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%
| Day | Date | Topic | Reading | Assignment |
| Monday | Aug
20 | Overview,
introduction | | |
| Wednesday | Sep
1 | 5-23 | Assig
#1: The end-user | |
| Friday | Sep
3 | 25-46 | Assig
#2: The translator | |
| Wednesday | Sep
8 | 47-82 | Assig
#3: Learning | |
| Friday | Sep
10 | | Assig
#4: Tools | |
| Monday | Sep
13 | 92-108 | ||
| Wednesday | Sep
15 | 110-140 | Assig
#5:Experience | |
| Friday | Sep
17 | | Assig
#6: Labs | |
| Monday | Sep
20 | 145-182 | ||
| Wednesday | Sep
22 | 192-238 | ||
| Friday | Sep
24 | | ||
| Monday | Sep
27 | 245-262 | Assig
#7: Culture, online terms | |
| Wednesday | Sep
29 | | ||
| Friday | Oct
1 | | ||
| Monday | Oct
4 | | ||
| Wednesday | Oct
6 | | ||
| Friday | Oct
8 | l10n
I | | Assig
#8: Concordancing |
| Monday | Oct
11 | | ||
| Wednesday | Oct
13 | | ||
| Friday | Oct
15 | MIDTERM
EXAM | | |
| Monday | Oct
18 | 10-45 | Assig
#9: WordNet | |
| Wednesday | Oct
20 | 46-81 | ||
| Friday | Oct
22 | | | |
| Monday | Oct
25 | 82-117 | ||
| Wednesday | Oct
27 | 119-160 | ||
| Friday | Oct
29 | Technology
VIII | | |
| Monday | Nov
1 | 160-176 | Assig
#10: Thematic analysis | |
| Wednesday | Nov
3 | 180-215 | ||
| Friday | Nov
5 | Technology
IX | | |
| Monday | Nov
8 | 217-259 | ||
| Wednesday | Nov
10 | Assig
#11: Pragmatics analysis | ||
| Friday | Nov
12 | |||
| Monday | Nov
15 | Technology
X | | |
| Wednesday | Nov
17 | | ||
| Friday | Nov
19 | Interpretation | | |
| Monday | Nov
22 | | ||
| Monday | Nov
29 | | ||
| Wednesday | Dec
1 | Translation
evaluation | ||
| Friday | Dec
3 | | | |
| Monday | Dec
6 | | | |
| Tuesday | Dec
7 | | | |
| Wednesday | Dec
8 | Review | | |
| | | FINAL
EXAM | |