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Course: German Translat. & Interpret. Seminar

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Course title German Translat. & Interpret. Seminar
Course code KNJ/PRTLS
Organizational form of instruction Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 3
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory, Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Menclová Hana, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Höppnerová Věra, Prof. PhDr. DrSc.
Course content
1. Basic Information about the Czech Republic 2. City Tour 3. Castle Tour 4. Business Negotiations (Establishing Contacts, Company Introduction) 5. Business Negotiations (Complaints) 6. Translation of Important Documents (Resume, High School Diploma, etc.) 7. Environment 8. Czech Society (Sociological Composition, Lifestyle) 9. Labor Mobility in the EU 10-11. Translation of Fine Literature 12. Final Test

Learning activities and teaching methods
Multimedia supported teaching, Lecture with visual aids, Seminar, Practicum
  • Practical training (number of hours) - 26 hours per semester
  • Individual project (40) - 30 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
language skills at B2+ level or higher
to demonstrate general knowlegde (history, art, politics, sport, technology etc.)
Skills
to demonstrate communication skills at the level B2+ or higher
learning outcomes
Knowledge
to apply the extended vocabulary in the special terminology of the selected fields (interpreter and translator practise)
to characterize basic method of translation and interpretation
Skills
to translate the specialist textes (middle level)
to apply basic method of translation and interpretation
teaching methods
Knowledge
Practicum
Multimedia supported teaching
Textual studies
Skills
Skills demonstration
Individual study
assessment methods
Knowledge
Test
Skills
Skills demonstration during practicum
Continuous assessment
Individual presentation at a seminar
Recommended literature
  • Fleischmann, Eberhard & Kutz, Wladimir & Schmitt, Peter A. (Hgg.). Translationsdidaktik. Grundfragen der Übersetzungswissenschaft.. Tübingen, 1997.
  • Kautz, Ulrich. Handbuch Didaktik des Übersetzens und Dolmetschens.. München: Iudicium und Goethe Institut, 2000.
  • Koller, W. Einführung in die Übersetzungswissenschaft. Tübingen, 2020. ISBN 9783838551579.
  • Krohn, C. Übersetzung als transkultureller Prozess. München, 2007. ISBN 388377894X.
  • Levý, Jiří. Umění překladu. 1. vyd. Praha : Československý spisovatel, 1963.
  • Siever, H. Übersetzungswissenschaft: Eine Einführung. Tübingen, 2022. ISBN 9783823384311.
  • Zybatow, Lew N. (Hg.). Translation zwischen Theorie und Praxis. Innsbrucker Ringsvorlesungen zur Translationswissenschaft I.. Frankfurt/M. u.a.: Lang, 2002.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Psychology in Education (15) 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 (15) 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 (15) 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 (16) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 3 Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Music in Education (15) Category: Art and applied art 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Geography in Education (15) 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 (1) 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 3 Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): German Language in Education (17) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 3 Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Visual Culture in Education (15) 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 (14) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): - (15) Category: History courses 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Visual Culture in Education (14) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Psychology in Education (14) 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 (1) 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 3 Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: -
University of West Bohemia, date of update: 27.07.2024 23:53. Data created for academic year 2024/2025