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

Academic Year 2024/2025

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

                            Teaching resources on Virtuale
                        
                                    Course Timetable
                                
from Feb 18, 2025 to May 07, 2025

Course contents

During the course, students will engage with authentic texts on a variety of topics.

The primary goal is to raise students' awareness of text types and terminology. Additionally, by introducing adaptations of real and original texts (rather than those created specifically for educational purposes), students will have the opportunity to test their expressive skills in Chinese and basic translation techniques.

The course is semester-long and has a total duration of 40 hours.

Please note that attendance of at least 70% of the classes is mandatory.

Readings/Bibliography

Recommended Bibliography:

Osimo, B. (2015). Manuale del traduttore. Milano: Hoepli, Chapters 1-5.
Abbiati, M. (2015). La lingua cinese. Venezia: Cafoscarina, Chapters 1-2.
Romagnoli, C. (2016). Grammatica cinese. Milano: Hoepli (for consultation).

Recommended Dictionaries:

Zhao, X. (2013). Il dizionario cinese-italiano, italiano-cinese. Bologna: Zanichelli.
Casacchia, G., & Bai, Y. (2013). Dizionario cinese-italiano. Venezia: Cafoscarina.

The texts covered in the course will be available in digital format on the platform"virtuale".

Teaching methods

The lecture sessions will be structured as follows:

a) Presentation of the type and genre of the source text.

b) Identification of the dominant function of the text.

c) Individual or group translation of the text with the assistance of the instructor.

d) Analysis and final commentary on the translation.

On alternate weeks, students will be given texts to translate individually, which can be submitted to the instructor for correction.

Assessment methods

The final exam consists of translating a text from Italian to Chinese. The duration of the exam is 2 hours, and the use of dictionaries will be permitted.

The grade for this course will be averaged with the grade obtained in the course Traduzione dal Cinese in Italiano II and will be recorded at the end of the academic year as a single final grade for the course Traduzione tra l'Italiano e il Cinese II.

Students who have completed one of the modules during an Erasmus/Overseas program are requested to inform the instructors.

Teaching tools

Texts, dictionaries, platform "virtuale"

Office hours

See the website of Yan Wen