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Course: Translation seminar 3 - Japanese

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Course title Translation seminar 3 - Japanese
Course code DAS/PSJ3
Organizational form of instruction Seminary
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 6
Language of instruction Czech, Japanese
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Nakaya Tereza, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Nakaya Yuji, Mgr. Bc.
Course content
1a. Tourism into Czech (Text: Text about the city, sights in a tourist guide) 1b. Tourism into Japanese (Text: Text about the city, sights in a tourist guide) 2a. Legal Documents I. into Czech (Text: A contract for a work) 2b. Legal documents I. into Japanese (Text: Purchase / lease agreement) 3a. Legal Documents II. into Czech (Text: Birth certificate) 3b. Legal Documents II. into Japanese (Text: Marriage certificate) 4a. Production, technical documentation (automotive) into Czech (Text: Instruction sheet for machine control) 4b. Production, technical documentation (automotive) into Japanese (Text: Instruction sheet for machine control) 5a. Corporate internal documentation (ISO) into Czech (Text: Corrective Measures / Preventive Measures (Status of Corrective Action) 5b. Company internal documentation (ISO) into Japanese (Text: Audit results report) 6. Alternate topic (s): Human Resources Management (texts: salary, personal employee evaluation, testimony, etc.) Final lesson, assignment of the final translation

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook), Activating (Simulations, Games, Dramatization)
Learning outcomes
Translation Seminar 3 is designed for advanced students of Japanese in order to get familiar with techniques and procedures for translating specialized texts from Czech into Japanese and vice versa. During the seminar students learn about the translation of professional texts, expand their vocabulary in different areas and learn advanced translation techniques. During the course texts are translated from various thematic areas that translators most often translate into / from Japanese. During the seminars, students will also become familiar with the subject matter of the translated subject. For each class students students prepare translations from Japanese into Czech and from Czech to Japanese, each of approximately 1 page length (A4). Based on the class discussion of the selected translation solutions, the following suggestions are incorporated into the translations.
Students learn how to analyze and interpret professional texts in detail and successfully solve various problems in their translation from / to Japanese. Students broaden the vocabulary in given areas and get theoretically familiar with the topics of the translated thematic area.
Prerequisites
Graduate in Japanese Philology at a bachelor's degree or a successful passing the international examination from Japanese at JLPT2 (CEFR: B2-C1) and higher JLPT1 (CEFR: C1-C2).

Assessment methods and criteria
Written exam, Student performance, Analysis of linguistic, Seminar Work

- Active participation (70%) - Submitting all translations and any other homeworks - Submitting all translations in the final version (after review) - submitting final translation from the selected thematic area to Japanese (2 pages A4) - submitting final translation from the selected thematic area into Czech (2 pages A4)
Recommended literature
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  • (2014). Cújakuša-honjakuša ni naru hon 2015 (Puro ni naru kanzen nabigéšon gaido). Tokyo.
  • Bekku Sadanori. (2011). Steppu appu honjaku kóza: honjakuša ni mo secumei sekinin ga.. Tokio.
  • Hasegawa, Y. (2012). The Routledge course in Japanese translation. London.
  • Hatim, B., & Munday, J. (2004). Translation: an advanced resource book. London.
  • Hatim, B. (1997). Communication across cultures: translation theory and contrastive text linguistics. Exeter.
  • Hatim, Basil, Mason, Ian. (1990). Discourse and the Translator. New York.
  • Hirako, Jošio. (1999). Honjaku no genri. Ibunka wo dó jakusu ka.. Tokio.
  • Horiguchi, D. (1996). Gekka ichigun: gendai nihon no honyaku. Tokyo.
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  • Kawamoto, Kódži. (1997). Honjaku no hóhó.. Tokio.
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  • Knittlová, D. (2000). K teorii i praxi překladu. Olomouc.
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  • Kónosu Jukiko. (2012). Honjaku kjóšicu. Hadžime no ippo.. Čikumašobó.
  • Kufnerová, Z. (2009). Čtení o překládání. Jinočany.
  • Kufnerová, Z. (2009). Čtení o překládání. Praha.
  • Kufnerová, Z. (ed.). (2003). Překládání a čeština. Jinočany.
  • Maruyama, M., & Kat?, S. (2001). Honyaku to Nihon no kindai. Tokio.
  • Mijawaki, Takao. (2000). Honjaku no kihon ? genbun dóri ni nihongo ni.. Tokio.
  • Moriguči, R. (2011). Mazu wa kore kara!: Ijaku honjakuša no tame no eigo = Essential English for medical translators. Tokyo.
  • Munday, J. (2005). Introducing translation studies: theories and applications. London.
  • Munday, Jeremy. (2009). Honjakugaku njúmon.. Tokio.
  • Oda Kóiči. (1995). Honjaku no šigoto. Honjakuša ni naritai hito no tame no njúmonšo. Tokio.
  • Povejšil, J., Straková, V., Kufnerová, Z., Skoumalová, Z., & Poláčková, M. (1994). Překládání a čeština. Jinočany.
  • Refsing, K., & Lundquist, L. (2009). Translating Japanese texts. Copenhagen.
  • Robinson, D. (1998). Becoming a translator: an accelerated course. London.
  • Saitó, Jošifumi. (2007). Honjaku no sahó. Tokio.
  • Sato-rossberg, Nana, Wakabayashi, Judy (eds.). (2012). Translation and Translation Studies in the Japanese Context (Advances in Translation).. Continuum Intl Pub Group (Sd).
  • Suzuki, Mondo. (2001). Šokugjó to šite no honjaku.. Tokio.
  • Šibata, Motojuki. (2013). Honjaku kjóšicu. Tokio.
  • Tokikuni, Šigeo, et al. (2013). Puro ga ošieru gidžucu honjaku no sukiru.. Tokio.
  • Yanase, N. (2000). Hon'yaku wa ikani subekika. Tokio.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Asian Studies (2019) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Asian Studies, Specialization Japanese Language and Culture (2019) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Winter
Palacký University Olomouc, date of update: 29.01.2026 23:53. Data created for academic year 2025/2026