Course: Translation Seminar 1

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Course title Translation Seminar 1
Course code KSR/7PS1
Organizational form of instruction Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech, Russian
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
Course content
Constitution, parliament, election. State visits, negotiation, agreements. International relationships. European Union. 1. ? 12. The structure of the lessons is as follows: translating the articles from the book or from specialized journals or internet. Students can use various types of dictionaries and thus create their professional habits for translation such texts. 13. Credit test.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook)
  • Attendace - 13 hours per semester
  • Semestral Work - 12 hours per semester
  • Homework for Teaching - 13 hours per semester
  • Preparation for the Course Credit - 12 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
This course is further developing the knowledge of language and is focused on creating the ability to analyze text (especially journalistic or administrative text), to understand the dominant information and to translate it from one language to another. The translation methods are applied to topic of politics, and thus the students will get familiar with the terminology and vocabulary of this field. Students are asked to learn the vocabulary and to know it actively and also to prepare at home their translations which we shall discuss at the seminars in order to select the best solutions of problematic parts.
Students will acquire vocabulary and terminology connected to the topic of politics and the ability to translate texts on this topic in both directions.
Prerequisites
A practical knowledge of Russian, at least A2 level of the European Framework of Reference for Languages, knowledge of Czech language, at least C1 level of the European Framework of Reference for Languages, knowledge of Russian grammar as required by the curriculum and knowledge of Russian culture and realia.
KSR/7CJ2

Assessment methods and criteria
Written exam, Seminar Work

- Attendance, max. 2 absences - Passing the credit test (translation of terms and articles in both directions) - Submitting a paper on a selected translatological issue - Submitting a 1-page translation from Czech to Russian and a 1-page translation in the opposite direction.
Recommended literature
  • Csiriková, M., Vysloužilová, E. Translatologická lexikálně gramatická a aktivizující cvičení. UP Olomouc 1998. .
  • Garbovskij, N.K. Teorija perevoda. Moskva 2004..
  • Gromová, E., Hrdlička, M., Vilímek, V. Antologie teorie odborného překladu. Ostrava 2007..
  • Kučerová, Z. a kol. Překládání a čeština. Jinočany, 1994..
  • Neljubin, L.L. Tolkovyj perevodčeskij slovaŕ. Moskva 2008..
  • Tjulenev, S.V. Teorija perevoda. Moskva 2004..
  • Vysloužilová, E., Machalová, M. Cvičebnice překladu pro rusisty, Politika, Ekonomika, Olomouc 2011.
  • Žváček, D. Kapitoly z teorie překladu I (odborný překlad). Olomouc 1995..
  • Žváček, D. Úvod do teorie překladu (pro rusisty). Olomouc 1994. .


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): Russian and Economics, Law and Tourism (2015) Category: Philological sciences 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Russian Philology (2015) Category: Philological sciences 3 Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: -