613155 Translation III, German-English, gr. a

winter semester 2013/2014 | Last update: 28.06.2013 | Place course on memo list

Department:

Department of Translation Studies

Instructor:

Dr. Heiko Ahmann

Course number:

613155

Title:

Translation III, German-English, gr. a

Type/hours:

UE 2

ECTS credits:

2,5

Period:

weekly

Mode of repetition:

each semester

Language of instruction:

English

Learning Outcome:

Based on a first insight into the theoretical underpinnings of translation, students will learn about typical translation processes while working on demanding and complex texts of a non-technical nature. A particular focus will be, for example, on using adequate research tools (both print and online) and related genre-specific texts, expanding students' foreign language skills, reflecting on translation-related comprehension and text production processes and on learning how to express these processes verbally.

Contents:

texts from translation studies and didactics

Methods:

Students will translate parts of a textbook as part of a fictional translation project.

Assessment:

continuous assessment, test, translation exam

Literature:

Kußmaul, Paul. Verstehen und Übersetzen. Ein Lehr- und Arbeitsbuch. 2. Auflage. Narr Studienbücher. (Available at the Studia above the University Library or in any other bookshop).

OLAT:

https://lms.uibk.ac.at/url/RepositoryEntry/3116138497

Start:

09.10.2013

allocated to study field

Faculty of Humanities 2 (Language and Literature)

Bachelor Programme Translation Studies according to the curriculum 2009 (180 ECTS-Credits, 6 semesters)

Compulsory Modules (100 ECTS-Credits)

Translatorics (22.5 ECTS-Credits)

Module 10: Translatorics III First Foreign Language (5 ECTS-Credits, 4 h)

Elective Modules (72.5 ECTS-Credits)

Translatorics (17.5 ECTS-Credits)

Module 45: Translatorics III Second Foreign Language (B-Language) (7.5 ECTS-Credits, 6 h)

Dates

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Date	Time	Location
Wed 2013-10-09	15.30 - 17.00	SR 3 Transl. SR 3 Transl.
Wed 2013-10-16	15.30 - 17.00	SR 3 Transl. SR 3 Transl.
Wed 2013-10-23	15.30 - 17.00	SR 3 Transl. SR 3 Transl.
Wed 2013-10-30	15.30 - 17.00	SR 3 Transl. SR 3 Transl.
Wed 2013-11-06	15.30 - 17.00	SR 3 Transl. SR 3 Transl.
Wed 2013-11-13	15.30 - 17.00	SR 3 Transl. SR 3 Transl.
Wed 2013-11-20	15.30 - 17.00	SR 3 Transl. SR 3 Transl.
Wed 2013-11-27	15.30 - 17.00	SR 3 Transl. SR 3 Transl.
Wed 2013-12-04	15.30 - 17.00	SR 3 Transl. SR 3 Transl.
Wed 2013-12-11	15.30 - 17.00	SR 3 Transl. SR 3 Transl.
Wed 2014-01-08	15.30 - 17.00	SR 3 Transl. SR 3 Transl.
Wed 2014-01-15	15.30 - 17.00	SR 3 Transl. SR 3 Transl.
Wed 2014-01-22	15.30 - 17.00	SR 3 Transl. SR 3 Transl.
Wed 2014-01-29	15.30 - 17.00	SR 3 Transl. SR 3 Transl.