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Course: Cultural Translation

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Course title Cultural Translation
Course code KAN/APS
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 2
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Potočňáková Magdaléna, PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
Learning a language requires not only the mastery of linguistic means, but also the ability to repeatedly move between cultures. Each week in the seminar we will analyze particular examples of translation, both from English to Czech and vice versa. Students will examine not only texts at the level of style, diction and form (including those genres dealt with in the seminar Academic and Creative Writing), but also examine in detail expressions, links and terms that are from the translation point of view almost untranslatable. We will look at not only translations of a high professional standard, but also "quick and dirty" translations (for instance for TV serials). In approaching such material, students will concentrate on both the practical and theoretical linguistic challenges which these types of translation involve. Students will use the knowledge and skills acquired in the preceding seminars, and discover further ways that culture influences the practical aspects of translation. The material for this seminar will include screenplays, recipes, poems, short stories, memoirs and news articls.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Seminar
  • Preparation for formative assessments (2-20) - 10 hours per semester
  • Presentation preparation (report in a foreign language) (10-15) - 15 hours per semester
  • Contact hours - 22 hours per semester
  • Undergraduate study programme term essay (20-40) - 30 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
identifikovat základní syntaktiacké struktury anglické věty
důkladně se orientovat v české gramatice
Skills
kriticky a tvůrčím způsobem používat spisovnou i hovorovou češtinu
rozpoznávat různé funkční styly současné angličtiny
Competences
vnímat různé aspekty kulturní a historické odlišnosti anglofonních zemí
learning outcomes
Knowledge
analyzovat stylistické, lexikální ale i kulturní aspekty překládaných textů a to oběma směry
Skills
aplikovat výše uvedené znalosti v překladateské praxi
Competences
kriticky analyzovat překládaný text z hlediska gramatického i kulturního
teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture
Seminar
assessment methods
Skills demonstration during practicum
Skills
Skills demonstration during practicum
Competences
Skills demonstration during practicum
Recommended literature
  • Bassnett, Susan. Translation Studies. Oxford, 2005.
  • Geertz, Clifford. The Interpretation of Cultures. New York, 1973.
  • Krijtová, Olga, and Veronika ter Harmsel Havlíková. Pozvání k překladatelské praxi.. Prague, 2013.
  • Littau, Karin, and Piotr Kuhiwczak. A Companion to Translation Studies. Clevedon, 2007.


Study plans that include the course
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Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Geography in Education (19) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Geography in Education (18) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): - (19) Category: History courses 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
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Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Music in Education (17) Category: Art and applied art 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Physical Education in Education (18) Category: Physical education and sport 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Visual Culture in Education (18) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Music in Education (18) Category: Art and applied art 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): English Language in Education (16) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Russian Language in Education (16) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Chemistry in Education (18) Category: Chemistry courses 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Information Technologies in Education (18) Category: Informatics courses 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Music in Education (19) Category: Art and applied art 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): German Language in Education (16) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Czech Language in Education (17) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): English Language in Education (18) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): English Language in Education (17) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Visual Culture in Education (16) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Chemistry in Education (17) Category: Chemistry courses 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Physical Education in Education (17) Category: Physical education and sport 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
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Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Russian Language in Education (17) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): - (18) Category: History courses 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Czech Language in Education (19) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): English Language in Education (19) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
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Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Czech Language in Education (16) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
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Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Physics in Education (17) Category: Physics courses 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Czech Language in Education (18) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): German Language in Education (18) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Russian Language in Education (18) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): - (16) Category: History courses 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Information Technologies in Education (17) Category: Informatics courses 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): German Language in Education (17) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Visual Culture in Education (19) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): German Language in Education (19) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
University of West Bohemia, date of update: 26.07.2024 23:53. Data created for academic year 2024/2025