Selected Topics in Translation Studies 3221-S1-1WZT32K
A more detailed list of topics discussed during the classes includes the following:
1. Main issues of Translation studies, including an overview of definitions, translation types by Jakobson, the Holmes map, classification of translation.
2. Early history of translation (e.g. Cicero, Horace, St Jerome, Schleiermacher, Levý).
3. Equivalence: an overview of the concept (e.g. Jakobson, Nida and Taber, translation in Germany, descriptive translation studies).
4. Strategies and techniques in translation (e.g. Vinay and Darbelnet, Newmark).
5. Translation in the 20th century: an overview of theories (e.g. functional theories, Skopostheorie, descriptive translation studies, cultural and ideological turns, hermeneutic approach, cognitive theories).
6. New trends in Translation Studies: Audiovisual translation, localisation, CAT tools.
7. Interpreting: definitions, main types and theories.
8. Translator’s competencies.
9. Errors in translation.
10. Translations Studies in Poland.
Student’s Involvement
30 hours – in class
45 hours – reading articles for class
45 hours – preparing for classes and final exam
Type of course
obligatory courses
Mode
Learning outcomes
After completing the course, the student:
1. KNOWLEDGE:
- knows the subject, methodology as well as basic terminology used in Translation Studies
- sees interdependencies between various theories
2. SKILLS:
- can use basic terminology when analysing written translations
- can present an analysis of written translations
- can analyse the source text and indicate sources of potential errors
- can indicate sources of errors in translation
- can justify his/her own choices in the process of translation
3. SOCIAL COMPETENCIES:
- can actively participate in teamwork as well as in work of organisations and institutions dealing with translation studies
Assessment criteria
- in-class participation
- in-class reading assignments
- end-of-term test
In order to be allowed to take part in the final exam the student is obliged to be present in class (20%, with one absence allowed) and to prepare the in-class reading assignments (80%).
The final exam is a written test with open-ended and multiple-choice questions covering all of the aspects of translation studies discussed in class as well as in the compulsory reading. The final grade is awarded in the accordance with the following scale:
5! – 100–98%
5,0 – 97%–92%
4,5 – 91–84%
4,0 – 83–76%
3,5 – 75–68%
3,0 – 67–60%
2,0 – 59-0%
Bibliography
Basic reading:
Bednarczyk A. 2008. W poszukiwaniu dominanty translatorskiej. Warszawa: Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN.
Bogucki Ł. 2009. Tłumaczenie wspomagane komputerowo. Warszawa: Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN.
Bukowski P., Heydel M. 2009. (eds) Współczesne teorie przekładu. Antologia. Kraków: Wydawnictwo Znak.
Gutt, E.-A. 1991. Translation and Relevance: Cognition and Context. Oxford and Cambridge: Blackwell.
Hejwowski K. 2004. Kognitywno-komunikacyjna teoria przekładu. Warszawa: Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN.
Kielar B.Z. 1988. Tłumaczenie i koncepcje translatoryczne. Wrocław: Ossolineum.
Kielar B.Z. 2003. Zarys translatoryki. Warszawa: KJS.
Munday, J. 2012. Intorducing Translation Studies. Theories and Applications. London and New York: Routledge.
Newmark, P. 1988. A Textbook of Translation. New York: Prentice Hall.
Nida, E. A. 1964. Toward a Science of Translating: with Special Reference to Principles and Procedures Involved in Bible Translating. Leiden: E.J. Brill.
Nord, Ch. 1997. Translating as a Purposeful Activity: Functionalist Approaches Explained. Manchester: St. Jerome Publishing.
Pisarska A., Tomaszkiewicz T. 1998. Współczesne tendencje przekładoznawcze. Poznań: Wydawnictwo Naukowe UAM w Poznaniu.
Tomaszkiewicz T. 2007. Przekład audiowizualny. Warszawa: Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN.
Toury, G. 1995. Descriptive Translation Studies and Beyond. Amsterdam and Philadelphia: John Benjamins Publishing.
Wojtasiewicz O. 1957/1992. Wstęp do teorii tłumaczenia. Warszawa: TEPiS.
Venuti L. (ed.) 2000. The Translation Studies Reader. London/New York: Routledge.
Encyclopaedias and dictionaries:
Baker M. (ed.) 1998. Routledge Encyclopedia of Translation Studies. London/New York: Routledge.
Dąmbska-Prokop U.(ed.) 2000. Mała encyklopedia przekładoznawstwa. Częstochowa: Educator.
Dąmbska-Prokop U. (ed.) 2010. Nowa encyklopedia przekładoznawstwa. Kielce: Wyższa Szkoła Umiejętności
im. Stanisława Staszica.
Delisle J., Lee-Jahnke H., Cormier M. C. (eds) 2006. Terminologia tłumaczenia. Tłum. Teresa Tomaszkiewicz. Poznań: Wydawnictwo Naukowe UAM.
Lukszyn J. (ed.) 1998. Tezaurus terminologii translatorycznej. Warszawa: PWN.
Additional information
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