Course title: Translation and Intercultural Communication
Instructor: Dr. Snježana Veselica Majhut
ECTS credits: 5
Language: English and Croatian
Semester: 1st and 3rd term of graduate studies
Status: elective
Form of instruction: two  lectures and one seminar per week + e-learning
Assessment: continuous assessment components (50 per cent)  and a term paper (50 per cent)

OBJECTIVES: After finishing this course the students should  be able to: detect underlying  socio-cultural components of a text and deploy strategies for their most appropriate transposition; analyze the intercultural components of a text in the light of theoretical models and concepts; analyze and deploy various strategies in order to translate a text in a manner that respects cultural conventions; justify translation choices while maintaining a critical distance.

COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This course addresses the following themes: various concepts of culture and their relevance for translation; intercultural competence; applicability of functionalist approaches to translation; text types and genres; culture-specific features of text types and their implications for translation; analysis of concrete text types; the impact of the implied reader on the translator’s decisions; coherence and cohesion of the source and target text.

MODE OF INSTRUCTION:
The course combines lectures and seminar work (2+1). The students are expected to read the literature before the lectures and participate in seminar discussions (both in class and in the virtual environment on http://omega.ffzg.hr/ (Moodle). The students are also expected to apply the acquired knowledge in assessed written assignments (analysis of the selected aspects of source and targets texts, commentaries on the advantages and disadvantages of certain strategies in particular communicative situations, etc.) and a term paper.  

COURSE REQUIREMENTS AND ASSESSMENT:
Regular attendance, preparedness for class, active participation in class and in e-learning, regular submission of assessed assignments. The final grade is based on the continuous assessment of particular course elements (attendance, active participation in class and in e-learning, timely submission of assessed assignments) and the term  paper.

OBLIGATORY READING:
Gambier, Y. 2013. “Genres, text-types and translation” in Handbook of Translation Studies. vol. 4: pp. 63–69

Hatim, B. 2009. “ Translating text in context“ in Munday, J. (ed.) The Routledge Companion to Translation Studies. New York: Routledge.

Hatim, B. and Munday, J. 2004. Translation: An Advanced Resource Book. New York: Routledge. (selected chapters)

Kelly, D. 1998.  “The translation of texts from the tourist sector: textual conventions, cultural distance and other constraints”.Trans: Revista de Traductologia. no. 2 (1998)
(DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.24310/TRANS.1998.v0i2.2354

Trosborg, A. (ed.) 1997. Text Typology and Translation. John Benjamins Publishing (selected chapters)

ADDITIONAL READING:
Hatim, B. and Mason, I. 2005. The Translator as Communicator. London/New York: Routledge

Katan, D. 2009. “Translation as Intercultural Communication” in in Munday, J. (ed.) The Routledge Companion to Translation Studies. New York: Routledge.

Katan, D. Translating Cultures: An Introduction for Translators, Interpreters and Mediators https://www.academia.edu/7397391/14818510

Nord, C.  2000.  “Training Functional Translators”. Cadernos de Tradução.  ISSN 2175-7968, Florianópolis, Brasil.DOI: https://doi.org/10.5007/%25x

Tomozeiu, D., Koskinen, K. and D’Arcangelo, A. 2017.  (eds.)  Intercultural Competence for Translators. New York: Routledge (selected chapter ).

