Universität Wien

340340 UE Basic Translation Competence: English (2013S)

für nichtdeutsche MuttersprachlerInnen

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

Details

max. 30 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Thursday 14.03. 14:30 - 16:00 Seminarraum 9 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 2.OG
  • Thursday 21.03. 14:30 - 16:00 Seminarraum 9 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 2.OG
  • Thursday 11.04. 14:30 - 16:00 Seminarraum 9 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 2.OG
  • Thursday 18.04. 14:30 - 16:00 Seminarraum 9 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 2.OG
  • Thursday 25.04. 14:30 - 16:00 Seminarraum 9 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 2.OG
  • Thursday 02.05. 14:30 - 16:00 Seminarraum 9 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 2.OG
  • Thursday 16.05. 14:30 - 16:00 Seminarraum 9 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 2.OG
  • Thursday 23.05. 14:30 - 16:00 Seminarraum 9 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 2.OG
  • Thursday 06.06. 14:30 - 16:00 Seminarraum 9 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 2.OG
  • Thursday 13.06. 14:30 - 16:00 Seminarraum 9 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 2.OG
  • Thursday 20.06. 14:30 - 16:00 Seminarraum 9 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 2.OG
  • Thursday 27.06. 14:30 - 16:00 Seminarraum 9 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 2.OG

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

Comparative study of English and German texts from various fields and aspects of text production in the transcultural field: task analysis, text analysis, research, strategies of text production such as summaries, commentaries etc.

Assessment and permitted materials

Work done in class, home assignments, mitderm, final exam, particiaption.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Acquire basic translatorial skills so as to be able to produce English and German texts that are based on texts in the other language and take into account specific definitions of tasks and specific target audiences. Preparation for PIK exam.

Examination topics

Ad-hoc text production in class in teams of 2 or 3 students, home assignments, class discussion.

Reading list

Christiane Nord: Textanalyse: pragmatisch / funktional. In: Handbuch Translation, hg. von Mary Snell-Hornby u.a., Tübingen: Stauffenburg 1998, 350-354. Christiane Nord: Textanalyse: translatorischer Schwierigkeitsgrad. In: Handbuch Translation, hg. von Mary Snell-Hornby u.a., Tübingen: Stauffenburg 1998, 355-357.

Association in the course directory

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