Module Title:    German Translation Skills
Module Coordinator:    J. Byrne
Level: 2
Credit Rating: 5

Module Aims:

• To develop translation skills and linguistic sensitivity

• To encourage students to reflect on issues of linguistic equivalence and cultural difference

• To encourage students to integrate contrastive linguistic knowledge into the translation process

• To provide a forum for the integration of technology into a language-based activity

Learning Outcomes:

Students will be expected to be able to:

• Source appropriate subject-specific information

• Use background information to understand new terminology and concepts encountered in source language texts

• Use technology to support the translation process

• Articulate differences between language systems and between texts in one or two language(s)

• Identify source language structures specific to scientific and technical texts and translate using appropriate target language structures

• Produce accurate and grammatical translations of semi-specialised texts

Indicative Time Allowances:                

Lectures: 12
Tutorials: 12

Indicative Syllabus:

• Using paper and electronic information sources

• Contrastive stylistics

• Use of concordancers in translation

• Using word processors effectively

• Translation of a range of text types from Information Technology and Computational Linguistics including texts from textbooks, popular science journals, information booklets, etc.

Assessment:

End-of-module translation assignment:     100%

Indicative Reading List:

Essential:

Baker, Mona (1992) In Other Words: A Cocursebook on Translation, London: Routledge

DCU Computer Services Dept, Student Computing Guide Parts 1 and 2

DCU Library, Information for language students at DCU

Friedrich, Wolf (1969) Technik des Übersetzens, Munich, Hueber

Paillard, M & H Chuquet (1987) Approches linguistiques des probèmes de traduction, Paris: Ophrys

Programme or List of Programmes:

BSc in Applied Computational Linguistics