Translation A-A
Code: 101285 ECTS Credits: 6| Degree | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|
| 2500249 Translation and Interpreting | OB | 2 |
Contact
- Name:
- Lara Estany Freire
- Email:
- lara.estany@uab.cat
Teachers
- Marc Miranda Neiva
- Francesc Galera Porta
Teaching groups languages
You can view this information at the end of this document.
Prerequisites
This course is designed for students with Catalan and Spanish as first languages and who should be able to produce clear, well-structured and grammatically correct written and spoken Catalan and Spanish.
Note for exchange students. Spanish and Catalan and equivalent native/near-native levels are required in both languages, so as a general rule this course is not suitable for exchange students. However, exceptional cases will be considered – if you think this applies, then contact the course coordinator.
Objectives and Contextualisation
The aim of this subject is to mark out the specificities and expressive resources in Catalan and Spanish and acquire translation habits concerning different types of texts (narrative, descriptive, expository, argumentative and instructive) reflecting different degrees of structural complexity and linguistic variation (mode, tone, field and style).
At the end of the course, students should be able to:
- Show knowledge of the peculiarities and expressive resources in both languages.
-Apply this knowledge to translating different text types reflecting different degrees of complexity from Catalan into Spanish and from Spanish into Catalan, as well as applying the appropriate translation strategies
Competences
- Mastering the main methodological principles of translation.
- Producing written texts in a foreign language in order to translate.
- Producing written texts in language A in order to translate.
- Solving translation problems from different specialisation fields (legal, financial, scientific, technical, literary, audiovisual texts, localization).
- Solving translation problems of non-specialised texts.
- Understanding written texts in a foreign language in order to translate.
- Understanding written texts in language A in order to translate.
- Using documentation resources in order to translate.
Learning Outcomes
- Applying lexical, morphosyntactic, textual, rhetorical and linguistic variation related knowledge: Applying graphical, lexical, morphosyntactic, textual, rhetorical and linguistic variation related knowledge.
- Applying the documentation resources in order to solve translation problems: Applying the documentation resources in order to solve translation problems of non-specialised texts.
- Comprehending the communicative purpose and sense of written texts of several fields: Comprehending the communicative purpose and sense of non-specialised written texts of several fields.
- Finding the most appropriate translation solution in each case: Finding the most appropriate translation solution in each case.
- Identifying the specific translation problems of non-specialised texts: Identifying the specific translation problems of non-specialised texts of different fields.
- Identifying the textual and dynamic nature of the translation equivalence: Identifying the textual and dynamic nature of the translation equivalence.
- Identifying the translation as an act of communication that is addressed to a recipient: Identifying the translation as an act of communication that is addressed to a recipient.
- Producing written texts from different fields and with specific communicative purposes: Producing non-specialised written texts from different fields and with specific communicative purposes.
- Producing written texts that are appropriate to their context and possess linguistic correctness: Producing non-specialised written texts that are appropriate to their context and possess linguistic correctness.
- Solving interferences between the working languages: Solving interferences between the working languages.
Content
Solving contrasting difficulties: differences in lexical, morphosyntactic and textual conventions of writing.
Solving problems of translation of genres not specialized in standard language of different types: narrative, descriptive, expository, argumentative and instructive.
Solving translation problems derived from the textual tone (vulgar, informal, formal, solemn, etc.).
Solving translation problems derived from textual mode (written to be read aloud, written to be said, etc.).
Solving translation problems derived from the style of the text (clear/obscure, concise / pompous, rigid and archaic/natural, etc.).
Solving basic translation problems derived from the thematic field.
Use of relevant query tools for the translation of non-specialized texts.
The contents of the subject will be worked out in class, through Teams program or moodle classroom in a practical way as the translations of the texts in the course dossier will be corrected and he problems they present and the possible solutions in class.
At the same time, theoretical contentswill bepresented referring to the interferences between the two languages, which the student will have to apply in practice. (Differences in the use of articles, nouns, adjectives, verbal divergences, pronouns. Lexicon Register and domains. Phraseology, idioms).
