FRENCH LANGUAGE: TRANSLATION
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- Academic year
- 2022/2023
- Teacher
- VERA GAJIU
- Credits
- 6
- Curriculum
- LINGUE, LETTERATURE E TRADUZIONE
- Didactic period
- Secondo Semestre
- SSD
- L-LIN/04
Training objectives
- The course aims to lead the student to reflect on some fundamental notions of translatology and introduce him to the knowledge of the translation tools and strategies necessary for a translation practice based on the analysis of the linguistic, stylistic, and sociocultural aspects of the translated text.
At the end of the course, the student will have acquired not only theoretical notions, but also skills and competences of translation practice appropriate to the different textual types with which he has practiced during the course, so as to be able to face any professional paths in translation field. Prerequisites
- B2/C1 level of French.
Course programme
- The course includes lectures in which to reflect on the history and the theory of translation. In this first part, we will also reflect on the operations of translation and on translation and interpretation. The seminar lessons will deal with the translation of literary texts of gradual difficulty, with particular attention to the linguistic, stylistic, and socio-cultural aspects, to the context and to the purpose of each text.
Didactic methods
- The course adopts the following teaching methods: frontal lessons and seminar lessons. The lectures are based on the theory of translation, while the seminar lessons concern practical translation activities. The active participation of students is expected.
The materials distributed during the course will be made available on Classroom, the platform to which all students must register. Learning assessment procedures
- Attending students
The exam consists of an oral presentation in class lasting 15 minutes on a topic of your choice presented in the form of a lecture, and which requires the active participation of all students; a written translation test; an oral interview.
On the oral presentation, other details will be given during the course.
The written translation test concerns the translation of a literary passage. Students will be able to bring their own bilingual and monolingual dictionaries.
The oral interview aims to verify the capacity for critical and personal reflection in the light of the topics proposed during the course.
The ongoing assessment of the student during the course will also be included in the final evaluation. The importance of active participation during the lessons is therefore reiterated.
The final grade (30-point scale) will be awarded according to the following criteria:
- oral presentation: 30%;
- written translation test: 30%;
- oral interview and active participation during the course: 40%.
Non-attending students have to contact the teacher.
The exam will be held entirely in French. Reference texts
- Exam program for attending students:
Antoine Berman, La traduction et la lettre ou L’auberge du lointain, Paris, Seuil 1991
Franca Cavagnoli, La voce del testo. L’arte e il mestiere di tradurre, Feltrinelli, Milano 2010
Josiane PODEUR, Jeux de traduction/Giochi di traduzione, Napoli, Liguori, 2009 (the pages will be indicated during the course)
Mariarosa Bricchi, La lingua è un’orchestra. Piccola grammatica italiana per traduttori (e scriventi), Il Saggiatore, Milano 2018 (the pages will be indicated during the course)
Alberto Bramati, Le trappole del francese: una grammatica per i traduttori dal francese all'italiano, Cortina, Milano, 2019 (the pages will be indicated during the course)
Riccardo Raimondo, Le Phenix Poëte et les Alouëtes. Traduire les Rerum vulgarium fragmenta de Pétrarque en langue française, Bruxelles, Berlin, Bern, New York, Oxford, Warszawa, Wien, Peter Lang, coll. "Destini incrociati/Destins croisés", 2022 (the pages will be indicated during the course)
Non-attending students have to contact the teacher.
Part of the scheduled material and other lesson material will be available on the Classroom platform.
