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340261 UE Translation: Engineering and the Natural Sciences Italian (2024W)

4.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 34 - Translationswissenschaft
Continuous assessment of course work
Moodle
We 22.01. 11:30-13:00 Hörsaal 4 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG

Registration/Deregistration

Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

max. 25 participants
Language: Italian

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Wednesday 16.10. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 4 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
  • Wednesday 23.10. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 4 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
  • Wednesday 30.10. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 4 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
  • Wednesday 06.11. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 4 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
  • Wednesday 13.11. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 4 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
  • Wednesday 20.11. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 4 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
  • Wednesday 04.12. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 4 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
  • Wednesday 11.12. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 4 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
  • Wednesday 08.01. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 4 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
  • Wednesday 15.01. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 4 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

Translation of selected technical texts of different topics from German into Italian and vice-versa (parallel texts); we will work on the various topics trying to simulate a real working situation.

All information and student comunication will be made via platform.

The course tackles the comparison of German and Italian parallel texts and finding optimal strategic approaches to these texts in order to generate a translation adequate to a hypothetic commission, taking into account the conditions of a real working situation.

Assessment and permitted materials

Continouos control, attendence, home-works, platform-work (20%), on-line simulation of a translation assignment (20%), simulation of a Modul exam (15% + 15%), final written exam (15% + 15%).

Deregistration prior to 31st October 2023.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

C2 level for both working languages

Examination topics

The final exam in both directions will tackle an issue discussed during the term.

Reading list

Kussmaul, Paul (2000) Kreatives Übersetzen. Tübingen: Stauffenburg.
Maliszewski, Julina (2010) Diskurs und Terminologie beim Fachübersetzen und Dolmetschen. Frankfurt: Lang.
Reinart, Sylvia (2010) Kulturspezifik in der Fachübersetzung. Berlin: Frank & Timme.
Scarpa. Federica (2001) La traduzione specializzata. Lingue speciali e mediazione linguistica. Milano: Hoepli.
Stolze, Radegundis (2009) Fachübersetzen - Ein Lehrbuch für Theorie und Praxis. Berlin: Frank & Timme.

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