BA_MgL3 Lithuanian: translating course

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2024
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Halina Beresnevičiúte Nosalova, Ph.D., M.A. (lecturer)
doc. Mag. Vaidas Šeferis, Dr. phil. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Halina Beresnevičiúte Nosalova, Ph.D., M.A.
Department of Linguistics and Baltic Languages – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of Linguistics and Baltic Languages – Faculty of Arts
Prerequisites
Students should already speak excellent Lithuanian.
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 goal of the course is to develop skills in translation from and to Lithuanian, oral and written.
Learning outcomes
Students should be able to translate spoken Lithuanian. Students should be able to translate scientific Lithuanian texts. Students should be able to translate Lithuanian fiction.
Syllabus
  • Translating video material on natural, tourist and political topics. Translating scientific text on linguistic or literary topics. Translating legal texts. Praxis in simultanian translation.
Literature
    recommended literature
  • Lietuviu kalbos žodynas. Edited by Vytautas Vitkauskas. Vilnius: Lietuviu kalbos instituto leidykla, 2002, xxii, 1158. ISBN 9986668387. info
  • NORKAITIENE, Milda, Rita ŠEPETYTE and Zita ŠIMENAITE. Mokomasis lietuviu kalbos žodynas. Vilnius: Baltos lankos, 2000, 549 s. ISBN 9955-00-062-7. info
  • GRUMADIENE, Laima and Vida ŽILINSKIENE. Frequency dictionary of modern written Lithuanian. Vilnius: Lietuviu kalbos institutas, 1998, xxxvi, 474. ISBN 9986-479-39-8. info
Teaching methods
Translating in the classroom, translating by themselves, the control of homework with the teacher.
Assessment methods
Evaluation of the work in the classroom, the written final test, and oral examination.
Language of instruction
Lithuanian
Further Comments
The course is taught each semester.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2019, Spring 2020, Autumn 2020, Spring 2021, Autumn 2021, Spring 2022, Autumn 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2025.
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