LANGUAGE, MEDIATION AND TRANSLATION FROM ITALIAN INTO ENGLISH AND FROM ENGLISH INTO ITALIAN

Università degli Studi
"G. d'Annunzio"

Chieti - Pescara

Alphabetic division AK-LZ

Course Sheet

Course code:

L0866

Academic Year of enrolment:

2016

Year of supply:

2018/2019

Divisions:

Cognomi M-Z

Type of Course:

Characterising

Degree:

Course of 1st Cycle Degree in LINGUISTIC MEDIATION AND INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION

Disciplinary Sector:

English Language and Translation

Is part of:

LANGUAGE, MEDIATION AND TRANSLATION FROM ITALIAN INTO ENGLISH AND FROM ENGLISH INTO ITALIAN

Location:

PESCARA

Credits:

Programme Year:

Professor and Collaborators:

ETTORRE Emanuela

D'ANTONIO LIA

Cycle:

Single Annual Cycle

Hours of classroom activity:

Individual study hours:

247

Prerequisites:

Students are required to have knowledge of English at B2 level, according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR), in order to understand and assimilate the concepts introduced during the lectures.

In order to undertake the exam, students must have passed the English Language and Translation exam of the II year and Mediation I.

Objectives

OBJECTIVES
In line with the objectives of the CdS, its professional profiles and employment opportunities, the course provides students with tools and methodologies enabling them to perform translation, interpreting and intercultural mediation tasks and to produce written texts in a foreign language.
EXPECTED LEARNING OUTCOMES
Students are expected to achieve a B2+ Level in the English language, according to the European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR). Furthermore, they must acquire the necessary linguistic and communicative skills, and be familiar with the key issues related to intercultural and interlingual mediation in different contexts. They will have to know how to apply translation strategies in averagely specialised texts, while demonstrating competence in contrastive analysis and in metalinguistic awareness.
Equal results are expected in the field of linguistic mediation.

Contents

Module 1 (7CFU): Language and Translation.
Lectures:
This module aims to introduce students to some of the key concepts of translation theory (equivalence, functionalist and descriptive approaches, translation and culture). After an initial focus on translation-based text analysis, students will be shown how to apply translation strategies, instruments and resources (grammar books, dictionaries and corpora) in translating texts from English into Italian and from Italian into English. The texts will belong to a variety of genres, but more specifically to journalism. Attention will be paid to the most relevant translation issues such as: textual choices, style, terminology, morphosyntax and lexis.
The idea of “cohesion” in the English language will be also discussed during the course.

Language improvement classes:
Activities aimed at developing reading, writing, listening and speaking skills at B2+ level.
Module 2 (6CFU) Mediation Module taught by Dr. Lia D’Antonio in the spring semester
The module proposes simulations of triadic bilingual exchanges, as occurring every day in both private and professional contexts, as well as exercises aimed at enriching the relevant vocabulary. Ethical considerations relating to the mediator’s role will also be discussed. Mediation training will also cover oral production for presentations and speeches. Note-taking techniques will be presented as part of this activity. The lessons will consist of exercises of various kinds, in pairs and in small groups. The main methods include dialogic lessons and role-plays, debates (on intercultural communication issues). For the purposes of the oral exam, the special languages involved relate to the medical, business/corporate, and legal settings.

Recommended Bibliography

Susan Bassnett, Translation, London, Routledge, 2014
Lawrence Venuti (ed.), The Translation Studies Reader, London and New York, Routledge, 2000, (Chapters 1, 6, 8)
M. A. K. Halliday, Ruqaiya Hasan, Cohesion in English, Longman, 1976 (Chapters 1, 2, 7)
Andrea Binelli, Lingua, Semiologia e traduzione all’inglese, Trento, Tangram Edizioni Scientifiche, 2013 (Chapter 3) (Recommended for non-attending students)
Oxford Collocations Dictionary, Oxford University Press
Dianne Hall and Mark Foley, My Grammar Lab, Intermediate B1-B2; Advanced C1-C2, Pearson, Longman, 2012
Mediation
English File Digital (upper intermediate) C. Latham-Koenig, C. Oxenden, third edition, Oxford University Press 2014
Mason, I. ed. (2001). Triadic exchanges. Studies in Dialogue interpreting. Manchester: St. Jerome Publishing.
Wadensjö, C. (1998), Interpreting as Interaction, London & New York, Longman.
Dire, fare, tradurre. Terminologie tecniche per la mediazione linguistica. Inglese-italiano Copertina flessibile – 1 apr. 2006, di Lisa Badocco (Autore)
Further bibliographic material will be indicated during the course.

Teaching Methods

The course includes the following activities:
1) Lectures held by the professor starting from October 2018. Mediation Classes will start in the second semester.
2) Tutorials and other activities held by the linguistic experts of the CLA, based on oral and written communication, in order to strengthen the skills for the acquisition of level B2+

Evaluation methods

Verification of learning:

ORGANIZATION OF THE EXAM
The final exam consists of a written test and an oral one. The written part is structured as follows:
1) Translation of two journalistic texts, one from Italian into English and the other from English into Italian.
2) Three open questions concerning topics of the texts included in the syllabus (Bassnett, Venuti, Halliday and Hasan).
3) Assessment of proficiency in the English language according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) at B2+. The test is divided into specific parts, including comprehension exercises, textual analysis and a short written production.

Mediation module: oral exam consisting of listening comprehension test, sight translation (from or into English), dialogue interpreting.

METHODS OF ASSESSMENT
The written test is to be assessed in thirtieths, and the results will be published on the Department’s website. The final mark will be given after an oral test, to be taken in English, on the subjects discussed during the course. To access the final oral test students must have passed the written test. Online registration is mandatory for both tests (via the ESSE 3 online platform).
Written tests are held on a regular basis only once for each exam session; oral tests take place twice for each of the three sessions (summer, autumn, extraordinary).
Students who reach a solid linguistic and metalinguistic competence will obtain an excellent evaluation

Contacts/More Information

Non-attending students are invited to contact the professor during her weekly office hours; no alternative syllabus is however required. The course will be supported by extra activities organised by the Language Centre of the University (in the classroom, laboratories or at a distance).

Università degli Studi
"G. d'Annunzio"

Chieti - Pescara

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