Universität Wien

340376 UE Literary Translation: English (2013S)

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

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Details

max. 30 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Tuesday 12.03. 15:30 - 17:00 Seminarraum 3 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, EG
  • Tuesday 19.03. 15:30 - 17:00 Seminarraum 3 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, EG
  • Tuesday 09.04. 15:30 - 17:00 Seminarraum 3 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, EG
  • Tuesday 16.04. 15:30 - 17:00 Seminarraum 3 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, EG
  • Tuesday 30.04. 15:30 - 17:00 Seminarraum 3 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, EG
  • Tuesday 07.05. 15:30 - 17:00 Seminarraum 3 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, EG
  • Tuesday 14.05. 15:30 - 17:00 Seminarraum 3 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, EG
  • Tuesday 28.05. 15:30 - 17:00 Seminarraum 3 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, EG
  • Tuesday 04.06. 15:30 - 17:00 Seminarraum 3 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, EG
  • Tuesday 11.06. 15:30 - 17:00 Seminarraum 3 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, EG
  • Tuesday 18.06. 15:30 - 17:00 Seminarraum 3 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, EG
  • Tuesday 25.06. 15:30 - 17:00 Seminarraum 3 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, EG

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

Translation of English-language short shorts, flash fiction, sudden fiction.

Assessment and permitted materials

Translation with commentary; revision of work of another team; follow-up revision of own translation; midterm and final exam; participation.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Understand the challenges of translating literary texts; develop strategies for analyzing source texts and planning target texts; write creatively in German; improve your critical skills by working in teams and revising your colleagues' translations; get to know the German-language book market for this kind of fiction and learn about the situation of professional translators of literature.

Examination topics

Students (in teams of 2) will translate one or two stories, produce commentaries on their work and revise the work on another team; discussions in class.

Reading list

Literature will be available on our platform.

Association in the course directory

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