Course: Translation seminar 1

« Back
Course title Translation seminar 1
Course code ASJ/PS1
Organizational form of instruction Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 3
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Barešová Ivona, doc. Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
Themes: 1. Introduction (language styles, text analysis) 2. Business style (commercial correspondence) 3. Formal adress 4. Newspaper style 5. Notification, commercial 6. Interview 7. Article, essay

Learning activities and teaching methods
Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming)
Learning outcomes
Translation seminar 1 is designed for students of the B.A. program as an introduction to the translation practice from Japanese to Czech and also to theoretical issues of translation. During the seminars students get acquainted with various styles and their characteristics and learn basic translation techniques. Attention is paid to the preservation of functional equivalence and to pragmatic aspects in the translation.
Students have learnt to analyze in detail and interpret a Japanese text and solve basic problems concerning the translation from Japanese to Czech. They know various language styles and their specifics both in Czech and Japanese.
Prerequisites
The course is offered to Japanese philology students and Japanese for Economic practice students.

Assessment methods and criteria
Student performance

- Preparation for classes, class-work (max. 3 absences), - Submission of all assigned translations - Submission of all translations after final revision - Final translation (2 pages)
Recommended literature
  • D. Knittlová. (2000). K teorii i praxi překladu. Olomouc.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Japanese Philology (2016) Category: Philological sciences 3 Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Japanese Philology (2019_24) Category: Philological sciences 3 Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: -