General information

Course name	Exercises: 3.02.410 Ü Academic Discourse: Practical Translation - Government and Politics in the UK & USA
Subtitle
Course number	3.02.410
Semester	SoSe2023
Current number of participants	17
erwartete Teilnehmendenzahl	18
Home institute	Institute of English and American Studies
Courses type	Exercises in category Teaching
First date	Wed., 12.04.23, 10:15 - 11:45
Type/Form
Lehrsprache	englisch

Lecturers

Dr. Rachel Ramsay

Rooms and times

A13 0-027

Wednesday, 10:15 - 11:45, Weekly (from 12.04.23)

Module assignments

Comment/Description

“Practical translation” aims to heighten your awareness of the differences between German and English, and to enable you to circumnavigate common translation problems. We will begin by looking at common problems such as translating complex noun phrases, relative clauses, false friends, progressive / simple / perfective aspects as part of a topic-based unit on Government and Politics in the UK and USA. You will then be given the opportunity, in small groups, to select your own text to translate; fictional, political, scientific research, an abstract, a film review, marketing, tourism, which you will present in class for peer review. Practical translation thus focusses on fine-tuning your accuracy and use of idiomatic English as well as equipping you with the tools to edit and translate a variety of genres of text.

The assessment consists of a mid-term test (ca. 150 words), a group translation, which should be edited and resubmitted after peer and lecturer feedback (500-600 words), and a commentary on your group translation (500-600 words). All coursework should be submitted by the end of July.

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Exercises: 3.02.410 Ü Academic Discourse: Practical Translation - Government and Politics in the UK & USA - Details

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