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Basics of Translation from Ukrainian to German

ДВС.1.07

Вибіркова дисципліна для ОП

First

2023/2024

6 Semester

3

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 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 22. Utilize knowledge of the history and culture of Ukraine and linguocultural studies of German- and English-speaking countries to facilitate successful communication and accurate translation. PLO 23. Demonstrate the ability to identify and analyze the specifics of the communicative situation in translation and its impact on translation decisions.

Full-time form

Knowledge of the German language at a level not lower than B2.

The educational discipline of a practical nature aims to familiarize students with various types of texts and established rules of their writing in the German language, in comparison with parallel Ukrainian texts. The focus of the learning process is the development and improvement of students' translation and text creation competencies. Upon successful completion of the discipline, students should be able to functionally translate texts from Ukrainian to German, adhering to established text creation rules in the German language. Additionally, within the framework of the discipline, students expand their German vocabulary, practice stylistic skills, and consolidate the automatism of comprehensive translation analysis as the basis for functional translation. Students also receive a portfolio with course materials.

1. K. Adamzik, Textlinguistik, Berlin/Boston 2016. 2. R. Arntz – H. Picht, Einführung in die übersetzungsbezogene Terminologiearbeit, 3. Hildesheim, 1995. 4. Ch. Fandrych – M. Thurmair, Textsorten im Deutschen. Linguistische Analysen aus sprachdidaktischer Sicht, Tübingen 2011. 5. H. Hönig, Konstruktives Übersetzen, Tübingen 1995. 6. H. G. Hönig – P. Kußmaul, Strategie der Übersetzung, 3. Auflage 1991. 7. M. Kadrić – K. Kaindl – K. Reithofer, Translatorische Methodik, 6. Auflage, Wien 2019. 8. U. Kautz, Handbuch Didaktik des Übersetzens und Dolmetschens, München 2000. 9. P. Kußmaul, Kreatives Übersetzen, Tübingen 2000. 10. C. Nord, Einführung in das funktionale Übersetzen, Tübingen /Basel 1993.

Practical classes, independent work.

Ongoing assessment includes written translation with comprehensive translation analysis and commentary on translation decisions, oral examination, active and constructive interaction. Final assessment is done through an exam. Evaluation criteria for each form of assessment are provided in the course syllabus.

German, Ukrainian