WORKSHOP OF LITERARY TRANSLATION/TRANSLATIONS IN COMPARISON
| Title | ΕΡΓΑΣΤΗΡΙ ΛΟΓΟΤΕΧΝΙΚΗΣ ΜΕΤΑΦΡΑΣΗΣ ΚΑΙ ΣΥΓΚΡΙΣΗΣ ΜΕΤΑΦΡΑΣΕΩΝ / WORKSHOP OF LITERARY TRANSLATION/TRANSLATIONS IN COMPARISON |
| Code | ΔΠΜΣ_ΛΟΓ003 |
| Faculty | Philosophy |
| School | German Language and Literature |
| Cycle / Level | |
| Teaching Period | Winter/Spring |
| Common | No |
| Status | Inactive |
| Course ID | 600013619 |
| Academic Year | 2017 – 2018 |
| Class Period | Winter |
| Faculty Instructors |
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| Weekly Hours | 3 |
| Class ID | 600096626
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Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600096626
- At the Website of the School:
- eLearning (Moodle):
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
The aim of this workshop is to train students to think critically about literary translation as a site of intersecting linguistic and cultural tensions.
Learning outcomes
- Understanding of key theoretical approaches to literary translation;
- Familiarity with and ability to explain specific case studies as examples of literary translation in practice;
- Ability to think critically about literary translation
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Make decisions
- Work autonomously
- Work in teams
- Work in an interdisciplinary team
- Appreciate diversity and multiculturality
- Demonstrate social, professional and ethical commitment and sensitivity to gender issues
- Be critical and self-critical
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
Τhis workshop combines tranlation practice with comparison of translation. The students are expected to translate each week a passage of literary prose and reflect upon the process of translation. In addition, each student will prepare a presentation comparing to or more translations of the same text.
Keywords
translation studies, literary translation
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 78 | ✓ | |||
| Reading Assigment | 22 | ✓ | |||
| Field trips and participation in conferences / seminars / activities | 30 | ✓ | |||
| Project | 50 | ✓ | |||
| Written assigments | 70 | ✓ | |||
| Total | 250 |
Student Assessment
Description
constant, active participation, oral presentation and final paper.
Student Assessment methods
- Written Assignment (Summative)
- Performance / Staging (Formative)
Bibliography
Additional bibliography for study
Alvarez, R. & M. Carmen-Africa Vidal (eds.) (1996): Translation, Power,
Subversion. Clevedon: Multilingual Matters.
Arrowsmith, William & Roger Shattuck (eds.) (1961): The Craft and Context
of Translation, Austin: U Texas Press, 1961.
Baker, Mona (1992): In Other Words: A Coursebook on Translation, London/
New York: Routledge.
Baker, Mona (1998): The Routledge Encyclopedia of Translation Studies, London:
Routledge.
Gorlée, Di. L. (2004) On Translating Signs, Rodopi.
Graham, Joseph E. (ed.) (1985): Difference in Translation, Ithaca: Cornell
University Press.
Grenoble, Lenore & A. Kopper, John M. (eds.) (1997): Essays in the art and
theory of translation, Lewiston/Lampeter: E. Mellen Press.
Last Update
20-03-2017
