Translation Internship (First Foreign Language)

Course: Translation from German and English

Structural unit: Educational and Scientific Institute of Philology

Title
Translation Internship (First Foreign Language)
Code
ННД.13
Module type
Обов’язкова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
First
Year of study when the component is delivered
2023/2024
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
8 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
6
Learning outcomes
PLO 1, 2, 5, 6, 14, 18, 21, 23, 25, 26 PLO 14. Use German and English in oral and written form, in different genre-stylistic varieties and registers of communication (official, unofficial, neutral), to solve communicative tasks in everyday, social, educational, professional, scientific spheres of life. PLO 21. Interpret, summarize, annotate, and adequately translate oral and written texts of various styles and genres from German, English, and Ukrainian languages, excluding highly specialized texts. PLO 23. Demonstrate the ability to identify and analyze the specifics of the communicative situation in translation and its impact on translation decisions. PLO 25. Demonstrate skills in using innovative technologies and various translation resources, as well as translation automation tools. PLO 26. Conduct stylistic editing of Ukrainian texts.
Form of study
Full-time form
Prerequisites and co-requisites
1. Proficiency in the German language at the B2 level. 2. Solid knowledge of the grammar, morphology, and syntax of both Ukrainian and German languages. 3. Theoretical knowledge from the course "Introduction to Translation Studies." 4. Practical translation skills developed through translation practice courses.
Course content
The translation internship is an integral part of the curriculum for bachelor's degree in Translation from German and English within the specialization 035 "Philology (035.043 "German Languages and Literatures (including Translation), Major - German"). The aim of the internship is to develop students' skills and abilities in written and oral translation in real socio-political conditions, based on the theoretical knowledge acquired at the university's Institute of Philology. It also aims to make students aware of the social significance of their professional knowledge and skills, provide them with practical experience in real translation projects, and encourage them to systematically and purposefully enhance their professional competence. The internship serves as an opportunity for students to independently seek and solve translation problems and assess their potential in various types of written and consecutive oral translation.
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
1. Вороніна К.В. Основи перекладацького анотування та реферування текстів різних типів і жанрів : навчальний посібник / К.В. Вороніна – Х. : ХНУ імені В.Н. Каразіна, 2013. 2. Кияк Т.Р., Науменко А.М., Огуй О. Д. Теорія і практика перекладу (німецька мова). Підручник для студентів вищих навчальних закладів. – Вінниця: Нова книга, 2006. 3. Kautz U. Handbuch Didaktik des Übersetzens und Dolmetschens. – München: Iudicum, 2002. 4. Snell-Hornby M., Hönig Hans G., Kußmaul P., Schmitt Peter A. Handbuch Translation. – Tübingen: Stauffenburg, 2003.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Familiarization with the translation internship base and the work of translators, performing written and consecutive oral translation, compiling a thematic glossary, preparing a report on the results of the internship, and defending the results in a credit.
Assessment methods and criteria
The program of the translation internship includes two content modules (worth 20 and 50 points), a comprehensive final module (worth 20 points), and the defense of the report at the final conference (worth 10 points).
Language of instruction
German, Ukrainian

Lecturers

This discipline is taught by the following teachers

Mariia Lonhynivna Ivanytska
Department of Germanic Philology and Translation Studies
Educational and Scientific Institute of Philology
Nataliia Stepanivna Lalaian
Department of Germanic Philology and Translation Studies
Educational and Scientific Institute of Philology
Oleksii Ihorovych Obolenskyi
Department of Germanic Philology and Translation Studies
Educational and Scientific Institute of Philology