Communication strategies in English
Course: General and specialized translation and interpreting from Spanish and English
Structural unit: Educational and Scientific Institute of Philology
Title
Communication strategies in English
Code
ННД.07
Module type
Обов’язкова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
Second
Year of study when the component is delivered
2023/2024
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
2 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
3
Learning outcomes
PLO 2. To demonstrate an adequate mastery of national and foreign
languages to perform written and spoken communication, namely in
professional and academic communication; to present the results of
their studies in these national and foreign languages.
PLO 4. To assess and analyze critically vital social, individual and
professional issues and offer tactics for their resolution in challenging
and unpredictable conditions, which require the application of new
approaches and forecasting.
PLO 6. To use the knowledge of expressive, emotive, logical
language means and speech techniques to achieve an intended
pragmatic result and organize successful communication.
PLO 19: To apply in practice the algorithms of translation analysis of
the text.
PLO 21. To possess pragmatic and intercultural competence in
Portuguese and English.
Form of study
Full-time form
Prerequisites and co-requisites
The discipline is based on a cycle of professional and practical
training disciplines, particularly Practical Course of the First Foreign
Language, Practice of Interpreting and Translation and academic
fields in linguistics and translation studies, which were mastered in
previous years of study. Students are expected to have at least a B2
level of English; to apply the acquired knowledge and skills in
simulated communicative situations.
Course content
The discipline aims to acquaint students with communication
strategies in the work of a translator in their broadest sense, that is, to
ensure successful communication based on an in-depth knowledge of
English in all its aspects and styles with an emphasis on the linguistic
and cultural approach to language and translation; to deepen students
linguistic and linguistic erudition and develop skills and abilities in
academic work.
The training is conducted through lectures, practical classes, and the
individual work of students. The discipline ends with an exam at the
end of the academic year.
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
1. Vozna M.O. Anhliiska mova dlia starshykh kursiv: pidruchnyk. Vinnytsia: Nova knyha, 2017. 256 s. 2. Nesterenko N. M. A Course in Interpreting and Translation: posibnyk dlia studentiv ta vykladachiv vyshchykh navchalnykh zakladiv. Vinnytsia : Nova knyha, 2006. 248 c. 3. English Professional and Culturally-linked Terminology: Translation Aspects. Navchalnyi posibnyk / N.M. Antoniuk, M.O. Vozna, O.B. Haponiv, L.L. Slavova. Zhytomyr: Vyd-vo ZhDU im. I. Franka, 2017. 253 s. 4. Gottlieb, H. The Routledge Handbook of Translation Studies and Linguistics : Routledge, 2017 / eBook ISBN: 9781315692845
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Learning activities throughout the year: conducting lectures; answers
at practical classes; participation in discussions; defence of the
presentation; control work.
Assessment methods and criteria
A student can earn 60 points for work during the semester.
- answers at practical classes: LO 1.1-1.3, 2.1-2.4, 3.1-3.3, 4.1-4.4 -
20 points
- participation in discussion: LO 1.1-1.3, 2.1-2.4, 3.1-3.3, 4.1-4.4 - 8
points
- defence of the presentation: LO 1.1-1.3, 2.1-2.4, 3.1-3.3, 4.1-4.4 -
12 points
- control work: LO 1.1-1.3, 2.1-2.4, 3.1, 4.2-4.3- 20 points.
The final assessment is conducted as an exam at the end of the second
semester. The maximum number of points in the exam is 40 points,
and the minimum number of points (positive mark) added to the
semester - is 24 points (60% of the maximum number of points
allocated for the exam). The exam is conducted in a combined form
and includes the following tasks:
- written translation of the text (from English into Ukrainian) - max.
20 min. 12 points;
- discussion on the topic - max. 20 / min. 12 points.
Language of instruction
English, Ukrainian
Lecturers
This discipline is taught by the following teachers
Anastasiia
Serhiivna
Buhrii
Department of Theory and Practice of Translation from English
Educational and Scientific Institute of Philology
Educational and Scientific Institute of Philology
Departments
The following departments are involved in teaching the above discipline
Department of Theory and Practice of Translation from English
Educational and Scientific Institute of Philology