Professional Languages (8th semester)

Course: Translation from German and English

Structural unit: Educational and Scientific Institute of Philology

Title
Professional Languages (8th semester)
Code
ДВС.1.13
Module type
Вибіркова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
First
Year of study when the component is delivered
2022/2023
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
8 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
3
Learning outcomes
PLO 1. Communicate freely on professional issues with experts and non- experts in Ukrainian, German and English, in oral and in written form, use these languages to organize effective cross-cultural communication. PLO 2. Process information effectively: collect relevant information from a variety of sources, including professional literature and electronic databases, critically analyze and interpret it, organize, classify and systematize it. PLO 11. Know the principles, technologies and techniques of oral and written texts of different genres and styles creation in Ukrainian, German and English. PLO 17. Collect, analyze, systematize and interpret the facts of language and speech and use them to solve complex problems and problems in specialized areas of professional activity and/or study. PLO 27.2. Demonstrate proficiency in professional languages. PLO 28.2. The full list of Programme learning outcomes is given in the section "Programme Profile".
Form of study
Full-time form
Prerequisites and co-requisites
To have a proficiency level in German at B2/C1 according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages, and to demonstrate acquired skills using lexical and grammatical material learned and mastered in previous courses according to the educational program.
Course content
The objectives of the course are to teach students to work with specialized texts, which includes comprehensive familiarization with the text, analysis of its structure, logic, and linguistic features on lexical, grammatical, and thematic levels, as well as oral and written translation of the text. The main tasks of the course include preparing students for the translation of specialized texts and for professional communication in both oral and written forms, expanding their own language, communicative, sociolinguistic, and other competencies. Teaching is conducted through practical sessions and independent student work. The course concludes with an exam at the end of the semester.
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
Aha, S. Kurzwörter in der Fachsprache der Technik. Grin Verlag, 2017. Arntz, R., Picht, H., Mayer, F. Einführung in die Terminologiearbeit. 7. Auflage. Hildesheim, Zürich, New York: Georg Olms Verlag, 2016. Hoffmann, Lothar. 1998a. Syntaktische und morphologische Eigenschaften von Fachsprachen. Lothar Hoffmann, Hartwig Kalverkämper, Herbert Ernst Wiegand (Hrsg.). Fachsprachen. Languages for Special Purposes. 1. Halbband. Berlin: Walter de Gruyter. 416-427. Nord C., Önkü M. Übersetzungsäquivalenzen in Textsorten. Logos Verlag Berlin, 2017. Roelcke, T.. Fachsprachen. 4., neu bearbeitete Auflage. Berlin: Erich Schmidt Verlag., 2020. Toscher F. Die Fachsprache der Geschichtswissenschaft: Wissenstransfer – Subjektivität – Übersetzung. Frank&Timme, 2019. Tyzskowsky, L. Darstellung ausgewählter Fachsprachen und ihrer Besonderheiten: Mit Beispielen für Übersetzungsprobleme bei Fachtexten aus Medizin, Technik und Verwaltung. Grin Verlag, 2017.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Educational activities throughout the semester include: - Assignments completed during independent work. - Midterm assessment. - Participation in practical sessions. - Projects and presentations.
Assessment methods and criteria
Semester assessment: - Maximum score throughout the semester: 60 points. - Assignments completed during independent work: 15 points. - Midterm assessment: written tests and translations - 14 points. - Participation in practical sessions: 21 points. - Blitz surveys: 10 points. - Final assessment in the form of an exam: 40 points.
Language of instruction
German

Lecturers

This discipline is taught by the following teachers

Mykhailo Anatoliiovych Saiko
Department of Germanic Philology and Translation Studies
Educational and Scientific Institute of Philology

Departments

The following departments are involved in teaching the above discipline

Department of Germanic Philology and Translation Studies
Educational and Scientific Institute of Philology