This practical course offers students interested in exploring translation as a professional activity an opportunity to develop their translation skills by working on a variety of texts from journalistic and media-related sources. Working in both directions between German and English, students will practise written and at-sight translation (including adaptation of culturally-specific texts) and will be sensitised to important textual and linguistic differences between journalistic styles in English and German that need to considered if working in this field. They will also look at how to research texts appropriately, how to adapt texts to clients’ needs, and how to use translation resources effectively. Throughout the semester, students will develop a range of translation strategies they could readily use when translating texts in journalistic/media-related environments. At least B2-level English and German is required in this course.
This course will be taught synchronously and asynchronously.
Einschreibung per E-Mail an: michael.davies@hu-berlin.de bis Mi., 28. Oktober 2020 unter Angabe des Fachsemesters im jeweiligen BA-Studiengang am IFAA. |
