Learning Resources. Schedule of Topics. Teaching Strategies

Learning Resources

1. Bassnett, S. (2001) Translation Studies. London: Routledge.

2. Bassnett, S., Lefevere, A. (eds). (2004) Translation, History and Culture. London: Pinter.

3. Delisle, J. (2008) Translation: An Interpretive Approach. Ottawa: University of Ottawa.

4. Gentzler, E. (2003) Contemporary Translation Theories. London: Routledge Snell.

5. Hornby, M. (1995) Translation Studies: An Integrated Approach. 2 ed. Amsterdam: John Benjamins.

6. Venuti, L. (ed). (1992) Rethinking Translation. London: Routledge.

Schedule of Topics

Week 2	Introduction to the course. The World as Language. Language and Culture. Types of Translation.
Week 3	Problems of Equivalence. Loss and Gain. Untranslatability.
Week 4	History of Translation Theory: The Romans, Bible Translation, Early Theorists.
Week 5	History of Translation Theory: The Renaissance, 17^th and 18^th Centuries, Romanticism.
Week 6	History of Translation Theory: Post-Romanticism, The Victorians, Archaizing.
Week 7	History of Translation Theory: The Twentieth Century.
Week 8	Translation as Communication. A New Concept of Translation.
Week 9	The Nature of Translating. Grammatical Analysis.
Week 10	Transfer. Restructuring. Testing the Translation.
Week 11	Organization of Translation Projects.
Week 12	Communicative and Semantic Translation.
Week 13	Specific Problems of Literary Translation. Structures.
Week 14	Poetry and Translation.
Week 15	Translating Prose.
Week 16	Translating Dramatic Texts.
Week 17	Examination

Teaching Strategies

A variety of learning methods will be used including the following:

1. Lecture, explanation and readings

2. In-class interactive discussions, team work and cooperative learning activities

3. Student presentations

4. Debates

5. Video response reflection

Method of Evaluation

Class Participation –both written and oral feedback in classes and workshops	20 %
Seminar presentation	10 %
Group Projects	10%
Final Exam	60%