Advanced Practical Czech for Foreigners IV (Advanced Czech translation)

Sylabus

Translation as a linguistic issue

Czech translation theories - tradition and modern approaches

The process of translation and linguistic creativity

Translation and cultural context - intercultural communication

Work of literature and its reception - original and translation

Social, territorial and historical differentiation of Czech

Possibilities and limitations in translating foreign (English) texts into Czech

Special linguistic problems of translation - terminology, phraseology, metaphor, word order

Anotace

Advanced Czech Translation of English written literature into Czech. The focus will be given to a particular piece of literature (such as short stories) chosen by participants of the course.