AJ29081 Song Lyrics in Translation

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2006
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s) (plus 2 credits for an exam). Recommended Type of Completion: zk (examination). Other types of completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Simona Javůrková (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Jeffrey Alan Vanderziel, B.A.
Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: doc. Mgr. Tomáš Kačer, Ph.D.
Timetable
Tue 16:40–18:15 G31
Prerequisites
Introduction to Translation
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 15 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/15, only registered: 0/15, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/15
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Song lyrics are sometimes called the poetry of the modern age as for many young people a good text is as close as they get to a poem. The best authors of lyrics do use language to open up the reality in new and interesting ways - however, in songs the text always lives in relation to music. Translating song lyrics is thus an extremely challenging task - in this seminar we will look at songs of different genres (jazz, R&B, rock, hiphop, folk, musical..) and attempt to re-create them in Czech. If we accept the fact that the "ideal solution" will hardly be reached, we can enjoy the search. Also, we will examine the tradition and current practice of translating song lyrics into Czech.
Syllabus
  • Will be filled in by the beginning of the spring semester (a new course).
Assessment methods (in Czech)
credit - translations from the seminars, presentations, class participation; exam - final translation plus analysis.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Předmět si nemohou zapsat studenti Bc. studia AJ
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2005, Spring 2007, Spring 2008.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2006, recent)
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