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Practical 2 continued and Vinay and Darbelnet's translation methods and procedures

10 Fevereiro 2023, 11:00 • Rui Vitorino Azevedo

We finished our revision of Practical 2, focusing on some of the strategies used to overcome some of the difficulties presented in the text and then we covered Vinay and Darbelnet's translation methods and procedures. 

 

Practical 2 reviewed

7 Fevereiro 2023, 11:00 • Rui Vitorino Azevedo

We started reviewing Practical 2 by looking first at the text analysis that was asked of students followed by a discussion of the general strategy adopted for this short story. We then began looking at the actual text and discussed some ways to improve some of the translations we saw.

Newmark's Procedures and Practical 2

3 Fevereiro 2023, 11:00 • Rui Vitorino Azevedo

We discussed Newmark's translation procedures - used to solve specific translation problems. We then read Practical 2 and talked about some of the difficulties presented in the text. Students were then asked to start working on the practical in groups.

Practical 1 reviewed + Newmark's Methods

31 Janeiro 2023, 11:00 • Rui Vitorino Azevedo

We reviewed Practical 1 by comparing both the intralingual and interlingual translations. This served as an introduction for Newmark's general translation methods which were then covered and discussed. 

Genesis 11, v. 1-9 (an intralingual and interlingual translation)

27 Janeiro 2023, 11:00 • Rui Vitorino Azevedo

Began class by discussing what it is translators do as I focused on strategic decisions and decisions of detail. We then talked about Jakobson's intralingual tranlsation and discussed gist translation, exegetic translation and ideal rephrasing. We read Genesis 11, v. 1-9 and students were asked to do an intralingual + interlingual translation in groups.
The practical assignment included the following:

i)               Before starting the translation, read the entire ST and discuss some of the features (topic, lexis, style, register, extra contextual references needing further research) that may pose as potential challenges. As you read the ST focus on comprehension and situating the content and context. Also ask yourself what possible/diverging interpretations there may be.

ii)             Recast the story in different words, i.e. do an intralingual translation by adapting it for a specific purpose and a specific public (i.e. a specific readership or audience).

iii)            Explain the main decisions of detail you took in making the textual changes, and the reasons for these alterations. (Insert into your TT a superscript note-number after each expression you intend to discuss).

iv)            Now give me a Portuguese version of your translation. As you read your Portuguese translation check the following:

a.      Are there any unnecessary omissions?

b.     Has the message been transferred accurately?

c.      Have all the translation queries been dealt with?

d.     Does the translation read like a piece of original writing in the TL?