Translation B-A 3 (German-Spanish)
Code: 101333Credits: 6
| Degree programme | Type | Course |
|---|---|---|
| Translation and Interpreting | OB | 3 |
Contact lecturer
- Name :
- Joan Ferrarons i Llagostera
- Email :
- joan.ferrarons@uab.cat
Group languages
You can consult this information at the end of the document.
Prerequisites
At the beginning of the course students should be able to:
- Show that they know and understand the basic methodological principles governing translation, its professional aspects, basic instrumental aspects and the main contrastive problems encountered in this language combination.
- Apply this knowledge to solving basic translation problems in a variety of non-specialised texts written in standard language.
- Assimilate knowledge to form opinions and make judgments regarding the translation of a variety of non-specialised texts.
Note for exchange students. Students taking this course should have Upper Intermediate / Advanced language skills in the language combination. See instructor for more specific details concerning eligibility.
Objectives
The purpose of this course is to develop problem solving ability in the translation of non-specialized texts with linguistic variation problems (mode, tone and style) and cultural references, in different fields and with different functions.
At the end of the course students should be able to:
- Demonstrate that they know and understand the methodological principles governing translation, the professional and instrumental aspects and the basic contrastive problems of the language combination.
- Apply this knowledge to translating non-specialised texts with linguistic variation and cultural reference problems, from different areas and with different functions.
- Assimilate knowledge in order to make judgements about questions relating to the translation of different types of non-specialised texts with linguistic variation and cultural reference problems, from different fields and with different functions.
- Transmit information, ideas, problems and solutions relating to the translation of different types of non-specialised texts in a variety of fields and with different functions, which pose linguistic variation and cultural reference problems.
Learning outcomes
- Applying lexical, morphosyntactic, textual, rhetorical and linguistic variation related knowledge: Applying graphical, lexical, morphosyntactic, textual, rhetorical and linguistic variation related knowledge.
- Implementing strategies in order to produce written texts of different fields and with specific communicative purposes: Implementing strategies in order to produce non-specialised written texts from different fields and of different functions, with problems of linguistic variation and cultural references.
- Producing written texts that are appropriate to their context and possess linguistic correctness: Producing non-specialised written texts with problems of linguistic variation and cultural references, from several fields and with several functions, that are appropriate to their context and possess linguistic correctness.
- Solving interferences between the working languages: Solving interferences between the working languages.
- Implementing strategies in order to understand written texts from different fields: Implementing strategies in order to comprehend different kinds of non-specialised written texts from different fields and of different functions, with problems of linguistic variation and cultural references.
- Comprehending the communicative purpose and sense of written texts of several fields: Comprehending the communicative purpose and sense of non-specialised written texts from different fields and of different functions with problems of linguistic variation and cultural references.
- Identifying the need to mobilise cultural knowledge in order to translate: Identifying the need to mobilise cultural knowledge in order to translate non-specialised written texts from different fields and of different functions, with problems of linguistic variation and cultural references.
- Implementing strategies to acquire cultural knowledge in order to translate: Implementing strategies to acquire cultural knowledge in order to translate non-specialised written texts from different fields and of different functions, with problems of linguistic variation and cultural references.
- Incorporating cultural knowledge in order to solve translation problems: Incorporating cultural knowledge in order to solve translation problems of non-specialised written texts from different fields and of different functions, with problems of linguistic variation and cultural references.
- Students must demonstrate they know the technological resources needed to translate: Students must demonstrate they know the technological resources needed to translate.
- Students must demonstrate they know the technological resources needed to translate: Students must demonstrate they know the technological resources in order to edit non-specialised written texts from different fields and of different functions, with problems of linguistic variation and cultural references.
- Applying technological resources in order to solve translation problems: Incorporating technological resources in order to solve translation problems of non-specialised written texts from different fields and of different functions, with problems of linguistic variation and cultural references.
