Translation of Business Speech

Course: Ukrainian Language and Literature (for Foreigners; Ukrainian as the Language of Instruction)

Structural unit: Educational and Scientific Institute of Philology

Title
Translation of Business Speech
Code
ДВС.1.04
Module type
Вибіркова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
Second
Year of study when the component is delivered
2023/2024
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
3 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
3
Learning outcomes
PLO 14. To create, analyze, and edit texts of various genres and styles. PLO 21. To translate (orally and in writing) texts of different genres and styles from Ukrainian into the native language and vice versa (according to the selective block "Practical translation for those who study Ukrainian as a foreign language").
Form of study
Full-time form
Prerequisites and co-requisites
High level of proficiency in the Ukrainian language, knowledge of the theoretical foundations of linguistics and successful completion of disciplines of 1-2 semesters (practical course of the Ukrainian language: professional level, linguistic and stylistic analysis of a literary text, morphology and syntax of the Ukrainian language in the functional aspect).
Course content
The aim of the discipline is to develop students' professional skills in translating business documents and correspondence from Ukrainian into their native language and vice versa, writing business letters in Ukrainian, and developing communication skills in business communication situations. The course deepens students' understanding of the official business style of Ukrainian, business documents of various types, peculiarities of translation of special texts, introduces students to the principles of pre-translation analysis of official business speech, reveals the dependence of translation on the specifics of language tools. The course is also aimed at expanding students' vocabulary, improving the general educational and cultural level of foreign students.
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Forms of study: lectures, practical classes, independent work. Teaching methods: problem-based teaching (explanation, discussion, analysis); independent work with scientific and reference literature, linguistic analysis of texts of official style, team translation, team analysis of translation quality.
Assessment methods and criteria
Current tests, oral responses, participation in discussions, translation/interpretation, analysis of translation/interpretation results and their editing, module tests, collection and analysis of information for translation. For the assessment criteria for each type of assignment, see the course program.
Language of instruction
Ukrainian

Lecturers

This discipline is taught by the following teachers

Oksana Mykolaivna Samusenko
Department of Ukrainian Philology for Foreigners
Educational and Scientific Institute of Philology

Departments

The following departments are involved in teaching the above discipline

Department of Ukrainian Philology for Foreigners
Educational and Scientific Institute of Philology