Japanese-language political discourse: translation aspect

Course: Eastern philology, Western European language and translation: the Japanese language and literature

Structural unit: Educational and Scientific Institute of Philology

Title
Japanese-language political discourse: translation aspect
Code
OK.13
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
4 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
4
Learning outcomes
Know the basic terminology of the discipline. Know the areas of discourse. Know the meaning of the concepts "discourse", "addressee", "addressee", "illocution", "manipulative tactics". Know the lexical features of modern Japanese political discourse. Be able to use appropriate terminology, demonstrate the mastery of the necessary theoretical basis of the discipline. Be able to use lexical, grammatical and stylistic transformations in translation; fill in the gaps in the text. Have the skills to lead discussions when discussing topics from the discourse of the Japanese language. Act socially responsibly and consciously, have the skills to work autonomously and in a team.
Form of study
Full-time form
Prerequisites and co-requisites
1) successful mastering of the disciplines "Japanese language", "Introduction to Eastern philology", "Translation practice", "Theory and practice of translation", "Translation studies", "Linguistics", "Stylistics", etc .; 2) knowledge of the theoretical foundations of linguistics and culturology; 3) mastery of the practice of translating a Japanese text, skills of stylistic analysis of the text.
Course content
Presentation of theoretical material on the concept of discourse, its types, the place of political discourse in the system of discourses, lexical, grammatical and stylistic features of modern political discourse; analysis of factual material - speeches of Japanese politicians, Japanese-language press conferences and briefings with officials, interviews with Japanese politicians. Consideration of the following main issues: 1) the concept of discourse, its diversity; 2) political discourse as an actual object of linguistic research; review of theoretical achievements of the study of political discourse; 3) linguistic and stylistic analysis of Japanese-language political texts; 4) analysis of the suggestive and manipulative influence of political speeches.
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
1. The discourse of foreign language communication [ed. K. Kusko]. - Lviv: Ivan Franko Lviv National University Publishing Center, 2002. - 493 p. 2. Komarnytska T.K. Translation of various styles of texts (Japanese): Textbook. - Kyiv: Dmytro Burago Publishing House, 2021. - 697 p. 3. Komarnytska T.K. Japanese: political and diplomatic translation. - Kyiv: Dmytro Burago Publishing House, 2020. - 404 p.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Practical lessons, individual work
Assessment methods and criteria
Creative tasks, oral answers, reports Research tasks Written assignments Projects
Language of instruction
Ukrainian, Japanese

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