CD «Translation Studies». P. 3. Linguistic Country Studies of English-speaking Countries

Course: "Ukranian and English language. Translation and Editing"

Structural unit: Educational and Scientific Institute of Philology

Title
CD «Translation Studies». P. 3. Linguistic Country Studies of English-speaking Countries
Code
OK 24.3
Module type
Обов’язкова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
First
Year of study when the component is delivered
2022/2023
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
5 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
2
Learning outcomes
PLO 1. Communicate freely on professional issues with experts and non-experts in Ukrainian and English in oral and written forms, use these languages to organize effective cross-cultural communication. PLO 5. Collaborate with colleagues, representatives of other cultures and religions, supporters of different political views, etc. PLO 11. Know the principles, technologies and techniques of oral and written texts of different genres and styles creation in Ukrainian and English. PLO 20. Translate English written and oral texts into Ukrainian and from Ukrainian into English.
Form of study
Full-time form
Prerequisites and co-requisites
The student must successfully master the following academic disciplines: "English language and translation" and be able to: ● select, analyse and interpret country studies facts; ● communicate on country studies topics.
Course content
The purpose of the discipline is to form students' linguistic and cultural competence to ensure effective intercultural communication through adequate perception of the interlocutor and understanding of original English texts. The educational discipline consists of 2 parts: the first part introduces students to the political realities of history, culture, political system, geographical features, prominent figures of Great Britain, the second part - to the corresponding realities of the USA, as well as the peculiarities of the American English. The study of the discipline, firstly, allows to deepen, generalize and systematize students’ knowledge about the role and meaning of the English language in the world and the countries where it has state status, and secondly, prepares students to carry out pedagogical activities as an English language teacher. Classes are held in the form of lectures, seminar classes and independent work. The discipline ends with an exam.
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
1) Гапонів А.Б., Возна М.О. Лінгвокраїнознавство. Англомовні країни / [підручник]. – Вінниця: Нова Книга, 2005. – 464 с. 2) Шелякіна А.В., Коваленко Л. І. Лінгвокраїнознавство Британії та США : Ч. I-ІІ : [навч. посібник] / Л. І. Коваленко, А. В. Шелякіна. – К. : КНУ ім. Т. Шевченка, 2010. – С. 219. 3) Шелякіна А.В. Практикум «Лінгвокраїнознавство Сполучених Штатів Америки» / А.В. Шелякіна. – К.: PrintTo, 2020. – 116 c. 4) Crowther, J. (2005). Oxford Guide to British and American Culture (2nd ed.). Oxford: OUP. 5) Hewitt K. Understanding Britain / K. Hewitt. – L. : Perspective Publications, 2002. – 265 p. 6) Oxford Guide to British and American Culture / ed. by J. Crowther. – Oxford: OUP, 1999. – 600 p. 7) Stevenson D. K. American Life and Institutions / D. K. Stevenson. – Stuttgart : Ernst Klett Verlag, 1998. – 176 p. 9) http://britannia.com/history/index.html 10) http://www.4uth.gov.ua/usa/english/facts/symbols.htm 11) http://www.50states.com/city/regions.htm
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Teaching methods: lecture, seminar, independent work. Forms of study: presentation on the proposed topic; individual work; oral questioning/written tasks.
Assessment methods and criteria
Presentation on the proposed topic: max 10 points. Individual work: max 10 points. Oral questioning / written tasks: max 10 points. Final assessment (exam): The final grade is formed by the points received by the student in the process of performing the declared types and forms of education, and the points received on the exam. The maximum distribution is carried out according to the following algorithm: 60 points (60%) - term control and 40 points (40%) - exam.
Language of instruction
English

Lecturers

This discipline is taught by the following teachers

Alevtyna Viktorivna Shelyakina
Department of English Philology and Intercultural Communication
Educational and Scientific Institute of Philology
Valeriia Valeriivna Bondarenko
Department of English Philology and Intercultural Communication
Educational and Scientific Institute of Philology