Texts:
In
Other Words: A Coursebook on Translation
Mona
Baker
Becoming
a Translator: An Accelerated Course
Douglas
Robinson
Instructor:
Deryle
Lonsdale
3186
JKHB
378-4067
lonz@byu.edu
Hours:
TBA
Objective:
This
course is designed to give you an in-depth exposure totranslation and related
issues. It will have three major areas of focus: the translator, text linguistics,
and technology.
Special
note:
A
general rule of thumb at BYU is to plan on 2 hours of homework time per
hour of undergraduate class instruction. This means you will need an average
of six hours each week for reading, assignments and write-ups, and review
for quizzes.
Grading:
There will be a short weekly quiz every Friday morning on the material
covered since the previous quiz. The midterm and final will be closed-book,
comprehensive exams. In addition, during the semester you will be working
on a portfolio of translations, a diary of experiences learned, and occasional
translation-related assignments.
Final
grade calculation will be as follows:
Quizzes15%
Assignments,
diary and portfolio50%
Midterm15%
Final20%
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Day
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Date
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Topic
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Reading
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Assignment
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Monday
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Aug
20
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Overview,
introduction
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Wednesday
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Sep
1
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5-23
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Assig
#1: The end-user |
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Friday
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Sep
3
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25-46
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Assig
#2: The translator |
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Wednesday
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Sep
8
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47-82
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Assig
#3: Learning |
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Friday
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Sep
10
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Assig
#4: Tools |
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Monday
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Sep
13
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92-108
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Wednesday
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Sep
15
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110-140
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Assig
#5:Experience |
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Friday
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Sep
17
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Assig
#6: Labs |
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Monday
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Sep
20
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145-182
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Wednesday
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Sep
22
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192-238
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Friday
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Sep
24
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Monday
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Sep
27
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245-262
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Assig
#7: Culture, online terms |
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Wednesday
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Sep
29
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Friday
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Oct
1
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Monday
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Oct
4
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Wednesday
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Oct
6
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Friday
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Oct
8
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l10n
I
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Assig
#8: Concordancing |
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Monday
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Oct
11
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Wednesday
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Oct
13
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Friday
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Oct
15
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MIDTERM
EXAM
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Monday
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Oct
18
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10-45
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Assig
#9: WordNet |
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Wednesday
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Oct
20
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46-81
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Friday
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Oct
22
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Monday
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Oct
25
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82-117
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Wednesday
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Oct
27
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119-160
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Friday
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Oct
29
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Technology
VIII
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Monday
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Nov
1
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160-176
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Assig
#10: Thematic analysis |
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Wednesday
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Nov
3
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180-215
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Friday
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Nov
5
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Technology
IX
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Monday
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Nov
8
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217-259
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Wednesday
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Nov
10
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Assig
#11: Pragmatics analysis |
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Friday
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Nov
12
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Monday
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Nov
15
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Technology
X
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Wednesday
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Nov
17
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Friday
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Nov
19
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Interpretation
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Monday
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Nov
22
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Monday
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Nov
29
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Wednesday
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Dec
1
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Translation
evaluation
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Friday
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Dec
3
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Monday
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Dec
6
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Tuesday
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Dec
7
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Wednesday
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Dec
8
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Review
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FINAL
EXAM
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