Sumários
Reformation
24 Outubro 2023, 09:30 • Zsófia Gombár
Sense-for-Sense Translation versus Word-for-Word Translation
19 Outubro 2023, 09:30 • Zsófia Gombár
Sts watched a video on the Rosetta Stone: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFXY9-pec1I
subsequently they took a Google Forms quiz:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfE7fVlk3nmyI6HgzFt0bkPzK3PgKnCEYY2lx_IDFTHhqQIzg/viewform
The answers were discussed with the help of a PowerPoint presentation.
The importance of Alphabet was also discussed in class.
Sts watched a short film on sense-for-sense literary translation, created by Peter Constantine and Brian Sneeden from the University of Connecticut.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jg5wXDbA0WE
Then Sts took a short Google form quiz related to the video. They worked in pairs.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSethlIYpPSmZigkCXD8l8yKXhvUVjt-Vvk77lJlLlOhexKeaA/viewform
Middle Ages
17 Outubro 2023, 09:30 • Zsófia Gombár
The following presentations were delivered:
St Jerome. “Letter to Pammachius” by
R. Ellis and L. Oakley-Brown. “British Tradition” by
King Alfred by Inês Carradas and Sofia Silva
Translation in Antiquity II
12 Outubro 2023, 09:30 • Zsófia Gombár
Sts presentations had to be rescheduled due to unexpected events.
Susana Correia and Neima Monteiro gave a presentation on Horace's "De Arte Poetica"
The presentation was followed by a Kahoot quiz.
The lecturer called attention to the additional explanatory PowerPoint slides recently published on
https://translationhistory23.blogspot.com/2023/09/student-presentations.html
Further details were provided on the Ciceronian terms: "word for word translation" and "sense for sense translation" (also known as free translation).
Sts watched a short video on the Septuagint, and its historical role was disussed.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zAW0_615YEg&t=5s
Lecturer's notes on the Septuagint
Translation in Antiquity I
10 Outubro 2023, 09:30 • Zsófia Gombár
Sts gave their presentations on relevant topics.
Herodotus. “The Origin of the Class of Egyptian Interpreters” by
Quiz
Marcus Tullius Cicero. “De optimo genere oratorum” by
The presentation has been postponed to a later date: Horace, “De Arte Poetica”by Susana Correia and Neima Monteiro
Quiz