- Formulating the appropriate informative needs in order to translate: Formulating the proper informational needs in order to translate non-specialised written texts from different fields and of different functions, with problems of linguistic variation and cultural references.
- Identifying the existing (digital and analogue) information sources in order to translate: Identifying the existing (digital and analogue) information sources in order to translate non-specialised written texts from different fields and of different functions, with problems of linguistic variation and cultural references.
- Successfully interrogating the documentation sources in order to translate: Successfully interrogating the documentation sources in order to translate non-specialised written texts from different fields and of different functions, with problems of linguistic variation and cultural references.
- Assessing the obtained results in the information retrieval process in order to translate: Assessing the obtained results in the information retrieval process in order to translate non-specialised written texts from different fields and of different functions, with problems of linguistic variation and cultural references.
- Applying the documentation resources in order to solve translation problems: Applying the documentation resources in order to translate non-specialised written texts from different fields and of different functions, with problems of linguistic variation and cultural references.
- 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.
- Identifying the textual and dynamic nature of the translation equivalence: Identifying the textual and dynamic nature of the translation equivalence.
- Students must demonstrate they know the functioning of the translation labour market: Students must demonstrate they know the functioning of the translation labour market.
- Handling problems related to the practice of the profession of translator: Handling problems related to the practice of the profession of translator.
- Identifying the specific translation problems of non-specialised texts: Identifying the basic translation problems of non-specialised written texts from different fields and of different functions, with problems of linguistic variation and cultural references.
- Appropriately following the different phases for the creation of a translation and carrying out the assigned tasks: Appropriately following the different phases for the translation of non-specialised written texts from different fields and from different functions, with problems of linguistic variation and cultural references.
- Using the appropriate strategies and techniques in order to solve translation problems: Using the fundamental strategies and techniques in order to solve basic translation problems of non-specialised written texts from different fields and of different functions, with problems of linguistic variation and cultural references.
- Finding the most appropriate translation solution in each case: Finding the most appropriate translation solution in each case.
- Learning in a strategic, independent and continuous manner: Searching for documentary evidence in order to provide more information.
- Identifying the main ethical principles in the professional practice.
- Applying these principles to the resolution of professional tasks.
Contents
- Solving translation problems derived from cultural references, in tourist guides, comics, excerpts from novels, etc.
- Solving translation problems derived from a text’s tone (vulgar, informal, formal, solemn, etc.), in informal and formal letters, comics, scripts of telefilms for teenagers, etc.
- Solving translation problems derived from a text’s mode (written to be read aloud, to be spoken, etc.), in lectures, speeches, etc.
- Solving translation problems derived from a text’s style (clear / obscure, concise / verbose, rigid and archaic / natural, etc.), in press articles, excerpts from essays, novels, reports, press releases, business letters,etc.
Learning activities and methodology
| Title | Hours | ECTS | Learning outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Translation activities | 30 | 1.2 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 |
| Problem-solving and exercise assessment | 20 | 0.8 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9 |
| Preparation of translations | 30 | 1.2 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 |
| Tasks related to translation | 20 | 0.8 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 |
| Training activities | 20 | 0.8 | 1, 4, 5, 6 |
| Preparation of exercices | 23 | 0.92 | 1, 4, 5, 6 |
- Learning based on problems and exercises.
- Approach based on translation tasks.
- Individual or group work.
- The subject’s content will be worked on in a practical manner in class.
Assessment
Continuous assessment activities
| Title | Weight | Hours | ECTS | Learning outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assignments relating to aspects of translation | 30% | 2 | 0.08 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 |
| Individual or group translation assignments | 30% | 2 | 0.08 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28 |
| Final translation test | 40% | 3 | 0.12 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 |
Assessment
Assessment is continuous. Students must provide evidence of their progress by completing various tasks and tests. Tasks and tests deadlines will be indicated in the course schedule on the first day of class. The information on assessment activities and their weighting is a guide. The subject's lecturer will provide full information when teaching begins.
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 lecturer 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, the lecturer 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 will include a minimum of three assessment activities of different types, as stated in the assessment guidelines.
