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Handbook 1997 : Faculty of Arts : Modern Greek

150-171/271/371/471 Modern Greek Literary Translation

Availability:

Not offered in 1997.

Credit Points:

18.75 1st year, 16.7 2nd, 3rd and 4th year

Coordinator:

Assoc. Professor E Gauntlett

Prerequisite/s:

Intermediate Modern Greek B or Advanced Modern Greek 2 or equivalent.

Contact:

150-171: Up to six hours per week. 150-271/371/471: Up to three hours per week.

Subject Description:

Theory and practice of translation of literary texts from Modern Greek into English and vice-versa. Analysis and evaluation of examples of translation; identification of problems arising from genre, style, register, cultural specificity; techniques of translation; resources for translators. Consolidation and extension of bilingual skills. Students enrolled in 150-171 also study the socio-cultural and historical background to contemporary Greek usage.

Assessment:

150-171: Regular written language work up to 2000 words (40 %); one essay up to 2000 words (30 %); and a 2-hour written examination (30 %). 150-271/371: Regular written language work up to 3000 words (70%); and a 2-hour written examination (30%). 150-471: Regular written language work up to 2000 words and one project up to 2000 words (70%); and a 2-hour written examination (30%).

Prescribed Texts:

  • Basnett-McGuire, S, Translation studies, Routledge.
  • Gentzler, E., Contemporary translation theories, Routledge.
  • Stavropoulos, D, Oxford Greek-English & English-Greek Learner's Dictionary, OUP.
  • Vostantzoglou, Antilexikon, Athens.
  • Clogg, R, A Concise History of Greece, CUP.
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