Activities and Methodology
| Title | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Type: Directed | |||
| Master Lesson | 15 | 0.6 | 6, 5, 7 |
| Performing translation activities | 30.5 | 1.22 | 1, 2, 3, 6, 5, 7, 9, 8, 10, 4 |
| Solving exercises | 7 | 0.28 | 1, 3, 9, 8, 10, 4 |
| Type: Supervised | |||
| Reading | 15 | 0.6 | 1, 3 |
| Type: Autonomous | |||
| Documentation | 10 | 0.4 | 2 |
| Increasing Knowledge | 5 | 0.2 | 6, 7 |
| Preparation of exercises | 10 | 0.4 | 1, 3, 5, 9, 8, 10, 4 |
| Preparation of translations and papers | 50 | 2 | 1, 2, 3, 5, 9, 8, 10, 4 |
Translation A-A is structured in a theoretical part and a practical part. The theoretical part includes a quantity of time and dedication that is much lesser than the practical, although it is essential to correctly develop translational practice. One part of the course will be devoted to the theoretical contents and another part will be reserved for translation practices, during which the possible translation "models" will be derived from the work of the students, the comment and the correction of the translations students will have prepared previously; we will also benefit from existing models, of prestigious translations which, of course, will be considered as a potential solution.
Observations
1. The fulfillment of the program will depend on the pace of work and the needs of the group.
2. The learning contents - and, consequently, the assessment - may change over the course of the semester if agreed by the teacher and the majority of the students who attend regularly in class.
Annotation: Within the schedule set by the centre or degree programme, 15 minutes of one class will be reserved for students to evaluate their lecturers and their courses or modules through questionnaires.
Assessment
Continous Assessment Activities
| Title | Weighting | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Language and Translation Exercices (Catalan-Spanish) | 20% | 1.75 | 0.07 | 1, 2, 3, 6, 5, 7, 9, 8, 10, 4 |
| Language and translation Exercices (Spanish-Catalan) | 20% | 1.75 | 0.07 | 1, 2, 3, 6, 5, 7, 9, 8, 10, 4 |
| Translation of a text (Catalan-Spanish) | 30% | 2 | 0.08 | 1, 2, 3, 6, 5, 7, 9, 8, 10, 4 |
| Translation of a text (Spanish-Catalan) | 30% | 2 | 0.08 | 1, 3, 6, 5, 7, 9, 8, 10, 4 |
Continuous assessment
Students must provide evidence of their progress by completing various tasks and tests. These activities are detailed in the table at the end of this section of the Study Guide.
Review
When publishing final marks prior to recording them on students' transcripts, the lecturer will provide written notification of a date and time for reviewing assessment activities. Students must arrange reviews in agreement with the lecturer.
Missed/failed assessment activities
Students may retake assessment activities they have failed or compensate for any they have missed, provided that those they have actually performed account for a minimum of 66.6% (two thirds) of the subject's final mark and that they have a weighted average mark of at least 3.5.
The lecturer will inform students of the procedure involved, in writing, when publishing final marks prior to recording them on transcripts. The lecturer may set one assignment per failed or missed assessment activity or a single assignment to cover a number of such activities. Under no circumstances may an assessment activity worth 100% of the final mark be retaken or compensated for. In case of retaking, maximum grade will be 5 (Pass).
Classification as "not assessable"
In the event of the assessment activities a student has performed accounting for just 25% or less of the subject's final mark, their work will be classified as "not assessable" on their transcript.
Misconduct in assessment activities
Students who engage in misconduct (plagiarism, copying, personation, etc.) in an assessment activity will receive a mark of “0” for the activity in question. In the case of misconduct in more than one assessment activity, the student involved will be given a final mark of “0” for the subject. Assessment activities in which irregularities have occurred (e.g. plagiarism, copying, impersonation) are excluded from recovery.
Single assessment
This subject may be assessed under the single assessment system in accordance with the terms established in the academic regulations of the UAB and the assessment criteria of the Faculty of Translation and Interpreting.
Students must make an online request within the period established by the faculty and send a copy to the teacher responsible for the subject, for the record.
