Translation of Documents of International Organizations

Course: Specialized Translation from German and English; Intercultural Management

Structural unit: Educational and Scientific Institute of Philology

Title
Translation of Documents of International Organizations
Code
ВБ 2.06
Module type
Вибіркова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
Second
Year of study when the component is delivered
2021/2022
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
12 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
3
Learning outcomes
PLO 10, PLO 11, PLO 12, PLO 14, PLO 16. The full list of Programme learning outcomes is given in the section "Programme Profile".
Form of study
Full-time form
Prerequisites and co-requisites
1. Successful mastery of theoretical and practical translation disciplines according to the specified curriculum. 2. Proficiency in Ukrainian at a C2 level (native language) and proficiency in German at a C1 level.
Course content
The educational discipline entails introducing students to major international organizations represented in Ukraine and German-speaking regions, various genres of documents (multilateral conventions, agreements of international organizations, bilateral international agreements, international legal agreements) of international organizations, and the principles of their functioning in translation practice. It aims to develop knowledge of lexical, semantic, and stylistic peculiarities of documents of international organizations and the specifics of their rendering in the Ukrainian language. The discipline concludes with a credit examination at the end of the semester.
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
Кучер З. І., Орлова М.О., Редчиць Т.В. Практика перекладу: навч. посібник для студ. вищ. навч. закл. – Вінниця: Нова Книга, 2013. Лисенко Г. Л., Баклан І. М., Чепурна З. В. Основи перекладу – міст між теорією і практикою (німецько-українсьий напрям) : підручник. – Київ: КПІ ім. Ігоря Сікорського, Вид-во «Політехніка», 2019. Синєгуб С. В. Theorie und Praxis der Übersetzung: Deutsch – Ukrainisch. Теорія та практика перекладу з німецької мови. : Навч. Посібник.– К.: Вид. центр КНЛУ, 2018. Hagemann S., Neu J., Stephan W. : Translationslehre und Bologna-Prozess: Unterwegs zwischen Einheit und Vielfalt (= TRANSÜD 87). Frank & Timme. 2017. Nord Ch. Funktionsgerechtigkeit und Loyalität: Theorie, Methode und Didaktik des funktionalen Übersetzens. – Berlin: Frank & Timme, 2011. Sattler-Hovdar N. Translation – Transkreation Vom Über-Setzen zum Über-Texten. BDÜ Weiterbildungs- und Fachverlagsgesellschaft mbH, 2016.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
The ongoing assessment includes oral responses (frontal/individual/group questioning with final presentation of a written assignment), written assignments, individual project presentation, module assignments.
Assessment methods and criteria
Knowledge assessment is conducted according to the ECTS system, which includes a two-level evaluation of acquired knowledge. This includes the evaluation of theoretical preparation – learning outcomes (knowledge 1.1 – 1.4), accounting for 40% of the total grade, and the evaluation of practical skills – learning outcomes (skills 2.1-2.2); (communication 3.); (autonomy and responsibility 4.), accounting for 60% of the total grade. For detailed information on the assessment, please refer to the course syllabus.
Language of instruction
German, Ukrainian

Lecturers

This discipline is taught by the following teachers

Daria Serhiivna Kasianenko
Department of Germanic Philology and Translation Studies
Educational and Scientific Institute of Philology

Departments

The following departments are involved in teaching the above discipline

Department of Germanic Philology and Translation Studies
Educational and Scientific Institute of Philology