Studying at the University of Verona

Here you can find information on the organisational aspects of the Programme, lecture timetables, learning activities and useful contact details for your time at the University, from enrolment to graduation.

Teaching code

4S002961

Coordinator

Angela Albanese

Credits

6

Language

Italian

Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)

L-LIN/02 - EDUCATIONAL LINGUISTICS

Period

II SEMESTRE dal Feb 27, 2017 al Jun 10, 2017.

Learning outcomes

The course is designed to provide the student with:
A familiarity with critical issues in translation theories and studies (methods, criticism, description vs. prescription, etc.)
A language (vocabulary) and discourse (manner) for “talking” about translation.
A critical skill to analyze and compare different interlinguistic translations of a literary source text. An insight into the workings of theories and of practices of certain of the most renowned translators working today. A historical overview of Translation Theories with a particular emphasis on Italian theories of translation in XXth Century.

Program

This course will - deal with the main topics faced by modern Translation studies, such as the couple theory-practice, reflection-experience, acceptability-adequacy, source-target text, or key terms as domestication, foreignization, manipulation, movement, poetics, constraints, translation project, translation purpose, ethics of translation, productive criticism etc. - analyze translations of a number of literary texts presenting specific formal constraints (i.e. proverbs) - explore representative texts on the history and theory of translation.

Reference texts
- MUNDAY J., Introducing Translation Studies. Theories and applications, Routledge, 2001 (e successive ristampe), anche in traduzione italiana: MUNDAY J., Manuale di studi sulla traduzione, a cura di C. Bucaria, Bologna, Bonomia University Press, 2012.
- ALBANESE A., NASI F., (eds.) L'artefice aggiunto. Riflessioni sulla traduzione in Italia: 1900-1975, Longo, Ravenna, 2015.
- DI GREGORIO A., Il vademecum del traduttore. Idee e strumenti per una nuova figura di traduttore, Roma, Società Editrice Dante Alighieri, 2014;
- Slides.

Reference texts
Author Title Publishing house Year ISBN Notes
DI GREGORIO, Andrea Il vademecum del traduttore. Idee e strumenti per una nuova figura di traduttore, Roma, Società Editrice Dante Alighieri, 2014; 2014
Munday, Jeremy Introducing Translation Studies. Theories and applications (Edizione 3) Routledge 2012 0415584892
ALBANESE, Angela, NASI, Franco (eds.) L'artefice aggiunto. Riflessioni sulla traduzione in Italia: 1900-1975, Longo, Ravenna, 2015. Longo, Ravenna 2015

Examination Methods

- A review of book of theory of translation chosen in a list of texts previously described.
- Final oral exam where the paper will be discussed with the student. The final oral exam will verify also acquisition of knowledge and skills through a dialogue which will be focused on key terms of translation theory, the history of translation and the most recent Translation Studies.

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