Grade revision and retake procedures for the subject are the same as those for continual assessment (see below).
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
Any irregularity committed during an assessment (academic fraud, copying, plagiarism, or misuse of AI, unless expressly authorized in the course syllabus) that could lead to a significant change in the grade will result in a grade of 0 for that assessment. If multiple irregularities occur during assessments for the same course, the final grade for that course will be 0. Furthermore, disciplinary proceedings may be initiated against any individual who commits any of these irregularities.
In the event of a possible irregularity, the lecturer may invite the student to an interview, which will be regarded as supplementary assessment evidence.
Restricted use of AI tools
In this course, the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies may or may not be permitted, depending on the activity. The permitted and prohibited uses in each case will be detailed in the course introduction. Students must clearly identify which parts were generated using AI technologies, specify the tools used, and include a critical reflection on how these tools influenced the process and the final result of the activity. Misuse or inappropriate use of AI tools, as well as a lack of transparency regarding their use, will be considered a serious misconduct.
Bibliography
At the beginning of the course, students will have an extended bibliography available on the Virtual Campus.
IMPORTANT: the Servei de biblioteques UAB has a large digital collection: https://ddd.uab.cat/pub/guibib/224929/bibrecdigitals.pdf
1. Spanish dictionaries
Casares, Julio, Diccionario ideológico de la lengua española, Barcelona, Gustavo Gili, 1999.
Diccionario general de la lengua española (DGLE), Barcelona, Biblograf, 1999, 1ª reimpr.
Moliner, María, Diccionario de uso del español, 2 vols., Madrid, Gredos 2007, 3ª ed.
Real Academia Española, Diccionario de la lengua española, Madrid, Espasa-Calpe, 1992, 21ª ed.
Seco, Manuel, Olimpia Andrés y Gabino Ramos, Diccionario del español actual, 2 vols., Madrid, Aguilar, 1999.
2. German dictionaries
Agricola, E. (ed.) (1988). Wörter und Wendungen: Wörterbuch zum deutschen Sprachgebrauch. Leipzig: Enzyklopädie.
Beinhauer, W. (1978). Stilistisch-phraseologisches Wörterbuch Spanisch-Deutsch. München: Max Hueber.
Bulitta, E.; Bulitta, H. (1983). Wörterbuch der Synonyme und Antonyme. Frankfurt: Athäneum.
Carstensen, B. (1986). Beim Wort genommen. Bemerkenswertes in der deutschen Gegenwartssprache. Tübingen: Gunter Narr.
Dückert, J.; Kempcke, G. (1989). Wörterbuch der Sprachschwierigkeiten. Leipzig: Bibliographisches Institut.
Duden. (1972). Der große Duden in 10 Bänden. Mannheim, Leipzig, Wien, Zürich: Bibliographisches Institut.
Duden. (1976-1981). Das große Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache in sechs Bänden. Mannheim, Leipzig, Wien, Zürich: BibliographischesInstitut.
Duden. (1989). Deutsches Universalwörterbuch.Mannheim, Leipzig, Wien, Zürich: Bibliographisches Institut.
Frey, C. et al. (1983). Deutsche Sprichwörter für Ausländer. Eine Auswahl mit Beispielen. Leipzig: Enzyklopädie.
Görner, H. (1982). Redensarten. Kleine Idiomatik der deutschen Sprache. Leipzig: Bibliographisches Institut.
Hermann, U. (1978). Knaurs Fremdwörter-Lexikon. München: Droemer Knaur.
Heinemann, M. (1989). Kleines Wörterbuch der Jugendsprache. Leipzig: Biliographisches Institut.
Küpper, H. (1990). Pons-Wörterbuch der deutschen Umgangssprache. Stuttgart: Klett.
Langenscheidts Großwörterbuch Deutsch als Fremdsprache. (1997). Berlin, etc. Langenscheidt.
