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:

2018

Year of supply:

2020/2021

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 CEFR (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages), in order to understand and assimilate the concepts
introduced during the course.
In order to undertake the exam, students must have passed the English Language and Translation exam II (2nd year) and Mediation I.

Objectives

OBJECTIVES
In line with the CdS purposes, 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.

The linguistic mediation module will focus on selective listening in order for students to increase their ability to concentrate and memorise and summarise information. Attention is
also given to improving the production and reproduction of oral texts in both languages - in
particular in relation to lexical variety and voice projection (adequate intonation), and the
main features of speech and mediated speech.

EXPECTED LEARNING OUTCOMES
Students are expected to achieve a B2+ Level in the English Language, according to the CEFR (European Framework of Reference for Languages). 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. The will have to apply translation strategies in specialized texts, demonstrate competence in contrastive analysis and metalinguistic awareness.

Contents

MODULE 1 (7CFU): LANGUAGE AND TRANSLATION [Prof. Emanuela Ettorre]
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, instrument and resources (grammar books, dictionaries and corpora) in translating literary texts from English into Italian and from Italian into English.

MODULE 2 (6CFU): LINGUISTIC MEDIATION [Dr. Lia D'Antonio]
The mediation module aims at consolidating acquired language skills and strengthening the
ability to manage discursive interaction and oral production.

LANGUAGE IMPROVEMENT CLASSES:
Activities aimed at developing reading, writing, listening and speaking skills at B2+ level.

Recommended Bibliography

LANGUAGE AND TRANSLATION MODULE:
Susan Basnett, Translation, London and New York, Routledge, 2014;
Jean Delisle, Hannelore Lee-Jahnke, M.C. Cormier, Translation Terminology (ed. it. Terminologia della traduzione, a cura di Margherita Ulrych, Hoepli, Milano, 2002);
Elena Semino, Metaphor in Discourse, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2008, chapters 1 and 2.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary, Oxford University Press;
Diane Hall and Mark Foley, My Grammar Lab, Intermediate B1-B2; Advanced C1-C2, Pearson, Longman, 2012.
Further bibliographical references will be given during the course.

LINGUISTIC MEDIATION MODULE:
Kennedy C.; Salandyk W.; Cowan A., Talent 3. Student’s Book/Workbook + eBook + webapp (B2), Cambridge University Press.
Mason, I.( ed.), Triadic exchanges. Studies in Dialogue interpreting, Manchester, St. Jerome Publishing, 2001.
Wadensjö, C. (1998), Interpreting as Interaction, London & New York, Longman.
Lisa Badocco, Dire, fare, tradurre. Terminologie tecniche per la mediazione linguistica. Inglese-italiano, 2006.

Teaching Methods

The course includes the following activities:
1) Lectures held by professor Emanuela Ettorre starting from October 2020. Mediation Classes will start in the second semester and will be held by Dr. Lia D'Antonio.
2) Tutorials and other activities held by the linguistic experts of the CLA, based on oral and written skills in order to strengthen the abilities for acquiring the B2+ Level.

Evaluation methods

Verification of learning:

EXAM ORGANISATION
The final exam consists of a written test and of an oral one. The written part is structured as follows:
1) Translation of two literary texts, one from Italian into English and the other from English into Italian;
2) three open questions concerning topics of the texts analyzed during the course;
3) assessment of proficiency in the English Language according to the CEFR (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages) at B2+ Level. The test is divided into specific parts, including comprehension exercises, textual analysis and a short written production.
Mediation module: oral exam consisting of a listening comprehension test, sight translation (from or into English), and dialogue interpreting.

METHODS OF ASSESSMENT
The written test is to be assessed in thirtieths, and the results will be published on the Department website. The final mark will be given after an oral test, to be taken in English, on the subject discussed during the course. To access the final oral test students must have passed the written text. 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 their weekly office hours; no alternative syllabus is however required. The course will be supported by extra activities organized by the Language Centre of the University (in classrooms, laboratories or online).

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"G. d'Annunzio"

Chieti - Pescara

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