Translation and Interpreting Practice (6th semester)

Course: Translation from Spanish and English

Structural unit: Educational and Scientific Institute of Philology

Title
Translation and Interpreting Practice (6th semester)
Code
ННД.09
Module type
Обов’язкова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
First
Year of study when the component is delivered
2021/2022
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
6 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
7
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 Spanish Language Course" 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. Верба Г.Г. Посібник з усного та письмового перекладу для студентів старших курсів (іспанська та українська мови) / Верба Г.Г., Орличенко О.В., Приходько М.П. Вінниця : Нова Книга, 2020. 288 с. 2. Жанрові теорії перекладу: Підручник / З.О. Гетьман, І.С. Орлова. К.: Освіта України, 2014. 468 с. 3. Курс письмового перекладу. Іспанська мова / О. М. Калустова, І. М. Шиянова, К. А. Танич та ін. 2-е вид, перероб. та доп. К : ВПЦ «Київський університет», 2012. 271 c. 4. Теорія і практика перекладу з іспанської мови на українську [Teoría y práctica de la traducción del español al ucraniano] : [навчальний посібник для студ. вищих навч. закладів] / З. О. Гетьман, І. С. Орлова; Київськ. нац. ун-т імені Тараса Шевченка. Київ : ВПЦ «Київський університет», 2010. 223 с. 5. Фокін С.Б. Іспансько-український послідовний переклад: вправи, тексти, техніка нотування (навчальний посібник). К., 2008. 64 с. 6. Verba G.G., Guetman Z.O. Manual de traductología (español-ucraniano) Вінниця, 2013.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Performing practical tasks in current classes, test: knowledge of interlanguage equivalents, test: oral consecutive paragraph and phrase translation
Assessment methods and criteria
Students who have scored less than the critical-calculated minimum of 36 points are not allowed to take the exam. For students who do not reach the minimum grade level during the semester, a final semester test is conducted at the end of the semester or essays and laboratory work on course topics are evaluated. The maximum grade for additional forms of assessment may not exceed 40% of the maximum total score for the semester - 24 points. The amount of points for the semester is formed by Part 1: 30% of the amount of points for the 5th semester (maximum 30 points out of 100 points), and Part 2: 50% of the amount of points for the semester (maximum 30 points out of 60 points). The semester final grade is formed by the points obtained by the student during the semester (semesters - if there are 2 parts) and the points obtained at the exam, with the maximum distribution carried out according to the following algorithm: 60 points (60%) - semester control and 40 points (40%) - exam).
Language of instruction
Spanish, Ukrainian

Lecturers

This discipline is taught by the following teachers

Olga Yuriivna Doroshenko
M. Zerov Department of Theory and Practice of Translation from Romance Languages
Educational and Scientific Institute of Philology
Olha Volodymyrivna Birkadze
M. Zerov Department of Theory and Practice of Translation from Romance Languages
Educational and Scientific Institute of Philology