Language and linguistics today: Analysis of literary texts for translators 2510-f1ENG2S-LLT-ALT

The course introduces key terms in poetics and literary stylistics for the purposes of pre-translation literary analysis and translation assessment. The students practice close reading and annotating literary texts in terms of literary devices and the relationship between style and meaning in a literary work. In-class tasks include text analysis and translation review in terms of:
- typography
- sound
- rhyme
- rhythm
- repetition
- sentence structure
- diction
- imagery
- charatcerization
- point of view, narrative mode.

Total student workload

2 ECTS = 50 hours of total workload 30 hours - participation in the classes 5 hours - reading and analysing literary texts in preparaton for the classes (reading and marking texts for literary devices to be discussed in class) 3 hours - selecting, obtaining, and reading the literary text chosen for analysis 7 hours - analysing the literary text, preparing and recording the presentation 5 hours - preparing for the final test

Learning outcomes - knowledge

W1: has advanced knowledge of the terminology used to describe selected stylistic aspects of literary texts (K_W01)

Learning outcomes - skills

U1: methodically and in accordance with instructions, analyses successive aspects of the original text (K_U07) U2: cooperates in a team analysing a literary text and its translation (K_U08) U3: based on the analysis of the original text, determines the priorities and criteria for the success of the text's literary translation (K_U09) U4: independently selects a literary text and its aspects for stylistic analysis (K_U10) U5: prepares a recorded presentation discussing selected stylistic aspects of the indicated literary text as a translation problem and evaluating its solution (K_U15)

Learning outcomes - social competencies

K1: understands the need for careful and multi-level reading of literary texts (K_K01)

Expository teaching methods

- participatory lecture
- informative (conventional) lecture

Exploratory teaching methods

- practical
- case study
- brainstorming

Prerequisites

(in Polish) Ponieważ kurs dotyczy analizy tekstów literackich pod kątem przekładu w parze językowej angielski-polski, wymagana jest znajomość języka polskiego na poziomie min. C1.

Course coordinators

Dorota Guttfeld

Assessment criteria

Written test (open and closed questions): U1, U2, U4 (30%)

Observation of in-class activity (oral responses): U1, U4, U5 (15%)

Project in pairs: U2, U3, U4, U5, K1 (60%)
- justifying the choice of a literary text and aspects of its style for analysis
- describing the selected aspect of the text and analysing the significance of stylistic factors for the reception of the text
- defining the criteria for the success of the text's literary translation
- analysing and evaluating the translation, outlining reception research
- preparing a recorded presentation of a selected fragment of the literary text in English and Polish in terms of stylistic features

Practical placement

n/a

Bibliography

Required reading
Baldick, Chris. The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Literary Terms. Oxford: OUP, 1990.
Cuddon, J.A. Dictionary of Literary Terms. London: Penguin, 1991.
Simpson, P. Stylistics. A Resource Book for Students. London: Routledge, 2004.
Toolan, M. Language in Literature. An Introduction to Stylistics. London: Routledge, 2013.
+ excerpts from literary texts and works in stylistics available on Moodle.

Optional reading
Landers, C. Literary translation: A Practical Guide. Clevedon: Multilingual, 2001.
Crystal, D. i D. Davy. Investigating English Style. London: Longman, 1969.
Leech, G. i M. Short. Style in Fiction. London: Longman, 1982.
Leech, G. A Linguistic Guide to English Poetry. London: Longman, 1969.

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