Translation Seminar (German)

General characterization

Prerequisites

N/A

Bibliography

• Barrento, João (2002). O Poço de Babel. Para uma poética da tradução literária. Lisboa: Relógio de Água.
• Bernardo, A. (2002) A competência tradutória. Mateus / Correia (org.) Saberes no tempo. Lisboa: Colibri, 555-565.
• Boase-Beier, Jean (1999). The Practices of Literary Translation. Manchester: St.Jerome Publishing.
• Eco, Umberto (2008). Experiences in Translation. University of Toronto.
• Kussmann, Paul (2007). Verstehen und Übersetzen. Tübingen: Gunter Narr Verlag.
• Ricouer, Paul (2015). Sobre a Tradução. Lisboa: Cotovia.
• Tabakowska, Elżbieta (1993). Cognitive Linguistics and Poetics of Translation. Tübingen: Gunter Narr Verlag.
• Wright, Ch. (2015). Literary Translation. London: Routledge.

Teaching method

Teaching Methodologies: Individual and teamwork. Reenforcement of the practice of translation through practical translation and critical analysis. Goup discussion of ideas, themes, topics, and other subjects related to literary translation.

Evaluation method

Continuous assessment - Assiduity and regular and active participation in classwork, through presentation and discussion of translations carried out by the students as well as critical analysis (50%), Production of a written research paper (ca. 10 pages) (50%)

Subject matter

To apply and integrate all skills and knowledge trained and acquired so far.
To improve the components of translational competence (in particular in the domains of research, methodology and text production).
To develop a translation project based on a text of a special language in an autonomous, argumentative and commented way.

Programs

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