Course: Translation Exercises III

ECTS credits: 3

Language: German and Croatian

Duration: one semester

Status: obligatory

Course type: 1 hour of exercise, 1 hour of seminar

Enrolment requirements: courses “Translation Exercises I” and “Translation Exercises II”

Course description: This course focuses on individual and group translations of authentic texts from different fields: media, business practice and regulations. The topics to be covered are business and law (economic data, trends, annual reports, business transactions, legislation, etc.). Texts are translated from German to Croatian and vice versa.

Learning outcomes: Students will be able to: distinguish text characteristics and text functions, use parallel texts, reliable sources, reference books and internet, put basic translation techniques into practice using contrasting methods; they will develop translation strategies accordingly.

Teaching methods: teaching through exercises and seminars, classroom discussion, presentations, individual work, E-learning (Omega)

Literature: Monolingual and bilingual dictionaries (e.g. Anić et al., Hrvatski enciklopedijski rječnik, Novi liber 2003; Duden Deutsches Universalwörterbuch, Mannheim; Hansen-Kokoruš et al., Deutsch-kroatisches Universalwörterbuch, Nakladni zavod Globus, Zagreb 2005; Rodek-Kosanović, Njemačko-hrvatski poslovni rječnik, Masmedia 2004; Rodek, Hrvatsko-njemački poslovni rječnik, Masmedia 2009, reference books and works: Marija Lütze-Miculinić, Njemački toponimi i njihove izvedenice u hrvatskome književnom jeziku na primjeru imena njemačkih saveznih zemalja i njihovih glavnih gradova, Suvremena lingvistika 57/58. - Vesna Ivančević Ježek, Osposobljavanje prevoditelja na primjeru njemačkih prijevodnih vježbi, Strani jezici 4/2006; Sonja Strmečki Marković, Inja Skender Libhard, Übersetzung im DaF-Unterricht - eine neu zu definierende Unterrichtsmethode?, KDV Info 48/49, 2016.

Evaluation Methods and Grading: class attendance and active participation, weekly assignments (short translations, about 1000-1500 characters), two translations (about 6,000 characters; from Croatian to German and vice versa), written exam