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Translation Practice: Social and Human Sciences (Spanish to Portuguese)

Objectives

a) To improve knowledge of the specific problems faced when translating texts in the area of Social Sciences and the Humanities.


b) To develop translation skills in the above­mentioned area.


c) To be able to critically evaluate different kinds of translations.


d) To develop critical knowledge of the practice of translation in the field of Social Sciences and the Humanities.


e) To be able to recognize and use translation resources for this specific field.

General characterization

Code

711111089

Credits

6.0

Responsible teacher

Isabel Rute Araújo Branco

Hours

Weekly - 4

Total - 168

Teaching language

Portuguese

Prerequisites

Spanish language (level A2.2.)

Bibliography

- American Council of Learned Societies. (2006) Guidelines for the Translation of Social Science Texts. New York: ACLS <http://www.acls.org/sstp_guidelines.pdf>
- Bassnett, Susan (2003). Estudos de Tradução. Lisboa: Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian.
- Duarte, João Ferreira (org.) (2001). A tradução nas Encruzilhadas da Cultura. Lisboa: Colibri.
- Eco, Humberto (2005). Dizer Quase a Mesma Coisa. Sobre a Tradução. Miraflores: Difel.
- Kuhiwczak, Piotr, (ed.) (2008). A Companion to Translation Studies. Clevedon, Buffalo, Toronto: Multilingual Matters.
- Ricoeur, Paul (2005). Sobre a Tradução. Lisboa: Cotovia.
- São Jerónimo (1995). Carta a Pamáquio. Lisboa: Edições Cosmos.
- Vidal Claramonte, María Carmen África (2018). La traducción y la(s) historia(s). Nuevas vías para la investigación. Granada: Editorial Comares.

Teaching method

Practical and theoretical classes, using texts from different Social Sciences and Humanities, with a strong interactive component on the part of the students. The practical component includes oral contributions by the students.

Evaluation method

Continuous assessment - Class and out of class student work (one third of the final mark), two practical tests (one third of the final mark) and a practical and theoretical final test (one third of the final mark).(100%)

Subject matter

1. Portuguese as the essential element for a good translation.

2. Theoretical issues in translation. The translation challenge. Untranslatability. Translation and identity.

3. Translation of texts from the Social Sciences and Humanities: Anthropology, Communication Sciences, Geography, History, Philosophy, Literature and Sociology.