Università Roma Tre

Course Programme
Based on the introductory module of the first year, the second year module is intended to explore further aspects concerning the theory and practice of translation.
Translation theory: Specialized texts, special languages and the transfer of knowledge. Text structure and language features (intermediate level); text function and translation strategies. Contrastive analysis (English/Italian). Domain languages and introduction to terminology; terminological records.
Translation practice (English to Italian): analytical study of specialized texts (pre-intermediate/intermediate level); features of special languages; training in the application of translation strategies and techniques (pre-intermediate/intermediate level); practical aspects of terminology; training in sight translation and consecutive translation (pre-intermediate level). Writing conventions and formal presentation of texts (lab classes): track changes; software for corpus analysis; wordnet.
Translation passages are selected from authentic texts (newspaper articles, specialized texts, academic texts).

Prescribed texts
P. Faini, Tradurre. Manuale teorico e pratico, Carocci (new edition, 2008, chs 5-6).
S. Cavagnoli, La comunicazione specialistica, Carocci (chs 2-3)
Practice materials and resources are posted weekly on teacher’s website.

Reference works
(texts not included in the programme but useful to non-attending students)
R. Quirk, S. Greenbaum, A University Grammar of English, Longman
L. Serianni, Italiano, Garzanti