Translation of non-literary texts

Winter semester

Contact hours with teacher:

- participation in laboratory classes - 30 hrs.

- homework (translating and editing) and feedback - 10 hrs

Self-study hours:

- preparation for assignments (reading, pre-translation analysis of audiovisual materials, practicing software use) - 5 hrs.

- final test preparation - 5 hrs

Altogether: 50 hrs. (2 ECTS)

The course aims at the following learning outcomes:

-- Winter semester --

U1: the student uses available sources to

- perform a pre-translation analysis of audiovisual texts

- detect potential translation problems resulting from the mode of translation and differences in audience profile

- produce a translation with the help of audiovisual translation tools

(K_U04; the effect is later extended to other types of texts)

U2: the student solves linguistic and cultural problems in audiovisual translation:

- exhibits correct understanding of the audiovisual source text in English, and preserves its sense in translation, or supplementing it where necessary to fit the needs of the target audience.

- translates linguistically advanced audiovisual texts from English into Polish.

- translates linguistically advanced audiovisual texts from Polish into English.

- identifies the dominant function of the source text and its relevant features, and presents them using translation terminology.

- identifies the dominant function of the source text and its relevant features, and presents them using translation terminology.

- proposes and revises a translation strategy of the basis of their analysis of the source text and available information on the target audience.

- produces translations into Polish and English using strategies characteristic for audiovisual translation.

(K_U12)

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