Universität Wien

340042 VO Language skills and text competence for translation Portuguese (2023W)

4.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 34 - Translationswissenschaft
Moodle

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Details

max. 1000 participants
Language: Portuguese

Examination dates

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Thursday 12.10. 08:00 - 09:30 Seminarraum 10 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 3.OG
  • Thursday 19.10. 08:00 - 09:30 Seminarraum 10 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 3.OG
  • Thursday 09.11. 08:00 - 09:30 Seminarraum 10 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 3.OG
  • Thursday 16.11. 08:00 - 09:30 Seminarraum 10 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 3.OG
  • Thursday 30.11. 08:00 - 09:30 Seminarraum 10 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 3.OG
  • Thursday 07.12. 08:00 - 09:30 Seminarraum 10 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 3.OG
  • Thursday 14.12. 08:00 - 09:30 Seminarraum 10 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 3.OG
  • Thursday 11.01. 08:00 - 09:30 Seminarraum 10 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 3.OG
  • Thursday 18.01. 08:00 - 09:30 Seminarraum 10 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 3.OG

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

Introduction to textual analysis, production and revision;
Consolidation of general knowledge in Portuguese;
Awareness of morphological, grammatical, syntactic and lexical phenomena and their respective functions in the Portuguese language;
Awareness of the interactions between language and culture: introduction to cultural theories;
Introduction to basic concepts such as textual function, text type, genre theory, discourse analysis, cultural identity;
Stylistic knowledge that is relevant to the translation process: idiomatic expressions, different registers and communication situations;
Introduction to concepts from literary studies and translation studies: functionality, target audience, Skopos theory;
Reflections on the different grammatical and pragmatic structures in Portuguese and German languages;
Reading and analysis of various types of texts in Portuguese language; basic translation exercises.

Assessment and permitted materials

Positive grading depends on the the result of the final exam:
1 (sehr gut) 100-90 Punkte
2 (gut) 89-81 Punkte
3 (befriedigend) 80-71 Punkte
4 (genügend) 70-60 Punkte
5 (nicht genügend) 59-0 Punkte

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Positive Grading depends on the the result of the final exam (60 points have to reached):
1 (sehr gut) 100-90 Punkte
2 (gut) 89-81 Punkte
3 (befriedigend) 80-71 Punkte
4 (genügend) 70-60 Punkte
5 (nicht genügend) 59-0 Punkte

Examination topics

Final exam. The materials (texts and exercises) will be available on Moodle.

Reading list

Further bibliographical references, texts and materials will be indicated throughout the semester and/or will be available on the Moodle platform.

Association in the course directory

Last modified: We 17.04.2024 08:06