Linguistic, Literary and Translation Studies

The course aims to combine the theoretical part (introduction to the reading of the audiovisual text, strategies of audiovisual translation, functionality of literary dialogue and cinematographic dialogue) and practical (translation workshop), focusing in particular on the problems of translation from/into a "minor" (Polish) language & culture. Among the topics covered: What is Text? Verbal text and visual text: similarities, connections, differences. Audio-visual text – features Dialog functionality. Literary dialogue and filmic dialogue. Spontaneous and prepared dialogue. Correlation between the dialogue and the image. Audiovisual translation compared to other types of translation. Main features and issues. Subtitles: technical features and translation problems. Documentary: characteristics and cultural context. Voice-over translation and its problems. Dubbing: issues. Dubbing in Italy and Poland: cultural context. Audio description: context and functionality. New technologies, new challenges: transmedia, transcreativity, text-to-speech, machine translation, etc

Polish B1

T. Tomaszkiewicz, Przekład audioviwzualny, PWN M. Wozniak, Voice-over o voice-in-between? Some Considerations about Voice-Over Translation of Feature Films on Polish Television, in Audiovisual Translation and Media Accessibility at the Crossroads. A. Remael, P. Orero, M. Carroll (ed.) Approaches to Translation Studies v. 36, Rodopi Amsterdam – New York 2012, p. 209-228. M. Wozniak, 32. Technobabble on screen:Translating science fiction films. “Intralinea” Special Issue: Across Screens, Across Boundaries, 2014, http://www.intralinea.org/specials/across_screens M. Wozniak „Ma che brutta figura, general Anthony!”: gli allocutivi nella serie televisiva „Rome” e nelle sua traduzioni italiane e polacche, in: Lingue europee a confronto. La linguistica contrastiva tra teoria, traduzione e didattica, Daniela Puato (ed.), Sapienza Università Editrice, Roma 2016, p. 107-132.

not mandatory but strongly recommended

written test, oral exam

lessons in the classroom

The course aims to combine the theoretical part (introduction to the reading of the audiovisual text, strategies of audiovisual translation, functionality of literary dialogue and cinematographic dialogue) and practical (translation workshop), focusing in particular on the problems of translation from/into a "minor" (Polish) language & culture. Among the topics covered: What is Text? Verbal text and visual text: similarities, connections, differences. Audio-visual text – features Dialog functionality. Literary dialogue and filmic dialogue. Spontaneous and prepared dialogue. Correlation between the dialogue and the image. Audiovisual translation compared to other types of translation. Main features and issues. Subtitles: technical features and translation problems. Documentary: characteristics and cultural context. Voice-over translation and its problems. Dubbing: issues. Dubbing in Italy and Poland: cultural context. Audio description: context and functionality. New technologies, new challenges: transmedia, transcreativity, text-to-speech, machine translation, etc

Polish B1

T. Tomaszkiewicz, Przekład audioviwzualny, PWN M. Wozniak, Voice-over o voice-in-between? Some Considerations about Voice-Over Translation of Feature Films on Polish Television, in Audiovisual Translation and Media Accessibility at the Crossroads. A. Remael, P. Orero, M. Carroll (ed.) Approaches to Translation Studies v. 36, Rodopi Amsterdam – New York 2012, p. 209-228. M. Wozniak, 32. Technobabble on screen:Translating science fiction films. “Intralinea” Special Issue: Across Screens, Across Boundaries, 2014, http://www.intralinea.org/specials/across_screens M. Wozniak „Ma che brutta figura, general Anthony!”: gli allocutivi nella serie televisiva „Rome” e nelle sua traduzioni italiane e polacche, in: Lingue europee a confronto. La linguistica contrastiva tra teoria, traduzione e didattica, Daniela Puato (ed.), Sapienza Università Editrice, Roma 2016, p. 107-132.

not mandatory but strongly recommended

written test, oral exam

lessons in the classroom