Cultural aspects of translation 15-KAT-TLU-11
The goals of the course include preparing students to translate culture-specific items by using global translation strategies and local translation procedures. Theoretical contents of the course comprise untranslatability, domestication and foreignisation, Polysystem theory, memes of translation, and a taxonomy of translation strategies and procedures. Hands-on translation activities include promotional material, children's literature, historical texts and journalistic texts. The final course evaluation criteria are based on an individual translation project, a group translation project and a final test (translation theory). After successfully completing the course students will be able to translate culture-specific items across a variety of Polish and English texts as well as substantiate their translational approach by referring to theoretical concepts discussed in class
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Bibliography
Bukowski, Piotr – Magdalena Heydel (eds.). 2009. Współczesne teorie przekładu: antologia. Kraków: Wydawnictwo Znak.
Chesterman, Andrew. 1997. Memes of Translation. The Spread of Ideas in Translation Theory. Amsterdam: John Benjamins.
Hejwowski, Krzysztof. 2004. Kognitywno-komunikacyjna teoria przekładu. Warszawa: Wydaw. Naukowe PWN.
Katan, David. 1999. Translating cultures. An Introduction for Translators, Interpreters and Mediators. Manchester, St. Jerome Publishing.
Kwieciński, Piotr. 2001. Disturbing strangeness: foreignisation and domestication in translation procedures in the context of cultural asymmetry. Toruń: Edytor.
Venuti, Lawrence (ed.). 2001. The translation studies reader. London: Routledge.
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