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Theory and Practice of Translation (business translation and conference translation) (English)

ОК27

Обов’язкова дисципліна для ОП

First

2023/2024

8 Semester

4

To know the characteristics of texts of official style, and its substyles in Ukrainian and English; characteristics of texts of scientific style and its substyles in Ukrainian and English; characteristics of texts of publicistic style in Ukrainian and English; types of abstracts; professional terminology; clichés and vocabulary that serves standardized texts in English, and their Ukrainian equivalents. Translator’s etiquette in business communication. To be able to provide oral and written translation from English into Ukrainian and from Ukrainian into English of texts of official, scientific, and publicistic styles; translation during scientific conferences; to carry out consecutive interpretation in professional and business and scientific and professional spheres; to perform full and abstract interpretation of audio texts and materials of electronic mass media. To demonstrate the ability to communicate and speak on social and professional topics in a foreign language.

Full-time form

The student must have sufficient English language skills, knowledge of translation theory and basic translation skills in the professional field to acquire relevant skills for translation in business and translation during English conferences.

Module 1 Interlingual communication in the official business sphere Topic 1. Official style. Administrative litter. Legislative documents. Diplomatic documents. Topic 2. Communication in the field of business Module 2 Interlingual communication in scientific and publicistic spheres Topic 3. Scientific style. Translation and objective abstracting. Topic 4. Publicistic style. Expressive means in publicistic style. Translation and abstracting with subjective evaluation

1. Basic Translation / [G.E. Miram, V.V. Daineko, M.V. Hryshchenko and others]. – Kyiv: Nika Center, 2006. – 2002 p. 2. Daineko V. V. A Guide to Diplomatic Correspondence / V. V. Daineko, S. V. Vasiliev, M. V. Hryshchenko. - Kyiv: "Three Dots" Publishing House, 2003. - 344 p. 3. Komissarov V.N. Theory of translation (linguistic aspects). - M.: Higher School, 1990. 4. Miram G.E. Coaching for interpreters / G.E. Miram, V.V. Daineko, S.V. Ivanova. - Kyiv: Nika Center, 2011. - 227 p. 5. Miram G.E. Training course for two-way sequential translation (English-Ukrainian language pair) / G.E. Miram, V.V. Daineko, S.V. Ivanova. - Kyiv: Nika Center, 2013. - 227 p. 6. Miram G.E. Special interpretation training course (Interpretation in court and at negotiations) / G.E. Miram, V.V. Daineko, S.V. Ivanova.– Kyiv: Nika-center, 2014. – 200 p. 7. Miram G.E. Express-training on referencing social and political texts / G.E. Miram, V.V. Daineko, S.V.

Practical classes

1. Two content modules, each of 10 points – 20 points; 2. Current control of progress: English-Ukrainian written complete and abstract translation 10 points; Ukrainian-English written complete and abstract translation 10 points; consecutive interpretation 10 points, abstracting 10 points – 40 points in total; 3. Comprehensive final module: 40 points in total.

English, Ukrainian