Röhrich, L. (1979). Lexikon der sprichwörtlichen Redensarten. Freiburg i. B.: Herder.
Textor, A.M. (1969). Auf Deutsch. Das Fremdwörterlexikon. Reinbeck: Rowohlt Taschenbuch.
Wahrig, G. (1990). Deutsches Wörterbuch. Gütersloh: Bertelsmann.
Wehrle, H.; Eggers, H. (1996). Deutscher Wortschatz. Ein Wegweiser zum treffenden Ausdruck. Stuttgart: Ernst Klett.
Weigel, H. (1980). Die Leiden der jungen Wörter. Ein Antiwörterbuch. München: Max Hueber.
3. Bilingual dictionaries
Beinhauer, W. (1978). Stilistisch-phraseologisches Wörterbuch Deutsch-Spanisch. München: Max Hueber.
Pons Großwörterbuch für Expertenund Universität. Spanisch-Deutsch. Deutsch-Spanisch. (2001). Stuttgart, Düsseldorf, Leipzig: Klett.
Renner De Hernández, E. (1991). Diccionario de modismos y lenguaje coloquial. Español-alemán. Madrid: Paraninfo.
Slaby, R.; Grossmann, R. (1994). Wörterbuch der spanischen und deutschen Sprache. 4ª ed. revisada. Barcelona: Herder.
4. Grammars and German dictionaries (see also point 2)
Castell, Andreu (1998). Gramática de la lengua alemana. Madrid, Editorial Idiomas.
Dreyer / Schmitt (1985). Lehr und Übungsbuch der deutschen Grammatik. Ismaning, Verlag für Deutsch.
Doerr, Emmanuel. (2005). Textgrammatik Deutsch. Textwissen Oberstufe DaF für Übersetzer und Dolmetscher. Bellaterra, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona.
Doerr, Emmanuel. (2005). Grammatik Deutsch. Schemata, Hilfslisten für das Schreiben. Bellaterra, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona.
Duden. (1998). Der große Duden in 10 Bänden. Mannheim, Leipzig, Wien, Zürich: Bibliographisches Institut.
Hall, K. / Scheiner, B. (1995). Übungsgrammatik für Fortgeschrittene. Ismaning, Verlag für Deutsch.
5. Grammars, dictionaries, manuals and other reference works in Spanish
Agencia Efe, Manual del español urgente, Madrid, Cátedra, 1998, 12ª ed. Existe una versión parcial en línea.
Alarcos Llorach, Emilio, Gramática de la lengua española, Madrid, Espasa Calpe, 1994.
Bosque, Ignacio (director), Redes. Diccionario combinatorio del español contemporáneo, Madrid, SM, 2004.
Corripio, Fernando, Diccionario de ideas afines, Barcelona, Herder, 2000, 7ª ed.
García Yebra, Valentín, Claudicación en el uso de las preposiciones, Madrid, Gredos, 1988.
Gili Gaya, Samuel, Curso superior de sintaxis española, Barcelona, Vox, 1993, 15ª ed.
Lázaro Carreter, Fernando, El dardo en la palabra, Barcelona, Círculo de lectores, 1997.
—, El nuevo dardo en la palabra, Madrid, Aguilar, 2003.
Lorenzo, Emilio, El español de hoy, lengua en ebullición, Madrid, Gredos, 1994, 4ª ed.
—, Anglicismos hispánicos, Madrid, Gredos, 1996.
—, El español en la encrucijada, Madrid, Espasa Calpe, 1999.
Martínez de Sousa, José, Diccionario de usos y dudas del español actual, Barcelona, Biblograf, 1998, 2ª ed.
—, Manual de estilo de la lengua española 3 (MELE 3), Gijón, Trea, 2007, 3ª ed. rev. y amp.
—, Ortografía y ortotipografía del español actual, Gijón, Trea, 2004.
—, Diccionario de uso de las mayúsculas y minúsculas, Gijón, Trea, 2007.
