LEARNING OUTCOMES

The course provides students with advanced competences in English linguistics and translation, with emphasis on metalinguistic analysis and translation theory, as well as on particular aspects such as special languages and the media. The course is taught in English both by a main lecturer and by experts and collaborators, among them translators and interpreters, and includes practical exercises in consecutive interpretation.

AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

The course aims to

• provide students with specialistic knowledge of core topics in Translation Studies;
• familiarise students with various approaches;
• nurture students’ critical competence; 
• enhance students’ analytical and translation skills

Learning outcomes

• enabling students to link theory and practice;
• developing students’ contrastive knowledge and their critical thinking skills;
• arising students’ awareness of levels of linguistic and cognitive complexity in a range of text types;
• enabling students to evaluate and apply theoretical concepts to improve their own practical translation performance.

PREREQUISITES

A BA degree in Translation Studies, Foreign Languages and/or equivalent, with three years of English in the undergraduate degree course.

TEACHING METHODS

"Lingua e traduzione inglese I" is a 4-part course. There is one annual Theory Module part and three Language Modules; the first one deals with English for Economics, the second one focuses on Proofreading and editing and the last one on Interpreting.

The Theory Module is a 30-hour annual course thus classes are held over two terms.  

News about the teaching channel will be made available as soon as possible. In 2020-2021, in term one and two, the Theory Module course was held in remote mode via Teams and Aulaweb.  According to Covid-19-related safety measure change, the course might be held in remote, in blended mode or even in class unless otherwise indicated by the national health service.

Active participation on the part of students is required and attendance is monitored as it is part of the formative assessment.

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

The course, held in English, combines theory and practice to approach translation in its full complexity. Starting from core theoretical notions useful for the critical reading of texts belonging to different types and genres, the course employs empirical tools and strategies suitable for a critical analysis of texts and translation practices. The course comprises of lectures, participatory class work, and assignments. Students will be required to actively engage in class work and discussion, also presenting readings as well as their own translation projects. Translation practice will be mainly carried out from English into Italian. 

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

Compulsory material

• Munday, Jerome. 2016. Introducing Translation Studies: Theories and applications. New York: Routledge.

• Venuti L. (ed.), The Translation Studies Reader (2000) - selected chapters (details in the syllabus).

• Selected readings and further material made available on Aulaweb.