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1、IntroductiontoCulturalTranslationFall2009文化翻譯概論選修(外語(yǔ)學(xué)院共同科)二學(xué)分Tue.14:10–16:00Instructor:Pei-YunChenOfficeHours:(Thur.)11:00-12:30FL733#3203e-mail:jill@mail.tku.edu.twCoursedescription:Thiscoursewillputitscentralfocusontranslationanditsrelationtocultures.Translation,whichisnotmerelythetransp
2、ositionofthesamemeaningsindifferentlanguages,actuallyinvolvesthetranspositionofthoughtsexpressedinonelanguagebyonesocialgroupintotheappropriateexpressionofanothergroup,anditentailsaprocessofculturalde-contextualizationandre-contextualization.Withtherapidgrowthofglobalization,culturesnowada
3、ysareincreasinglybroughtintogreatercontactwithoneanother.Thiscoursewillexaminetheinterfaceofculturespresentedinseveraltheoreticaldiscoursesandliteraryworks,andbysuchexaminationthiscoursewillalsodemonstratethefactthattheformationsandreshapingofculturesareneverdivorcedfromtheceaselessworking
4、softranslationpractices.Requirement:Studentsarerequiredtoattendallclasssessionsandtoparticipateinclassdiscussions.Classparticipationmeansthatstudentsarerequiredtohavereadthetextsthoroughlyandtocometoclasspreparedtotalkaboutthem.Inaddition,eachstudentwillberequiredtodeliveratleastonepresent
5、ationonanassignedworkduringthesemester.Thesepresentationsshouldbeconceivedasexercisesinliteraryinterpretationthroughcloseanalysis,andshouldideallyhelptostimulateadiscussionthroughargumentsandquestions.Thosewhoareassignedtogivepresentationsarealsoresponsibletoleadclassdiscussions.Nomid-term
6、willbescheduled,butafinalexamwillbescheduled.Gradingassessment:AttendanceandParticipation(includingpop-quizzes):20%Presentations:40%Final:40%Attendancepolicy:Attendanceatallclassesisrequiredandisnecessaryforsatisfactoryprogressintheworkofthecourse.Studentsareexpectedtocometoclasseachweekpr
7、eparedtodiscusstheassignedreadings.Accumulatingmorethanthreeunexcusedabsenceswillgreatlylowerthefinalgradeinthecourseandmorethanone-fourthoftheclassmeetingswillautomaticallyresultinfailureofthiscourse.AbsencesexpectedtoberegardedasexcusedonesMUSTnotifytheinstr