THEORY OF TRANSLATION
TEORIA DELLA TRADUZIONE
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| 2019/2020 | 8 |
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| Roberta Fabbri | Monday 2-4 pm. Collegio Raffaello, Piazza della Repubblica n. 13, from November 18th |
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Course with optional materials in a foreign language
English
This course is entirely taught in Italian. Study materials can be provided in the foreign language and the final exam can be taken in the foreign language. |
Assigned to the Degree Course
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Learning Objectives
The course introduces students to the main theories of translation, linking this knowledge with the practice of translating. Translation concerns the dialogue between different cultures and educates to a form of linguistic hospitality. Consequently, it concerns the relationship with the Other, determining the way in which individuals and cultures build their identity in a process that involves difference, resemblance and mediation. The course intends to deepen the reflection that derives from this idea of translation, developing five thematic units: translation as an interpretative act; translation as a cultural process; ideology in translation; translation strategies; editorial translation and translator training
Program
1.Translation and the paradox of meaning
1.1. Translation as an act of critical interpretation
1.2 Equivalence in translation
2. Translation and the cultural process
2.1 Translation as mediation between cultures
2.2 Translation Studies, Polisystem Theory, Cultural Studies and transdisciplinary approaches
2.3 Adequacy and difference in translation
3. Translation and ideology
3.1 Translation and rules
3.2 Constraints in translation
3.3 Translation and manipulation
3.4 Translation and rewriting
4. Translation strategies
4.1 Translation and the movement of language
4.2 Domesticating and foreignizing translation: translating post-colonial literature
4.3 The invisibility of the translator
4.4 Ethnocentric translation vs ethical translation
5. Editorial translation and the training of literary translators
5.1 The book industry
5.2 The professional roles
5.3 The Italian publishing market
5.4 The ethics and responsibility of the translator
5.5 The didactics of translation - the Petra-e framework
Bridging Courses
none
Learning Achievements (Dublin Descriptors)
a) The student must know the main theoretical topics of contemporary translation theories and be able to relate the various conceptual topics.
b) The student must be able to apply the acquired knowledge to the translation practice and to the textual analysis.
c) Starting from what has been learned, the student must be able to develop a personal reflection on translation.
d) The student must be able to convey the contents learned in a clear and complete way even to non-specialists and he/she must also acquire an autonomous learning capacity.
Teaching Material
The teaching material prepared by the lecturer in addition to recommended textbooks (such as for instance slides, lecture notes, exercises, bibliography) and communications from the lecturer specific to the course can be found inside the Moodle platform › blended.uniurb.it
Teaching, Attendance, Course Books and Assessment
- Teaching
Lectures and seminars
- Course books
A. Berman La traduzione e la lettera o l’albergo nella lontananza, Macerata, Quodlibet, 2003.
E. Gentzler, Teorie della traduzione. Tendenze contemporanee, Torino, Utet, 2012.
S. Nergaard (a cura di), La teoria dela traduzione nella storia, Milano Bompiani, 1993 seguenti (solo l'introduzione)
S. Nergaard (a cura di), Teorie contemporanee della traduzione, Milano Bombiani, 1995 seguenti (solo l'introduzione)
L. Venuti, Translation Changes Everything, London-New York, Routledge, 2013.
- Assessment
Oral examination
- Disabilità e DSA
Le studentesse e gli studenti che hanno registrato la certificazione di disabilità o la certificazione di DSA presso l'Ufficio Inclusione e diritto allo studio, possono chiedere di utilizzare le mappe concettuali (per parole chiave) durante la prova di esame.
A tal fine, è necessario inviare le mappe, due settimane prima dell’appello di esame, alla o al docente del corso, che ne verificherà la coerenza con le indicazioni delle linee guida di ateneo e potrà chiederne la modifica.
Additional Information for Non-Attending Students
- Course books
A. Berman La traduzione e la lettera o l’albergo nella lontananza, Macerata, Quodlibet, 2003.
E. Gentzler, Teorie della traduzione. Tendenze contemporanee, Torino, Utet, 2012.
S. Nergaard (a cura di), La teoria dela traduzione nella storia, Milano Bompiani, 1993 seguenti (solo l'introduzione)
S. Nergaard (a cura di), Teorie contemporanee della traduzione, Milano Bombiani, 1995 seguenti (solo l'introduzione)
L. Venuti, Translation Changes Everything, London-New York, Routledge, 2013.
- Assessment
Oral examination
- Disabilità e DSA
Le studentesse e gli studenti che hanno registrato la certificazione di disabilità o la certificazione di DSA presso l'Ufficio Inclusione e diritto allo studio, possono chiedere di utilizzare le mappe concettuali (per parole chiave) durante la prova di esame.
A tal fine, è necessario inviare le mappe, due settimane prima dell’appello di esame, alla o al docente del corso, che ne verificherà la coerenza con le indicazioni delle linee guida di ateneo e potrà chiederne la modifica.
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