FF:NOII_073 Translation practice - Course Information

NOII_073 Translation of non-literary texts

Extent and Intensity

0/2. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Daniela Sobková Zounková (lecturer)
doc. PhDr. Miluše Juříčková, CSc. (seminar tutor)

Guaranteed by

doc. PhDr. Miluše Juříčková, CSc.
Department of German, Scandinavian and Netherland Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: doc. PhDr. Miluše Juříčková, CSc.

Timetable

Mon 17:30–19:05 VP

Prerequisites

The course is open for master students of Norwegian

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

• Norwegian Language and Literature (programme FF, M-FI)
• Norwegian Language and Literature (programme FF, M-HS)
• Norwegian Language and Literature (programme FF, N-FI) (2)
• Norwegian Language and Literature (programme FF, N-HS)

Course objectives

Practice in translation of non-literary texts from Norwegian and Danish, students will practise translation of texts from various fields. Some theoretical concepts and/or theories will be introduced. Each week, students will be given a piece of text which they translate independently and bring it prepared to the class. Various solutions and approaches will be then discussed. Covered texts: popular informative - Stilrent (Innredningsideer for alle hjemmets rom), technical passage in a fiction text - Tegn til kjærlighet (Jan Kjærstad), social antropology - Storeulvssyndromet (Thomas Hylland Eriksen), special Norwegian topics – friluftsliv, EU-related texts (Rådgiverforum Norge), book review. Norwegian and Danish to Czech and Slovak

Syllabus

• texts within medicin, legacy, technique and other topics

Literature

• Per Quale: Fra Hieronymus til hypertekst. Oslo 2001
• JUSLEKSIKON (Jon Gisle). Kunnskapsforlaget 2007

Assessment methods

Excercises
Type of Completition: credit (translation)

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

The course can also be completed outside the examination period.

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