Course title

Translation Studies

Instructor

Wen Jun

Instructor’s profile

Dr. Wen Jun obtained his Doctor degree from Southwest Normal University. His research interests are Translation studies, Lexicography and English teaching.

Course goals

This course aims to give a general description of Translation Studies. The students are required to grasp the main features of TS, know how to carry out a TS research project as well as to use relevant research method to analyze certain translation theory or phenomena

Topics

Topics to be covered in this course include the nature of translation; the subjectivity, the process of translation; the study methods and different schools in Translation Studies, etc.

Assessment

Course paper

Reference books

The Science of translation, by Wolfram Wills, Shanghai Foreign Language Education Press(1982/2001)

Basics of Translation Studies, by Cay Dollerup, Shanghai Foreign Language Education Press,2007

Contemporary Translation Theories (revised second edition), by Edwin Gentzler, Multilingual Matters Ltd,2001;Shanghai 2004

The Map: A Beginner’s Guide to Doing research in Translation Studies, by Jenny Williams & Andrew Chesterman, Shanghai Foreign Language Education Press(2002/2004)

Routledge Encyclopedia of translation studies, ed. By Mona Baker, Shanghai Foreign Language Education Press(1982/2001)

Dictionary of translation studies, ed. By Mark Shuttleoworth and Moira Cowie, Shanghai Foreign Language Education Press(1999/2004)

Working language

English and Chinese

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