340255 UE Basic Translation Competence: English (2014S)
Continuous assessment of course work
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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).
- Registration is open from Mo 10.02.2014 09:00 to Tu 25.02.2014 17:00
- Registration is open from Mo 03.03.2014 09:00 to Fr 07.03.2014 17:00
- Deregistration possible until Mo 31.03.2014 17:00
Details
max. 30 participants
Language: English
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
Wednesday
19.03.
11:00 - 12:30
Hörsaal 3 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
Wednesday
26.03.
11:00 - 12:30
Hörsaal 3 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
Wednesday
02.04.
11:00 - 12:30
Hörsaal 3 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
Wednesday
09.04.
11:00 - 12:30
Hörsaal 3 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
Wednesday
30.04.
11:00 - 12:30
Hörsaal 3 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
Wednesday
14.05.
11:00 - 12:30
Hörsaal 3 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
Wednesday
21.05.
11:00 - 12:30
Hörsaal 3 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
Wednesday
28.05.
11:00 - 12:30
Hörsaal 3 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
Wednesday
04.06.
11:00 - 12:30
Hörsaal 3 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
Wednesday
11.06.
11:00 - 12:30
Hörsaal 3 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
Wednesday
18.06.
11:00 - 12:30
Hörsaal 3 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
Wednesday
25.06.
11:00 - 12:30
Hörsaal 3 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
Information
Aims, contents and method of the course
Translation and interlingual and -cultural rewriting of texts covering various fields and cultures: textual analysis (source-text analysis in comparison to assignment and target text, assignment-specific requirements for the target text, reflecting on text type conventions, etc.), writing texts in German and English according to defined criteria, commentary on the work process (defending decisions made during text production). Translatory assignments will cover both directions, German -> English and English --> German.
Assessment and permitted materials
Active participation in class, assignments, mid-term exam, end-of-term exam.
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
Over the course of the semester, students will handle texts according to given assignments
- to understand translation as an act of text production for a specific purpose and target group,
- learn to analyze a source text in a specific environment,
- identify requirements a target text has to fulfill based on the assignment,
- learn to reflect on as well as evaluate and optimize the target texts produced.
- to understand translation as an act of text production for a specific purpose and target group,
- learn to analyze a source text in a specific environment,
- identify requirements a target text has to fulfill based on the assignment,
- learn to reflect on as well as evaluate and optimize the target texts produced.
Examination topics
Translatory assignments to be completed in class or prepared at home; students work in small groups or by themselves.
Reading list
Kadric, Mira/Kaindl, Klaus/Kaiser-Cooke, Michèle. 2007. Translatorische Methodik. 2. Auflage. Wien: Facultas
Kaiser-Cooke, Michèle. 2007. Wissenschaft, Translation, Kommunikation. Wien: Facultas
Resch, Renate. 2006. Translatorische Textkompetenz. Frankfurt am Main, Wien: Peter Lang
Kaiser-Cooke, Michèle. 2007. Wissenschaft, Translation, Kommunikation. Wien: Facultas
Resch, Renate. 2006. Translatorische Textkompetenz. Frankfurt am Main, Wien: Peter Lang
Association in the course directory
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