Translation and Interpreting Practice (Spanish) (3rd semester)

Course: Translation from Spanish and English

Structural unit: Educational and Scientific Institute of Philology

Title
Translation and Interpreting Practice (Spanish) (3rd semester)
Code
ННД.09
Module type
Обов’язкова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
First
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 1. Сommunicate freely on professional issues with experts and non-experts in Ukrainian, Spanish and English, in oral and in written form, use these languages to ensure effective cross-cultural communication. PLO 15. Carry out linguistic, literary and translation analysis of texts of various styles and genres. PLO 16. Know and understand basic concepts and theories in the field of translation studies, be able to apply them in professional activities. PLO 21. Interpret, abstract, annotate and adequately translate (from Spanish, English and Ukrainian) oral and written texts of various styles and genres, except highly specialized ones. PLO 23. Identify and analyse the specific features of a communicative situation in translation and impact on translation decisions. PLO 24. Interpret consecutively from Spanish and English and know the fundamentals of note taking. Complete list of program learning outcomes (PLO) is available in the Program of the discipline.
Form of study
Full-time form
Prerequisites and co-requisites
Successful completion of the following disciplines: "Practical Course of the Spanish Language" and the integrated discipline "Introduction to the Specialty". Knowledge of the theoretical foundations of translation studies, the concept of translation as a special type of intermediary activity, the factors relevant to its implementation and evaluation of the quality of its performance.
Course content
The discipline aims to provide knowledge and develop practical skills necessary to perform various types of translation and interpretation in the Spanish-Ukrainian language pair and to ensure successful translation mediation depending on the needs of communicators and communication situations. This is a fundamental subject in the system of specialized training. It is a course of general translation and interpreting. It involves the acquisition of knowledge of basic and most pressing translation issues as a basis for choosing the optimal translation strategy, ways and techniques to effectively overcome translation difficulties in the Spanish-Ukrainian language pair. The practical training is focused on solving various translation tasks and developing the ability to ensure adequate interlingual communication in various fields and subject areas. Translation from Spanish into Ukrainian is the leading direction; some types of translation also include training in translation from Ukrainian into Spanish.
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
1. Курс письмового перекладу. Іспанська мова : навчальний посібник / О.М. Калустова, І.М.Шиянова, К.А. Танич, Н.Ю. Квасюк, М.О. Коломієць; Київ. нац. ун-т ім. Т. Шевченка. – 2-ге вид, перероб. та допов. – Київ : ВПЦ "Київський університет", 2012. – 271 с. 2. Теорія і практика перекладу з іспанської мови на українську : навчальний посібник / З. О. Гетьман, І. С. Орлова. – К. : Видавничо-поліграфічний центр "Київський університет", 2010. – 223 с. 3. Верба Г.Г., Гетьман З.О. Усний переклад з іспанської мови українською. – Вінниця: Нова книга, 2007. 4. Гетьман З.О., Орлова І.С. Інтерпретація та переклад іспанських спеціальних текстів. – К.: Слово, 2008.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Practical classes, individual work
Assessment methods and criteria
During the semester, the assessment is carried out in accordance with the types of work and forms of control described in clause 7.1 of the Program of the discipline (practical tasks, written translation of texts, writing annotations in Spanish and Ukrainian, abstracting texts in the original language, oral and written tests). The semester ends with a test. The grade is based on the results of the student's work throughout the semester and does not include additional assessment measures. Students who have scored a minimum positive score of 60 points receive "passed". Students who do not score the minimum positive score of 60 points receive a "fail" grade. Students who have scored less than 60 points in total during the semester must pass the test by completing the material on the topics for which they have a debt in the form of writing independent works, translations or, if necessary, writing a test.
Language of instruction
Spanish, Ukrainian

Lecturers

This discipline is taught by the following teachers

Nataliia Volodymyrivna Homon
M. Zerov Department of Theory and Practice of Translation from Romance Languages
Educational and Scientific Institute of Philology