2010_11
Educational guide 
Faculty or Arts
A A 
english 
Filologia Anglesa (01)
 Subjects
  ENGLISH TRANSLATION I
   Contents
Topic Sub-topic
Linguistic and non-linguistic aspects of translation 1. Introduction: translation as a human activity, main modes of this activity.
2. The translation process: factors, participants and tools.
3. Text type as a factor: functional categories.
4. Dictionaries and their limitations.
5. The cultural factor: problems, parameters and solutions.
6. Lexical problems: synonymy, metaphors and frequency of use.
Analysis of specific translation procedures at the micro-level (in text segments) in samples of translation 1. Value of this type of analysis.
2. Automatic procedures.
3. Non-automatic procedures.
Translation practice from English into Catalan or Spanish 1. Jounalistic Text
2. Specialised Text