Single assessment will be carried out in person on one day during week 16 or 17 of the semester. The Academic Management Office will publish the exact date and time on the faculty website.
On the day of the single assessment, teaching staff will ask the student for identification, which should be presented as a valid identification document with a recent photograph (student card, DNI/NIE or passport).
Single assessment activities
The final grade for the subject will be calculated according to the following percentages:
1. Text translation from Spanish to Catalan, with dictionaries and internet access, to be delivered on the day of the assessment (20%)
2. Text translation from Catalan to Spanish, with dictionaries and internet access, to be delivered on the day of the assessment (20%)
3. Text translation from Spanish to Catalan, without internet access, to be done on the day of the assessment (30%)
4. Text translation from Catalan to Spanish, without internet access, to be done on the day of the assessment (30%)
Grade revision and resit procedures for the subject are the same as those for continual assessment. See the section above in this study guide.
Bibliography
Monolingual Dictionaries
Catalan
aa.dd. Diccionari de la llengua catalana. 4a ed. Barcelona: Enciclopèdia Catalana, 1998.
Alcover, Antoni M.; Moll, Francesc de B. Diccionari català-valencià-balear. Palma de Mallorca: Moll, 1988.
Coromines, Joan. Diccionari etimològic i complementari de la llengua catalana. Barcelona: Curial, 1980.
Espinal i Farré, M. Teresa. Diccionari de sinònims de frases fetes. Bellaterra: Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona: Barcelona: Publicacions de l'Abadia de Montserrat: València: Universitat de València, 2004.
Franquesa, Manuel. Diccionari de sinònims. 6a ed. Barcelona: Pòrtic, 1991.
Institut d'Estudis Catalans. Diccionari de la llengua catalana. Barcelona: 1995.
Pey, Santiago. Diccionari de sinònims i antònims. 9a ed. Barcelona Teide, 1986.
Raspall, Joana; Martí, Joan. Diccionari de locucions i frases fetes. Barcelona: Edicions 62, 1984.
Xuriguera, Joan Baptista. Els verbs catalans conjugats. 4a ed. Barcelona: Claret, 1977.
Spanish
aa.dd. Diccionario de sinónimos, ideas afines y contrarios. 12a ed. Barcelona: Teide, 1986.
Casares, Julio. Diccionario ideológico de la lengua española. 2a ed., 17a reimpr. Barcelona: Gustavo Gili,1990.
Corominas, Joan; Pascual, José A. Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico. Madrid: Gredos, 1983.
Moliner, María. Diccionario de uso del español. 19a reimpr. Madrid: Gredos, 1994.
Real Academia Española. Diccionario de la lengua española. 21a ed. Madrid: Espasa Calpe, 1992.
Seco, Manuel; Andrés, Olimpia; Ramos, Gabino. Diccionario del español actual. Madrid: Aguilar, 1999.
Varela, Fernando; Kubarta, Hugo. Diccionario fraseológico del español moderno. Madrid: Gredos, 1994.
Xuriguera, J.B. Los verbos conjugados. Barcelona: Claret, 1991.
Bilingual Dictionaries
Abril Español, Joan. Diccionari de frases fetes català-castellà / castellà-català. Barcelona: Edicions 62, 1996.
Ballbastre i Ferrer, Josep. Nou recull de modismes i frases fetes català-castellà / castellà-català. 3a ed. Barcelona: Pòrtic, 1982.
Moll, Francesc de B. Diccionari català-castellà / castellà-català. 7a ed. Palma de Mallorca: Moll, 1989.
Parés i Puntas, Anna. Diccionari de refranys català-castellà / castellà-català. Barcelona: Edicions 62, 1997.
Pascual, Vicent. Diccionari Gregal valencià-castellà / castellà-valencià. València: Gregal, 1987.
Torras, Ignasi. Diccionari manual castellà-català. Barcelona: Edicions 62
Basic Bibliography
Jordana, C.A. El català i el castellà comparats. Barcelona: Barcino, 1968.
Lacreu, Josep. Manual d'ús de l'estàndard oral. 2a ed. València: Universitat de València, 1992.
