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.  

Active participation on the part of students is required and attendance is monitored as it is part of the formative assessment.
The course is held in presence and any change to traditional in presence schedule will be promptly communicated via Aulaweb. It is strongly recommended that students frequently check their Unige email address as all news and updates will be sent to that account.

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

The course, held in English, has three Language Modules and one Theory Module. All modules are taught in English and classes are across term one and two.

The language modules are as follows:
Economics in translation: different topics and genres are dealt with to discuss and deal with translation issues that emerge from specific morphosyntactic and grammar istances within the Economics ESP;
Textual revision: cohesive devices both grammar and lexical one as wella sa punctuation within complex texts are tackled to develop and/or improve proofreading and editing skills and abilities taking into account a range of different texts types, genres, audiences and lingua-cultural issues;
Interpretariato - the focus is on two very different interpreting practices, i.e. consecutive and simultaneous interpreting, across a selection of topics and context, mainly from English into Italian;

The theory module combines theory and practice to approach translation in its full complexity. Starting from core theoretical notions useful for the critical reading of different text 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 will be made available on Aulaweb.