Universität Wien

340113 UE Technical Translation: Portuguese (2013W)

4.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 34 - Translationswissenschaft
Continuous assessment of course work
Moodle

Registration/Deregistration

Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

max. 30 participants
Language: Portuguese

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

Friday 11.10. 13:30 - 15:00 Seminarraum 4 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, EG
Friday 18.10. 13:30 - 15:00 Seminarraum 4 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, EG
Friday 25.10. 13:30 - 15:00 Seminarraum 4 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, EG
Friday 08.11. 13:30 - 15:00 Seminarraum 4 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, EG
Friday 15.11. 13:30 - 15:00 Seminarraum 4 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, EG
Friday 22.11. 13:30 - 15:00 Seminarraum 4 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, EG
Friday 06.12. 13:30 - 15:00 Seminarraum 4 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, EG
Friday 13.12. 13:30 - 15:00 Seminarraum 4 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, EG
Friday 10.01. 13:30 - 15:00 Seminarraum 4 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, EG
Friday 17.01. 13:30 - 15:00 Seminarraum 4 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, EG
Friday 24.01. 13:30 - 15:00 Seminarraum 4 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, EG
Friday 31.01. 13:30 - 15:00 Seminarraum 4 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, EG

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

Analysis of and tasks connected with different tecnical texts for different purposes and target groups. In this semester the areas are: Cooperation for Development, Social Politics, Gender Studies. Preparation of the MA-exam "Modulprüfung Fachübersetzen"

Assessment and permitted materials

Continuous evaluation. 80% home assignments, 20% portfolio with corrected assignments to be handed in at the end of the semester (Alternatively, end-of-term test - to be discussed at the beginning of the semester).

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Acquisition of analytical and translatorial skills. Understanding the source text and the task. Being able to do thorough research and to defending one's choices. Assignment-focused text production.

Examination topics

Every week students are asked to download a text together with a specific task description from our moodle-platform. Assignments are to be handed in every Wednesday before 3 p.m. after having been corrected by a peer. All assignments are corrected by the teacher. In class, we will discuss the translation process and analyze the text which is to be translated next.

Reading list

Benedetti, Ivone; Sobral, Adail: Conversas com Tradutores. S. Paulo. Parábola, 2003
Milton, John: Tradução: Teoria e Prática. S. Paulo. Martins Fontes, 1998
Kussmaul, Paul: Verstehen und Übersetzen - Ein Lehr- und Arbeitsbuch. Tübingen. Narr, 2009
Kadric, Mira; Kaindl, Klaus; Kaiser-Cooke, Michele: Translatorische Methodik. Wien. Facultas, 2007
Stolze, Radegundis: Fachübersetzen - Ein Lehrbuch für Theorie und Praxis, Berlin, Frank und Timme; 2009

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