Ruaix i Vinyet, Josep. Nou Diccionari auxiliar. Barcelona: Claret, 2011.
Ruaix i Vinyet, Josep. Observacions crítiques i pràctiques sobre el català d'avui. Moià: J. Ruaix, 1994, vol. I. [Specially chaptr. I, "Interferència del castellà", p. 9-77.]
Complementary Bibliography
Payrató, Lluís. La interferència lingüística. Comentaris i exemples català-castellà. Barcelona: Curial-Publicacions de l'Abadia de Montserrat, 1985.
Rodríguez-Vida, Susana. Catalán-castellano frente a frente. Barcelona: Inforbook's, 1997.
Soler i Janer, Josep M. Gràcia i desgràcia de les traduccions literals. Barcelona: Claret, 1977.
Torrent, Anna M. La llengua de la publicitat. Barcelona: Publicacions de l'Abadia de Montserrat, 1999.
i Margarit, Antoni M. "Notes sobre el castellà parlat per catalans". Llengua i cultura als Països Catalans. Barcelona: Edicions 62, 1980, p. 145-153.
Coromina, Eusebi. El 9 Nou / El 9 TV. Manual de redacció i estil. Vic: Premsa d'Osina, 2008.
Coromines, Joan. Lleures i converses d'un filòleg. Barcelona: Club editor, 1983.
Fabra, Pompeu. Converses filològiques. Barcelona: Edhasa, 1983 i 1984.
Fabra, Pompeu. Gramática de la lengua catalana. Barcelona: Aqua, 1982.
Jané, Albert. Aclariments lingüístics. Barcelona: Barcino, 1973, 3 vols.
Jané, Albert. El llenguatge. Problemes i aspectes d'avui. Barcelona: Edhasa, 1977-80. 4 vols.
Mestres, Josep M.; Costa, Joan; Oliva, Mireia; Fité, Ricard. Manual d'estil. La redacció i l'edició de textos. Barcelona: Eumo, 1995.
Ortega, Rudolf. Tinc un dubte. El petit llibre del català correcte. Barcelona: La Magrana, 2008.
Sola, Joan; Rigau, Gemma [et al.]. Gramàtica del català contemporani. Barcelona: Empúries, 2002.
Solà, Joan. Parlem-ne. Converses lingüístiques. Barcelona: Proa, 1998.
Televisió de catalunya. Criteris lingüístics sobre traducció i doblatge. Barcelona: Edicions 62, 1997.
aa.dd. Diccionario de las lenguas de España. Madrid: Ediciones Generales Anaya, 1985. [Specially,"Apéndice", p. 633-657.]
Alarcos Llorach, Emilio. Gramática de la lengua española. Madrid: Espasa Calpe, 1994.
Bosque, Ignacio; Demonte, Violeta (dirs.). Gramática descriptiva de la lengua española. Madrid: Espasa Calpe, 1999.
Gómez Torrego, Leonardo. Manual del español correcto. Madrid: Arco/Libros, 1989.
Martínez de Sousa, José. Dudas y errores del lenguaje. 4a ed. Madrid: Paraninfo, 1987.
Seco, Manuel. Diccionario de dudas y dificultades de la lengua española. 9a ed. Madrid: Espasa-Calpe, 1986.
Online resources
Castellano
1. Diccionario de la Real Academia Española 22a edición (2012). http://www.rae.es/rae.html
Includes:
Diccionario panhispánico de dudas. http://www.rae.es/recursos/diccionarios/dpd
2. Fundación del español urgente. http://www.fundeu.es/
Buscador de dudas
Incluye glosarios
3. Manual de español urgente. http://www.parlament.cat/portal/pls/portal/documentnom?p_nom=Manual_de_Espanol_Urgente_Sobre_lexico.pdf
4. Manual de estilo El País. http://blogs.elpais.com/files/manual-de-estilo-de-el-pa%C3%ADs.pdf
5. Manual de Estilo de RTVE. http://manualdeestilo.rtve.es/
6. El refranario. http://www.refranario.com/
7. CVC El refranero multilingüe. http://cvc.cervantes.es/lengua/refranero/
8. Enciclopedia Espasa. http://espasa.planetasaber.com/default.asp?1441477996
Catalan
1. Optimot (http://aplicacions.llengua.gencat.cat/llc/AppJava/index.html)
Cercador que beu de diverses fonts:
Diccionari de la llengua catalana de l'Institut d'Estudis Catalans (2a edició) (http://dlc.iec.cat/)
- És el diccionari normatiu de la llengua catalana.
