Language and linguistics today: Analysis of literary texts for translators 2510-f1ENG2W-LLT-ALT

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The course introduces crucial 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 5 hours - analysing the literary text, preparing and recording the presentation 2 hours - preparing revision notes on a selected topic before the final test 5 hours - preparing for the final test

Learning outcomes - knowledge

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Learning outcomes - skills

The student U1 (K_U02) identifies literary devices and their effect in literary texts in English funkcje U2 (K_U05) summarizes in writing the use of particular literary devices in a literary text in English U3 (K_U05) prepares a recorded presentation in English on the selected stylistic aspects of a literay text U4 (K_U06) uses the terminology and methodology of literary stylistics to analyse excerpts from a literary text U5 (K_U15) prepares a recorded presentation on selected stylistics aspects of a given text as a translation problem and evaluates the translator's solution of this problem

Learning outcomes - social competencies

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Expository teaching methods

- participatory lecture
- description

Exploratory teaching methods

- project work
- case study
- practical

Type of course

elective course

Prerequisites

Since the course deals with literary analysis for the purposes of English-Polish translation, a C1-level competence in Polish is required.

Course coordinators

Dorota Guttfeld

Assessment criteria

Written test (open and closed questions): U1, U2, U4 (40%)
Revision materials prepared by students before the test: U1, U2 (15%)
In-class activity (oral answers): U1, U4, U5 (15%)
Homework: recorded presentation (in pairs, analysing a short literary text or an excerpt from a longer text in English and Polish, presenting stylistic features as a translation problem): U3, U4, U5 (30%)

Practical placement

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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 theoretical sources available on Moodle.

Additional 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.

Additional information

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