WEEK BY WEEK SCHEDULE

SYLLABUS
Course title: Areas of the Translation Profession
Instructors: Dr. Kristijan Nikolić, Dr. Anda Bukvić Pažin
ECTS credits: 5
Status: mandatory
Semester: 3^rd
Enrollment requirements: The students must pass the exam in either Political and Legal Institutions in Croatia and English Speaking Countries  or EU and International Organizations prior to enrolling in this course.
Course description: The course is designed to familiarize students with two major areas of the translation profession, which are not covered in other courses: translation for the audiovisual media (TV subtitling) and literary translation. The students learn about professional norms and practices, as well as about various translation skills and strategies typical of particular professional context or text type. The course further deals with the following issues: the stages of the translation process, quality assurance, rates, deadlines, different statuses and job profiles, etc. The students meet experienced translators, who tell them about work requirements and specific features of particular types of translation. The students engage in realistic translation assignments. 
Objectives: The central objective of this course is to help students learn about translation for the audiovisual media and literary translation. By the end of the course students should be familiar with main professional norms and practices in Croatia, and have the basic skills to work in these two areas of the translation profession.
Course requirements: The students are required to attend regularly and to submit their translation assignments on time. They should be prepared to work both independently and in teams. The final mark is based on the end-of-term translation assignment.
Week by week schedule (the order of topics may vary):

Reading:
– Landers, Clifford E. 2001. Literary translation: A Practical Guide. Frankfurt: Multilingual Matters.
– Ivarsson, Jan. 1992. Subtitling for the Media: A Handbook of an Art, Stockholm: Transedit.
– Díaz Cintas, Jorge & Remael, Aline. 2007. Audiovisual Translation: Subtitling.Manchester: St. Jerome Publishing.
– Gambier, Yves, ur. 2003. Screen Translation. The Translator Special Issue 9(2). Manchester: St. Jerome Publishing.
– De Linde, Zoe & Kay, Neil. 1999. The Semiotics of Subtitling. Manchester: St. Jerome Publishing.
– Venuti, Lawrence (ur.). 2000. The Translation Studies Reader. London i New York: Routledge.
– Qvale, Per. 2003. From St. Jerome to Hypertext. Manchester: St. Jerome Publishing.
– Venuti, Lawrence. 1995. The Translator’s Invisibility. London i New York: Routledge.
– Davies, Kathleen. 2001. Deconstruction and Translation. Manchester: St. Jerome.
– Flotow, Louise von. 1997. Translation and Gender. Translating in the ‘Era of Feminism’. Manchester: St. Jerome Publishing.

Course title: Cognitive linguistics and translation
Course coordinator: Mateusz-Milan Stanojević
Instructors: Mateusz-Milan Stanojević; Milena Žic Fuchs; Janja Čulig Suknaić
ECTS credits: 5
Language: English and Croatian
Semester: 3rd (winter)
Status: compulsory for students studying translation as a single major, elective for students studying translation as a double major program
Form of Instruction: 1 lecture and 2 seminars per week
Prerequisites: students enrolled in the 3rd semester, completed course in the Translation Theory
Examination: written
Course contents: This course deals with selected issues in translation theory from the point of view of cognitive linguistics. The theoretical background is established by comparing and contrasting the communicative translation theory with the cognitive linguistic theory of translation. The course focuses on cognitive linguistic notions which are crucial in establishing translation equivalence (figure-ground, conceptual metaphor, categorization, etc.), exemplifying the way in which they function in translation, with an emphasis on English and Croatian. Particular attention is given to translating grammar and translating culture.
Objectives: The aim of this course is to introduce students to theoretical and practical translational issues which are related to a cognitive-linguistic view of language. This will enable students to recognize potential translation problems, especially with regard to English and Croatian as source and target languages.

Required reading:
Tabakowska, E. 1993. Cognitive Linguistics and Poetics of Translation. Tübingen: Gunter Narr Verlag

Additional reading:
– Croft, W and Cruse, D. A. 2004. Cognitive Linguistics. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
– Ivir, V. 1981. Formal correspondence vs. translation equivalence revisited. Poetics Today. 2: 51-59
– Ivir. V. 1987. Functionalism in contrastive analysis and translation studies. Functionalism in Linguistics, ed. By Dirven, René and Vilém Fried, 471-481. Amsterdam/Philadeplhia: John Benjamins.
– Ivir, Vladimir. 1991-1992. On the non-algorithmic nature of translation theory. Studia Romanica et Anglica Zagrabiensia. 36-37: 85-91.

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