Sumários

Translating in Europe in the 19th and 20th centuries

7 Maio 2025, 09:30 • Rita Menezes

We turn our attention to the work of theorists from the 19th and 20th centuries.


The following theorist/text was presented by a student, followed by a Kaoot quiz:

Friedrich Schleiermacher, "On the Different Methods of Translating" by Daniela Bandarra.

Classicism and Enlightenment

5 Maio 2025, 09:30 • Rita Menezes

We focus on the work of theorists from the Classisism and Enlightment eras.

The following presentations were delivered, each accompanied by a Kahoot quiz:

Jonh Dryden, “On Translation” by Greta Precone and Daniel Nunes


Alexander Pope, "Preface to the Iliad of Homer" by Rita Stella and Sophie Mulaire


Alexander Fraser Tytler, "Essay on the Principles of Translation" by Mariana Vaz and Bruna Rocha


Farewell Party with Friedrich Schleiermacher and Lawrence Venuti

30 Abril 2025, 09:30 • Zsófia Gombár

Zsófia Gombár's final class with the Sts included the introduction of Rita Menezes, the new lecturer.

Email address: ritamenezes@campus.ul.pt

Photo Album:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/AUmbEgjM9aobH9Fe8
(Many thanks to Bruno(s) for capturing these moments!)

During the class, Sts watched a video on Domestication and Foreignization:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtKasLH6H0M

followed by a quiz:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc4MixAiPAirDUB3WlFH3l7IoNpb8cLxyEuhtAaWeBZzWD-oQ/viewform

They also revisited the definitions they had given at the start of the seminar, using the following slides:


https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1j2PhBVfj1jRRDmAchEmeyERMpw27DgMv/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=115509258584423424382&rtpof=true&sd=true


— and were asked whether their views had changed.


Virtual Class (Martin Luther)

28 Abril 2025, 09:30 • Zsófia Gombár

Sts had to take the following quiz on Martin Luther's Open Letter on Translation:


They were asked to watch the following video on Martin Luther, created by Beatriz Fernandes, Érica Simões, and Yasmin Tavares:

to consult the slides:


and to take another quiz:

Protestant Reformation II

23 Abril 2025, 09:30 • Zsófia Gombár

Rita Filipe and Carolina Oliveira gave a very interesting presentation titled "Erasure of Culture in Post-Colonial Texts
Slides and quizzes

Sts watched a short video on Martin Luther, then completed a quiz. They were also assigned Martin Luther’s Open Letter on Translation for reading. Today they took a reading comprehension quiz based on the text.