Note from June 29, 2020
Although we do not yet know how long the social distancing related to the Covid-19 pandemic will last, and regardless of the changes that had to be made in the evaluation of the June 2020 session in relation to what is provided for in this learning unit description, new learnig unit evaluation methods may still be adopted by the teachers; details of these methods have been - or will be - communicated to the students by the teachers, as soon as possible.
Although we do not yet know how long the social distancing related to the Covid-19 pandemic will last, and regardless of the changes that had to be made in the evaluation of the June 2020 session in relation to what is provided for in this learning unit description, new learnig unit evaluation methods may still be adopted by the teachers; details of these methods have been - or will be - communicated to the students by the teachers, as soon as possible.
10 credits
15.0 h + 15.0 h
Q2
Teacher(s)
Marcipont Christian;
Language
French
Prerequisites
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Main themes
· Diachronic and synchronic exposition of literary translation theory
· Analysis of different tendencies and theories, engaging with work by the most prominent thinkers in the field;
In-depth analysis of a selected foundational text
· Analysis of different tendencies and theories, engaging with work by the most prominent thinkers in the field;
In-depth analysis of a selected foundational text
Aims
At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to : | |
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Contribution of teaching unit to learning outcomes assigned to programme This unit contributes to the acquisition and development of the following learning outcomes, as assigned to the Master's degree in translation : 2.1, 2.2, 2.5 3.1 4.4 5.5 AA-FS-AL.Develop expertise and a high level of competence in literary translation in the broader sense and specifically producing original works or revising existing pieces that involve the use of language for aesthetic ends: translating literary works of fiction or texts pertaining to traditional genres; literature associated with the image and other artistic domains; translating texts for publication and (an option only available in certain languages) translation in the domains of 'Publicity & Marketing'. Specific learning outcomes on completion of teaching unit On completing this unit the student is able to: · Distinguish between and explain the different translation theories (prescriptive, descriptive, adaptive) · Distinguish between and explain the different tendencies (literalist, translation-recreation') present in some of the above theories; · Identify major thinkers in the field of literary translation theory and associate them with the theories and tendencies mentioned above; Place in perspective, comment on and critique several translations of a given text; |
The contribution of this Teaching Unit to the development and command of the skills and learning outcomes of the programme(s) can be accessed at the end of this sheet, in the section entitled “Programmes/courses offering this Teaching Unit”.
Content
The course will put into perspective the various theories of literary translation and will be devoted, in a second part, to diachronic and synchronic analysis of literary texts translations.
Teaching methods
Conferences.
Evaluation methods
Written exam at the end of the term.
Other information
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Online resources
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Bibliography
ETKIND, Efim, Un art en crise ' Essai de poétique de la traduction poétique, Lausanne, L'Âge d'Homme, 1982
OSEKI-DÉPRÉ, INÊS, Théories et pratiques de la traduction littéraire, Paris, Armand Colin, 1999
OSEKI-DÉPRÉ, INÊS, Théories et pratiques de la traduction littéraire, Paris, Armand Colin, 1999
Faculty or entity
LSTI