Marsá, Francisco, Diccionario normativo y guía práctica de la lengua española, Barcelona, Ariel, 1994.
País, El, Libro de estilo, Madrid, Aguilar, 2002. Existe una versión electrónica.
Real Academia Española, Nueva gramática de la lengua española, Madrid, Espasa Calpe, 2009.
Real Academia Española,Ortografía de la lengua española, Madrid, Espasa Calpe, 1999.
Redes, Diccionario combinatorio del español combinatorio, Madrid, SM, 2004.
Seco, Manuel, Diccionario de dudas y dificultades de la lengua española, Madrid, Espasa-Calpe, 2000, 10ª ed. 2ª reimpr.
6. Translation theory and practice manuals
Gamero Pérez, Silvia, Traducción alemán-español. Aprendizaje activo de destrezas básicas. Universidad Jaume I.
García Yebra, Valentín, Teoría y práctica de la traducción, Madrid, Gredos, 1982.
Rossell, Anna, Manual de traducción alemán-castellano. Barcelona, Gedisa, 1996.
7. About Translation
Ayala, Francisco, «Breve teoría de la traducción» (1946), en La estructura narrativa, Barcelona, Crítica, 1984.
Borges, Jorge Luis, «Las versiones homéricas» (1932), en Obras completas, Barcelona, Emecé, 1989.
—, «Literaturas germánicas medievales», (1966) íbid.
—, «Los traductores de las 1001 noches» (1936), ibíd.
—, «Piere Menard, autor de El Quijote» (1939), ibíd.
—, «La busca de Averroes» (1947), ibíd.
Catelli, Nora, y Marietta Gargatagli, El tabaco que fumaba Plinio, Barcelona, Serbal, 1998.
Coseriu,Eugenio, «Lo erróneo y lo acertado en la teoría de la traducción», en El hombre y su lenguaje, Madrid, Gredos, 1977.
Eco, Umberto, Decir casi lo mismo, trad. Helena Lozano, Barcelona, Lumen, 2008.
Fernández González, Vicente (comp.), La traducción de la A a la Z, Córdoba, Berenice, 2008.
García Yebra, Valentín, En torno a la traducción. Teoría, crítica, historia, Madrid, Gredos, 1983.
—, Traducción: teoría y práctica, Madrid, Gredos, 1994.
Gentzler, Edwin, Contemporary Translation Theories, Londres/Nueva York, Routledge, 1993.
Larbaud, Valéry, Sous l’invocation de Saint Jérome, París, Gallimard, 1946.
Marías, Javier, «Ausencia y memoria en la traducción poética» (1980), en Literatura y fantasma, Madrid, Siruela, 1993.
—, «La traducción como fingimiento y representación» (1982), ibíd.
Monterroso, Augusto, «Llorar a orillas del río Mapocho» (1983), en La palabra mágica, Barcelona, Anagrama, 1996.
Ortega y Gasset, José, «Miseria y esplendor de la traducción» (1937), en Obras completas, Madrid, Alianza, 1983, t. V.
Palomero, Mari Pepa (compiladora), Antología de El trujamán, Madrid, Instituto Cervantes, 2002. http://cvc.cervantes.es/trujaman
Paz, Octavio, Traducción: literatura y literalidad, Barcelona, Tusquets, 1971, 1990.
Ruiz Casanova, José Francisco, Aproximación a una historia de la traducción en España, Madrid, Cátedra, 2000.
Reference Corpora (Spanish)
CREA, Corpus de referencia del español actual. Existe versión en línea.
CORDE, Corpus diacrónico del español. Existe versión en línea.
Software
Unless otherwise specified, the use of machine translation software and artificial intelligence programmes is not allowed.
Course groups and languages
The information provided is provisional until November 30. After this date, you will be able to consult the language of each group through this link. To access the information, you will need to enter the course CODE
| Type of teaching | Group | Language | Semester | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (PAUL) Classroom practices | 1 | Catalan/Spanish | first semester | morning-mixed |