ09999 Qualifying Examination
basic computer skills
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 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/20, only registered: 0/20
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with: there are 7 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
Course objectives: Students will learn to employ the Internet, language corpora and available CAT tools in translating non-literary texts. They will learn to deal with translations from and into English, create their own glossaries of terms and try to revise translations.
Assessment methods (in Czech): seminar work, assignment
Language of instruction: English
Further Comments: The course is taught annually.