- Diccionari català-castellà i Diccionari castellà-català (4a edició) d'Enciclopèdia Catalana
Són dos diccionaris bilingües, català-castellà i castellà-català, que inclouen lèxic general, fraseologia i noms propis. - Fitxes de l'Optimot
Són fitxes que expliquen de manera didàctica i breu continguts lingüístics (d’ortografia, sintaxi, morfologia, lèxic...) i altres aspectes significatius de la llengua (fraseologia, refranys, toponímia...). L’objectiu d’aquestes fitxes és resoldre dubtes lingüístics freqüents. - Verbs conjugats de la Gramàtica dela llengua catalana de l'Institut d’Estudis Catalans (versió provisional)
Són els models de conjugació de la Gramàtica de la llengua catalana de l’Institut d’Estudis Catalans (versió provisional), amb les formes generals i les principals variants dialectals, i amb el desenvolupament complet dels temps simples i els compostos. - Diccionaris terminològics del TERMCAT
Són els diccionaris elaborats pel Centre de Terminologia TERMCAT que recullen lèxic especialitzat de diferents àmbits del coneixement. Les fitxes que contenen termes normalitzats presenten el distintiu “Neoloteca”. Les fitxes que contenen denominacions de l'aplicació informàtica Plats a la carta presenten el distintiu “Plats a la carta”. - Col·lecció “Criteris Lingüístics” de la Direcció General de Política Lingüística
Són monografies sobre aspectes convencionals de la llengua (majúscules, abreviacions...) i sobre qüestions d’estil (criteris de redacció i de traducció, llenguatge no sexista...): Criteris de traducció de noms, denominacions i topònims, Criteris de traducció de textos normatius del castellà al català, Abreviacions, Majúscules i minúscules - Nomenclàtor oficial de toponímia major de Catalunya de la Comissió de Toponímia de Catalunya (2a edició)
És l'obra que recull els topònims oficials de Catalunya. - Nomenclàtor toponímic de la Catalunya del Nord de l’Institut d’Estudis Catalans
És l'obra que recull la forma i la pronúncia catalanes dels topònims més significatius de la Catalunya del Nord.
2. https;//www.enciclopedia.cat d’Enciclopèdia Catalana. Aquest diccionari compta amb informació etimològica, conjugació verbal i moltes entrades de mots tècnics i específics.
3. Diccionari català-valencià-balear (http://dcvb.iecat.net/) d’Antoni Maria Alcover i Francesc de Borja Moll. Diccionari descriptiu de la llengua catalana, que conté informació etimològica,dialectal i modismes.
4. ÉsAdir, portal lingüístic de la CCMA
5. Enciclopèdia catalana. http://www.enciclopedia.cat/
6. Lèxic Obert Flexionat http://ca.oslin.org/
Diccionari de topònims i gentilicis, Diccionari de manlleus, Diccionari de noms deverbals
7. Diccionari de sinònims de frases fetes
http://ddd.uab.cat/pub/llibres/2006/89642/Diccionari_sinonims_Espinal_a2006.pdf
8. https://www.diccionari.cat . Diccionari català castellà/castelllà català de la Enciclopèdia.
Software
The exercices and translations to be avaluated will be delivered tthorugh the "task" option in Moodle, or on paper according to the theacher's criteria.
Language list
| Name | Group | Language | Semester | Turn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (PAUL) Classroom practices | 1 | Catalan | first semester | morning-mixed |
| (PAUL) Classroom practices | 2 | Catalan | first semester | morning-mixed |
| (PAUL) Classroom practices | 3 | Catalan | second semester | morning-mixed |
| (PAUL) Classroom practices | 4 | Catalan | second semester | morning-mixed |