| Course title | Translation of Non-Literary Text 1 |
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| Course code | KSU/7POT1 |
| Organizational form of instruction | Exercise |
| Level of course | Bachelor |
| Year of study | not specified |
| Semester | Winter |
| Number of ECTS credits | 2 |
| Language of instruction | Czech, Ukrainian |
| Status of course | Compulsory-optional |
| Form of instruction | Face-to-face |
| Work placements | This is not an internship |
| Recommended optional programme components | None |
| Course availability | The course is available to visiting students |
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| Course content |
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Lessons 1.-3 deal with topics in economics, trade, foreign trade, administrative texts and document requirements Lessons 4-6 deal with Euro-integration, current labour market issues, visa issues Lessons 7-9: tourism and travel, texts also on the history of tourism and its development, provision of services, tourist destinations in Ukraine Lessons 10-12 from the background of medicine, medicine, mental health, basic terms of diseases and medicines
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| Learning activities and teaching methods |
| Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook) |
| Learning outcomes |
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This course is focused on exercising the basic translation methods (compensation, amplification, deletion) on concrete texts of various functional styles (mainly journalistic and scientific). We shall apply various stages of equivalence and focus on translation of terminology and specific phrases. Attention shall also be paid to word order in the terminological phrases. We shall also stress the importance of extralinguistic factors, which is one of the basic features of functional approach to communication in theory and practice alike. The translatological methods are applied to the texts concerning the topic of economy, law, tourism and healthcare. Students will gradually acquire the necessary vocabulary and terminology. The basic topic is divided into sub-topics.
Students will learn how to translate accurately a more complex text from Ukrainian into Czech, how to analyse special texts and look for adequate terms in their mother tongue and how to find the gist of information, dissect the text and produce an adequate translation. |
| Prerequisites |
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Basic knowledge of translatolgical methods for translating complex sentences, phrases and terminology. Experience with translation of various texts.
KSR/7CJ2 ----- or ----- KSU/7CJ2 |
| Assessment methods and criteria |
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Written exam
- oral translation of texts in the class - written translation of texts from Ukrainian to Czech ? both in class and at home - individual translation of terminology, composing a glossary |
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| Study plans that include the course |
| Faculty | Study plan (Version) | Category of Branch/Specialization | Recommended semester | |
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| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Ukrainian Philology Aimed at Translation and Business (2025) | Category: Philological sciences | 2 | Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Ukrainian Philology (2025) | Category: Philological sciences | 3 | Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Winter |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Ukrainian Philology (2019) | Category: Philological sciences | 3 | Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Winter |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Ukrainian Philology Aimed at Translation and Business (2019) | Category: Philological sciences | 2 | Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Ukrainian Philology (2019) | Category: Philological sciences | 3 | Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Winter |