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Translation Seminar (English)

Objectives

The learning objectives designed for this curricular unit, which is aimed at final-year students or those already at an advanced stage of their degree programme, are intended to  develop and/or reinforce theoretical and practical knowledge and skills at three levels. On the one hand, the aim is for students to become familiar with the interdisciplinary field of Translation Studies in its current trends and ramifications, to know how to operationalise different methodologies and critical approaches and to gain research autonomy. On the other hand, the aim is to deepen skills in translating and revising different types of text. Finally, the goal is to build bridges with the professional world of translation. Interactive, student-centred teaching methodologies are thus favoured, promoting the completion of tasks that pose translation challenges and involve research, stimulating (self-)critical thinking and providing direct contact with the professional market and its agents.

General characterization

Code

01107181

Credits

6.0

Responsible teacher

Hanna Marta Pieta Candido, Maria Zulmira Bandarra de Sousa Verissimo Castanheira

Hours

Weekly - Available soon

Total - 168

Teaching language

Portuguese

Prerequisites

N/A

Bibliography

  • Bielsa, Esperança and Dionysios, Kapsaskis, eds. The Routledge Handbook of Translation and Globalization. London and New York: Routledge.
  • CEN. (2015). Translation Services: Requirements for translation services. BS EN ISO 17 100:2015. Brussels: CEN.
  • Gambier, Yves and Luc van Doorslaer. (2010-2021). Handbook of Translation Studies. Benjamins: Online (online).
  • Pym, Anthony. (2021). Translator Ethics. In Kaisa Koskinen & N. K. Pokorn (Eds.), The Routledge Handbook of Translation and Ethics. London: Routledge.
  • Robinson, Douglas. (2020). Becoming a Translator: An Introduction to the Theory and Practice of Translation. 4th edition. London and New York: Routledge.
  • Saldanha, Gabriela and Sharon O’Brien. (2013). Research Methodologies in Translation Studies. London: Routledge.
  • Williams, Jenny and Andrew Chesterman. (2002). The Map: A Beginner’s Guide to Doing Research in Translation Studies. Manchester: St. Jerome.

Teaching method

The teaching method is essentially reflective, student-centred and oriented towards problematising the seminar’s syllabus. In the first phase, which is theoretical and practical, the seminars will focus on concepts, methodologies, research tools and areas of research in Translation Studies. In a second phase of an eminently practical nature, students will be assisted (individually or in small groups) in preparing a final essay, a digital portfolio or a career-building plan. Throughout the semester, students will have the opportunity to interact with researchers and industry professionals, who will be invited to give workshops, lectures or take part in online discussions on good research practice and good practice in the professional translation market. The curricular unit has a strong digital component.

Evaluation method

Continuous assessment - a face-to-face test (30%), a final individual essay, preceded by a short oral presentation, digital portfolio or career-building plan(50%), attendance, regular participation in discussions of texts and assignments, translation tasks carried out at home or in class (20%)

Subject matter

1. Translation Studies:
1.1 Main areas, types of research and sources of bibliographical information;
1.2 Models and methodologies;
1.3 Emerging research topics (including the status of the translator; cultural mediation; accessibility; machine translation literacy; localisation; multimodality; translation in crisis contexts (humanitarian, health, etc.); translation and globalisation; indirect translation; non-professional translation).
2. Translation practice:
Individual and collective exercises in translating and revising a wide range of texts, using appropriate conventions and technological tools.
3. The professional translation ecosystem:
3.1 Translation agents:
3.2 Workflows and stages of a translation project (pre-production, production, post-production);
3.3 Career building and commercial aspects (continuing training, professional outlets and interactions, CV, digital portfolio, budget).
3.4 Ethics in translation.