Techniques of written and oral translation (2 semester)
Course: General and specialized translation and interpreting from Spanish and English
Structural unit: Educational and Scientific Institute of Philology
Title
Techniques of written and oral translation (2 semester)
Code
ОК8
Module type
Обов’язкова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
Second
Year of study when the component is delivered
2021/2022
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
2 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5
Learning outcomes
PLO 2. To demonstrate an adequate level of mastery of national and foreign languages to
perform written and spoken communication, namely in the situations of professional and
academic communication; to present the results of their studies in these national and foreign
languages.
PLO 11. To perform a scholarly analysis of language, speech and literature material, interpret
and structure it based on appropriate methodological principles, sum up the results of
individually processed data.
PLO 19. To detect systemic interlingual differences and take them into account in translation
practice.
PLO 20. To undertake pre-translation analysis of specialized texts of various styles and
genres.
PLO 21. To know the specifics of translator’s work in various fields (textual, media,
audiovisual, web-space) and be able to use necessary tools and techniques.
Form of study
Full-time form
Prerequisites and co-requisites
Educational qualification level of bachelor's degree
Course content
The purpose of the discipline: development and consolidation of the skills and abilities of the
professional activity of a written and oral translator in relation to the reproduction of texts of
socio-political, economic, scientific-technical and cultural topics; deepening the teaching of oral
and written translation techniques and adaptation of the formed translation competence to
modern professional requirements; developing skills to achieve translation adequacy and
equivalence, in particular focusing on idiomatic translation, on mastering key political,
economic, financial, legal, technical, medical terminology, on the ability to evaluate and
reproduce the pragmatic potential of the text, translation in compliance with modern
international requirements for translation deontology.
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
1. Verba H.G., Orlychenko O.V., Prykhodko M.P., Guide to oral and written translation for
senior students (Spanish and Ukrainian languages). View. New book, Vinnytsia, 2020 - 288 p.
2. Verba H.G., Hetman Z.O., Lopez Tapia F., Oral translation from Spanish into Ukrainian
Curso de Inperpretación del español para ucraniano Ed. New book, Vinnytsia, 2007 - 471 p.
3. Verba H.G., Lopez Tapia F., Curso superior de español. The second edition. New book,
Vinnytsia, 2021, - 343 p.
4. Verba G., Guetman Z. Manual de traductología: español-ucraniano. - View. New book,
Vinnytsia, 2013. - 303 p.
5. Hurtado Albir, A. Traducción y traductología: Introducción a la traductología. Madrid.
Cátedra, 2001. – 256p.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Practical classes, discussion of the most difficult and controversial issues, answers to questions,
work with the main and additional literature, preparation reports and presentations, analysis of
the original and translated texts, execution of own translations using theoretical knowledge on
outlined topics, editing of own translations.
Assessment methods and criteria
Methods: practical classes, independent work.
General criteria: (From 1 to 5) Students must perform translation of written texts, oral from
paper, consecutive and two-way; to be able to express an opinion regarding the topics that are
brought up for discussion during practical classes, to operate with the basic terms and concepts
of the discipline, to know the main features of texts of various genres.
Language of instruction
Spanish, Ukrainian
Lecturers
This discipline is taught by the following teachers
Mykola
Pavlovych
Prykhodko
M. Zerov Department of Theory and Practice of Translation from Romance Languages
Educational and Scientific Institute of Philology
Educational and Scientific Institute of Philology
Departments
The following departments are involved in teaching the above discipline
M. Zerov Department of Theory and Practice of Translation from Romance Languages
Educational and Scientific Institute of Philology