Translation Training: Module 1, Written Translation (1) Field of study: English Philology
Programme code: W1-S2FA19.2020

Module name: Translation Training: Module 1, Written Translation (1)
Module code: W1-FA-JB-S2-KT1-TP-1
Programme code: W1-S2FA19.2020
Semester: winter semester 2020/2021
Language of instruction: English
Form of verification: course work
ECTS credits: 3
Description:
In interpreting classes students acquire and develop the skills of translation of various types of written texts exploring the general variety of business English, including e.g. press articles, academic and commercial texts. Students basic knowledge on the topic of the very process of translation, the vital factors influencing its outcome – the translation of a given text and the applied methods and procedures. Students translate the texts from English into Polish and from Polish into English, including their work during the classes (on their own, as a pair work or a group work), and also as a home assignment. The texts translated are similar in terms of genre, subject matter and target readership.
Prerequisites:
No entry requirements
Key reading:
(no information given)
Learning outcome of the module Codes of the learning outcomes of the programme to which the learning outcome of the module is related [level of competence: scale 1-5]
Students can work on their own and think creatively. [JB-S2-KT1-TP-1_K1]
 FA2_K03 [2/5]
Students can perform translation as group work task. [JB-S2-KT1-TP-1_K2]
 FA2_K02 [2/5]
Students are highly aware of the level of their knowledge and translation skills and can make critical self-evaluation of them. Students show readiness to accept more and more difficult translation assignments. [JB-S2-KT1-TP-1_K3]
 FA2_K03 [2/5]
Students can apply basic translation methods and procedures. [JB-S2-KT1-TP-1_U1]
 FA2_U04 [5/5] FA2_U09 [5/5]
Students can apply basic proceedings regarding translation of commercial, economic business and literary texts. [JB-S2-KT1-TP-1_U2]
 FA2_U03 [2/5] FA2_U04 [5/5]
Students can identify and define translation errors. [JB-S2-KT1-TP-1_U3]
 FA2_U04 [5/5] FA2_U09 [5/5]
Students are aware of the importance of the context and target recipient in translation. [JB-S2-KT1-TP-1_W1]
 FA2_W03 [2/5]
Students can distinguish various dimensions of the text given and levels of text existence (referential , cohesive, natural) and types of equivalence and is aware of translation problems resulting from its lack. [JB-S2-KT1-TP-1_W2]
 FA2_W02 [3/5] FA2_W03 [3/5] FA2_W04 [3/5] FA2_W05 [3/5]
Students know basic translation methods (communicative and semantic). [JB-S2-KT1-TP-1_W3]
 FA2_W03 [5/5] FA2_W04 [5/5] FA2_W05 [5/5]
Students know how to apply procedures allowing for finding solutions to the basic translation problems. [JB-S2-KT1-TP-1_W4]
 FA2_W03 [5/5]
Type Description Codes of the learning outcomes of the module to which assessment is related
Pisemne tłumaczenie tekstów (written translation). [JB-S2-KT1-TP-1_w_1]
Translation of texts from English into Polish and from Polish into English during the classes.
 JB-S2-KT1-TP-1_K3 JB-S2-KT1-TP-1_U1 JB-S2-KT1-TP-1_U2 JB-S2-KT1-TP-1_U3 JB-S2-KT1-TP-1_W1 JB-S2-KT1-TP-1_W2 JB-S2-KT1-TP-1_W3 JB-S2-KT1-TP-1_W4
Pisemne tłumaczenie tekstów (written translation). [JB-S2-KT1-TP-1_w_2]
Students translate a short text selected by the class tutor at home. The translation is then evaluated in the individual discussion with the student.
 JB-S2-KT1-TP-1_K1 JB-S2-KT1-TP-1_K2 JB-S2-KT1-TP-1_K3 JB-S2-KT1-TP-1_U1 JB-S2-KT1-TP-1_U2 JB-S2-KT1-TP-1_U3 JB-S2-KT1-TP-1_W1 JB-S2-KT1-TP-1_W2 JB-S2-KT1-TP-1_W3 JB-S2-KT1-TP-1_W4
Form of teaching Student's own work Assessment of the learning outcomes
Type Description (including teaching methods) Number of hours Description Number of hours
practical classes [JB-S2-KT1-TP-1_fs_1]
Individual translation of the selected short text followed with the discussion on potential difficulties that has aroused during translation.
 30
Indywidualne tłumaczenie wybranego krótkiego tekstu jako zadanie domowe.
 10 Pisemne tłumaczenie tekstów (written translation). [JB-S2-KT1-TP-1_w_1] Pisemne tłumaczenie tekstów (written translation). [JB-S2-KT1-TP-1_w_2]
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