Languages and Cultures in Translation

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Cursusdoel

Successful students:
- acquire knowledge about languages, cultures and literatures that are different from those in their majors;
- are able to insightfully share the knowledge about the languages, cultures and literatures from their majors;
- are able to analyze differences and similarities between languages, cultures and literatures, using digital humanities techniques where relevant;
- are able to define the specificity of the language, culture and literature of their major;
- are able to relate differences and similarities between languages, cultures and literatures to core issues in the field of Translation Studies;
- are able to communicate with their peers in a supervised collaborative research project and coordinate small writing assignments in English;
- are able to reflect on their language and academic skill sets.

Vakinhoudelijk

Translation Studies is an interdisciplinary field that brings together – among others – culture and literature studies as well as linguistics. With a focus on literary translation, the course invites students to exploit their language-, culture- and literature-specific knowledge and skills to contribute to a collaborative research project probing the nature of translation. The overarching question of the course is where we see the influence of translators as mediators between the source and target languages, cultures and literatures.
We delve into the intricacies of multiple translations of the same texts, each brought to life by different translators and tailored to distinct readerships within their respective linguistic, cultural, and literary contexts. From a linguistic perspective, we investigate the special status of translated language as mediating between the author of the source text and the reader of the target text. From a cultural and literary perspective, we study the differences between translations in the light of differences between translators, editorial houses, target cultures and literatures.
Digital Humanities techniques receive special attention in the linguistic part of the course, where we use Translation Mining, a software suite for the analysis of translation corpora developed in Utrecht.

Aanvullende informatie

This is the first course of the specialisation 'Crossing Borders'.

Please note this course is only open to students from BA German, French, Italian, Dutch and Spanish Language and Culture.

Werkvormen

Hoor/werkcollege

Hoor/werkcollege 1

Toetsing

Opdracht

Verplicht | Weging 10% | Minimum cijfer 5,5 | ECTS 0,75

Paper

Verplicht | Weging 30% | Minimum cijfer 5,5 | ECTS 2,25

Paper 1

Verplicht | Weging 30% | Minimum cijfer 5,5 | ECTS 2,25

Portfolio

Verplicht | Weging 30% | Minimum cijfer 5,5 | ECTS 2,25

Ingangseisen en voorkennis

Ingangseisen

Er is geen informatie over verplichte ingangseisen bekend.

Voorkennis

Command of English at exit-level of Dutch VWO (level B2 for all skills as described in the Common European Framework of Reference); Language proficiency at the level of a 2nd year student in the BA Nederlandse, Franse, Duitse, Italiaanse or Spaanse Taal en Cultuur. Language and culture-specific knowledge and skills in linguistics, literature and culture as acquired in the core profiles of the BA Nederlandse, Franse, Duitse, Italiaanse or Spaanse Taal en Cultuur.

Voertalen

  • Engels

Cursusmomenten

Tentamens

Er is geen tentamenrooster beschikbaar voor deze cursus

Verplicht materiaal

Er is geen informatie over de verplichte literatuur bekend


Aanbevolen materiaal

Materiaal Omschrijving
LITERATUUR Course materials will be made available through Blackboard.

Coördinator

dr. B.S.W. Le Bruyn B.S.W.LeBruyn@uu.nl

Docenten

dr. G. Cascio G.Cascio@uu.nl
dr. B.S.W. Le Bruyn B.S.W.LeBruyn@uu.nl

Inschrijving

Let op: deze cursus is niet toegankelijk voor studenten van andere faculteiten, bijvakkers mogen zich dus niet inschrijven.

Inschrijving
Van maandag 3 juni 2024 tot en met vrijdag 21 juni 2024

Na-inschrijving
Van maandag 19 augustus 2024 tot en met dinsdag 20 augustus 2024

Inschrijving niet geopend
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