70321 - Translation from Italian into Chinese II (Second Language)

Academic Year 2018/2019

  • Docente: Yan Wen
  • Credits: 5
  • SSD: L-OR/21
  • Language: Italian
  • Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
  • Campus: Forli
  • Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Intercultural and Linguistic Mediation (cod. 8059)

Course contents

During the the course, students will be requested to approach texts regarding italian geography, culture, culinary and tourism information. Firstly they will become aware of concerning textual type and terminology; in a second place, treating original texts which are no more created on didactic purpose, comprehensive and writing competence will be trained as well.

Duration of the course: 40 ore

Compulsory course attendance

Readings/Bibliography

Translation materials will be available on Moodle platform.

Reference text (in italiano):

Osimo B., (2015) Manuale del traduttore, Milano: Hoeplin, cap. 1-5

Abbiati M., (2015) La lingua cinese, Venezia: Cafoscarina, cap. 1-2

Teaching methods

Traditional lectures

Assessment methods

The final assessment will be a writing test, during which the students will be requested to traslante two short extracts from Italian to Chinese. Dictionaries allowed only in the second translation. No internet connection or glossary for both two texts.

Vote of this course will be a part of the final result of the course "Translation between Italian and Chinese II".

Teaching tools

Chinese - italian dictionaries:

Zhao X., (2013) Il dizionario cinese-italiano, italiano-cinese, Bologna: Zanichelli

and

Casacchia, G., Bai Y., (2013) Dizionario cinese-italiano, Venezia: Cafoscarina.

Suggested for the use of Xuci :

Romagnoli C., (2016) Grammatica cinese, Milano: Hoeplin

Office hours

See the website of Yan Wen