- Docente: Raffaella Romagnoli
- Credits: 12
- SSD: L-LIN/21
- Language: Italian
- Moduli: Ilaria Lelli (Modulo 1) Raffaella Romagnoli (Modulo 2) Marina Gasanova Mijat (Modulo 3) Ilaria Lelli (Modulo 4)
- Teaching Mode: In-person learning (entirely or partially) (Modulo 1); In-person learning (entirely or partially) (Modulo 2); In-person learning (entirely or partially) (Modulo 3); In-person learning (entirely or partially) (Modulo 4)
- Campus: Forli
- Corso: Second cycle degree programme (LM) in SPECIALISED TRANSLATION (cod. 8061)
Course contents
Active sectorial translation program (Marina
Gasanova)
Course is directed towards the acquisition of active translation strategies and techniques, the ability of collecting documentation on given subjects, the memorization of specific language terms and the development of skills concerning stylistic choices and text editing in Russian. Special attention will be paid to translation methods and internet searching skills, in order to optimize the translation process.
Technical/scientific translation module - from Russian into Italian (Ilaria Lelli)
The course objective is to provide students with the necessary skills to translate real technical-scientific texts from Russian to Italian, approaching specialized texts as professional translators do.
Students will develop their translation skills, their problem solving ability, enhancing the capability to find adequate documentation, from one hand, and from the other hand facing terminological hurdles related to the study fields (medicine, chemistry and information science), whose main concepts will be analyzed.
Multimedia translation (dott.ssa Raffaella Romagnoli)
The course is aimed at deepening and consolidating the knowlwdge
and skills gained in the previous course through the analysis of
audiovisual texts of different kinds, in particular documentary
films, interviews, history and turistic documentaries. In this way
students will widen their knowledge about Russian culture.
Translation for publishing module
Readings/Bibliography
Technical/scientific translation modules
The text types are the following:
- psychoanalysis
- justice system and criminal law
Texts will be provided during the lessons.
Scarpa Federica (2008). La traduzione specializzata. Un approccio didattico professionale. Milano: Hoepli
Multimedia transaltion and Translation for publishing moduls
Texts and bibliography will be provided during the lessons.
Teaching methods
The course includes several exercises aiming at the development of: interpretation and semantic analysis skills (source text paraphrasing), the ability of using Russian language tools and carrying out revision and correction of the target text.
Assessment methods
For the modules of Technical-scientific Translation: Translation in a classroom equipped with computers of a text of the same typology seen during the course.
For the module of Multimedia Translation: Subtitling of a part of a documentary to be done at home and discussed with the teacher.
Teaching tools
During the course research tools usually used for the translation process will be practiced , such as bilingual and monolingual dictionaries , including specialized ones , encyclopedias on-line and the Internet.
The software "Subtitle workshop" will be used in classroom and
at home.
Office hours
See the website of Raffaella Romagnoli
See the website of Ilaria Lelli
See the website of Marina Gasanova Mijat
See the website of Ilaria Lelli