Introduction to the Theory and
Practice of Translation (TPT)
Department of English, FAH,
University of Macau
2st Semester 2013/2014
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Course Code |
ENGB281 |
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Course Title |
INTRODUCTION TO THE THEORY AND PRACTICE OF TRANSLATION |
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Course Description (including aims and objectives) |
This introductory course is designed to cultivate students’ ability to perform real-life English/Chinese translation tasks. Advanced theoretical and practical instruction is provided in translating written texts from English into Chinese and vice versa. By the end of this course, students are expected to internalize the basic concepts and principles of translation and to develop the habit and capabilities to analyze source language expressions and sentences into their underlying syntactic structures, as well as to detect and decode the multiple meanings the source message may contain. They should also acquire the basic skills to assess, select, and use local and online reference tools to solve difficult problems in translation. |
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Outline of Topics |
Week 1 |
Introduction to the course What is Meant by “Translating”? Types of Translation The Makings of a Good Translator |
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Weeks 2-3 |
Some Basic Facts about Meaning |
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Weeks 4-5 |
The Quality of a Good Translation: Optimal Equivalence |
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Weeks 6-7 |
Intralingual
Factors Involved in the Analysis of the Source Text (1) |
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Week 8 |
Using
Reference Tools in Translating (1) |
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Weeks 9-10 |
Intralingual
Factors Involved in the Analysis of the Source Text (2) |
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Weeks 11-13 |
Extralingual
Factors Involved in the Analysis of the Source Text Using
Reference Tools in Translating (2) |
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Week 14 |
Optional topic(s) / Course windup |
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Assessment |
Coursework (65%) |
(1) Class attendance and participation (asking good questions, actively responding to lecturer’s questions and involving in class discussion, etc.) [15%] (Students are reminded that each instance of absence from class will cause a deduction of 5-20 marks from this part of the course grade.) (2) Assignments (take-home annotation translations [a form of introspective and retrospective research where you yourself translate a text and, at the same time, reflect on and discuss your own translation process. Your discussions may include, among others, some analysis of aspects of the source text and a reasoned justification of the kinds of solutions you arrived at for particular (kinds of) translation problems. Links to a sample of and a paper on annotation translation]) [50%] |
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Final (35%) |
A case study project informed by course content [35%] (The case study project is to be completed independently by each student and is to be submitted in the form of a research report one month before the end of the course. The quality of the project will be assessed by the following criteria: [1] content: validity of the study and value of the findings of the study [30%]; [2] structure: organization of the content according to a clear plan, following a consistent train of thought, etc. [30%]; [3] relevance to what is taught and discussed in class [30%]; [4] editorial presentation: language, clarity, proper referencing, etc. [10%]) |
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Prerequisites |
ENGB280 or Third Year+ Standing |
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Basic Reading List |
l Compulsory Reading Baker, Mona. (1992). In Other Words. A Coursebook on Translation. London & NY: Routledge. xix+654 pp. Ke, Ping 柯平. (1991/1993).《英汉与汉英翻译教程》. 北京: 北京大学出版社. 206/209 pp. l Supplementary Reading Nida, E. A. & Taber, C. R. (2004). The Theory and Practice of Translation. 上海: 上海外语教育出版社 (First published 1969, 2003 by Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands). XII+220 pp. __. & Reyburn, William (1981). Meaning Across Cultures. American Society of Missiology Series, No. 4. NY: Orbis Books. 90 pp.. Tan, Zaixi 谭载喜. (1991). 《西方翻译简史》. 北京: 商务印书馆. 324 pp. __. (1999).《新编奈达论翻译》. 北京: 中国对外翻译出版公司. xxvi+342 pp. Wang, Zuoliang 王佐良. (1989). 《翻译: 思考与试笔》. 北京: 外语教学与研究. 213 pp. __. (1991). A Sense of Beginning: Studies in Literature and Translation (论新开端). 北京: 外语教学与研究. 163 pp. Zhuang, Yichuan 庄绎传. (1999).《英汉翻译教程》. 北京: 外语教学与研究. vii+415 pp. |
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Lecturer Information
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Name: |
Prof. KE Ping |
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Office location: |
P 212 |
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Office Tel. no: |
8212 |
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Email: |
keping00atyahoo.com |
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Course
resources page: |
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Consultation hours: |
16:00-17:30, Friday |
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