Introductory course in translation studies in which we will create a reader where important texts in the field are gathered. The most important theories of translation studies will be discussed and put into the context of contemporary discourse on translation with a view of seeing how they can be applied in research.

This course will be dedicated to the Computer Assisted Translation-technology available to translators. Students get an insight into the importance of translation memories, how humans and machines use these memories, and learn how to align text corpora to create language data and dictionaries. How to use online dictionaries, data bases and other online means. We will consider language policy, technical terms and neologisms. The translators working environment will be considered as well as skills that help freelancers get by in the gig-economy. It is hoped that experienced translators will contribute to the seminar. Students work on projects during class to prepare them for the home assignments.

The subject of the course is the translation of novels and they will be studied both from a historical and theoretical viewpoints. Articles by authors and translators on the subject will be read and examples of different translations analysed, in an attempt to see whether translators apply certain methods or whether their approach is different at different times. Students will do research on one specific translator and his or her works and present their results in a presentation. Issues in narratology will be discussed and students will submit a paper on the subject. Finally, students will translate a passage from an hitherto untranslated novel.

Students practice Applied Translation in the fields of law, finance, the European Union and marketing, translating into their native language with the support of the teacher. The teacher will choose texts for exercises and assignments. Students will practice working independently, as well as collaborating with others. Various aids and helpful tips for translating will be discussed. An emphasis is put on practical experience and discussions on the challenges of translating. 

Independent study.

Independant study

The aim of this course is to make students familiar with new research and discourse in translation studies; regarding for example the role of translation in a globalized world; the function of the translator; the translating process and participants; pros and cons of new translation technology; social, political, cultural and linguistic impact of translation; historical research on translators archives etc. 

Students practice Applied Translation by translating texts pertaining to different fields. Students translate into their native language with the support of the teacher. Students practice working independently, as well as collaborating with others. Various aids and guidelines for translating will be presented. An emphasis is put on practical experience and discussions on the challenges of translating.

In this course the major authors in the history of translation will be covered, from ancient times to modernity. Selected texts that have been highly influential, indeed reviolutionary at times, will be read, discussed and translated. A special focus will be on the argumentation and the argumentation structures of authors who translated similar or the same texts.

Independent study.

Independant study