Wednesday, March 31, 2021

Reminder about Reading Week (studijska nedelja)

Dear Third and Fourth Year,

Just to remind you that there are no classes this week.
Your test schedule will be published over the weekend, but it is on April 8 as we agreed.

I will also be posting reading and assignments for the week following exams.

Good luck on your tests and exams!
See you soon.
Randall

Friday, March 26, 2021

Thursday, March 25, 2021

Zoom March 25

March 25

Friday, March 19, 2021

Thursday, March 18, 2021

Third Year - Over- and Undertranslation - definitions

Dear Third Year,

As promised, here are the definitions offered in class today for undertranslation and overtranslation:

Cheers!

Fourth Year - Text(s) for March 26

Dear Fourth Year,

Here is a link to the text we will be working on in class on Friday, March 26:



I would also ask you to read this short summary about writing abstracts, paying special attention to the remarks about the use of the passive voice:


In addition, on that day I will finally offer you a brief lecture on modern Serbian prose writers. Some of that info will be on the exam.

See you tomorrow!
Randall

Zoom March 18

March 18

Wednesday, March 17, 2021

Third Year - Reading for Mar. 25

Dear Third Year,

Here is a link to the text you need to read for next week, March 25:


It is short, but is packed with information. You need to a) read it, b) take notes, and c) be ready to answer questions about it. You will be called upon individually in class.

Enjoy!
Randall

Monday, March 15, 2021

Discussion on Translation and Culture

If you are interested, there will be a Zoom conference on "the position of the translator in the broader system of culture". Here is the link:

-------- Forwarded Message --------

Subject:

Informacija za nastavnike i studente

Date:

Thu, 11 Mar 2021 14:27:11 +0100

From:

Desk Kreativna Evropa <kreativnaevropa@kultura.gov.rs>

To:

anglisti@ff.uns.ac.rs, german@ff.uns.ac.rs, hungar@ff.uns.ac.rs, francuzi@ff.uns.ac.rs, rumunski@ff.uns.ac.rs, slovaci@ff.uns.ac.rs, rusinski@ff.uns.ac.rs, anglisti@ff.uns.ac.rs, kulturologija@ff.uns.ac.rs




Poštovani nastavnici Filozofskog fakulteta u Novom Sadu,

 

Prosleđujemo vam informaciju o događaju koji organizujemo naredne nedelje s mobom da je podelite s vašim saradnicima i studentima koji su zainteresovani za temu prevodilaštva lepe književnosti.

 

U četvrtak 18. marta u 19h preko Zoom platforme, Desk Kreativna Evropa Srbija organizuje prvi u nizu razgovor na temu pozicije prevodioca u širem sistemu kulture.

 

U razgovoru će učestvovati: Ljubica Pupezin, urednica u izdavačkoj kući Štrik, Vesna Stamenković, prevoditeljka sa španskog jezika i sekretar Odbora za međunarodnu saradnju Udruženja književnih prevodilaca Srbije, Đura Miočinovia, prevodilac s rumunskog jezika, Jelena Jović, prevoditeljka s poljskog jezika i viši lektor na Katedri za poljski jezik Filološkog fakulteta u Beogradu i Ana Pejović, menadžerka u kulturi.

 

Sve informacije su dostupne na našem sajtu: https://bit.ly/2OmkDtt

 

Srdačan pozdrav,

 

Milan Đorđević

menadžer projekata


Third and Fourth Year: Requirements and Instructions for the Courses

Dear Third and Fourth Years,

As I explained in class last week for those of you who were there, we seem to have had a misunderstanding.

If you will read the course descriptions once again, you’ll notice that it says that you have “one hour of homework per week”. This means that doing your homework is part of your responsibility.

Now, due to the nature of our classes, you have seen that it is necessary that those who have been assigned a particular unit for a given week actually turn in their work so that there is material for us to discuss. Last semester and this (so far), I assumed you understood it was a matter of common courtesy that you would turn in your homework (O, those two sentences!) when it came time for you to. Due to developments at the beginning of this semester (i.e., up to 42% of you not turning in your homework), it has come time to take new measures.

Your actual assignment for each week is to translate the whole text, on your own or with friends, and then come to class to ask about variant translations, things that could be said differently, other questions related to the text, and so on. However, I cannot control whether you a) translate the whole text, or b) attend class, nor do I intend to.

When you think about it, your minimal responsibility for the course is to a) take two tests, b) take the final exam, and c) translate a few sentences during the semester. Assuming you never translate a whole text and never come to class, if you do your assigned units, take the tests and the exam, your maximal time usage is 4 to 5 hours (not counting travel times, of course) for the entire semester. I don’t think, therefore, that it is asking too much for you to fulfill that minimum requirement.

As I told you last semester, one of the qualities which will be expected from you when you enter the work force is the ability to follow instructions precisely.

The instructions for these courses and submission of texts have already been laid out clearly on the Blog.

Therefore, starting this week, Monday, March 15, 2021, the following rules shall apply for work not turned in, work turned in too late, work done by means of Google Translate, and work submitted in the wrong format. The following points will be subtracted from your final grade at the end of the semester:

work not turned in: -5

work turned in after the deadline or done by GT: -3 (Reminder: You should send your assignments between the end of our last class and Tuesday the next week at 18h.)

work submitted in the wrong format: -1 (cf. post on Feb. 25)

work submitted with the wrong RE: line: -1 (cf. post on Feb. 25)

Now, I’m not an ogre or a tyrant. I know that these are extraordinary times, things happen. If, for some objective reason, you cannot turn in your work, a simple short email to me explaining the reason should suffice. Silence is not an option. If necessary, inform me through a classmate.

Please do at least the minimum, follow the instructions, pay attention to details, and all will be well.

I wish you all the best,

Randall

 

Friday, March 12, 2021

Thursday, March 11, 2021

Fourth Year - Assignment for March 19

Dear Fourth Year,

Here is a link to your assignment for Friday, March 19:


Here is also a link to the updated assignment chart:


There will be an important post here this weekend, just in case you can't make it to class tomorrow.

ATB
Randall

March 11

https://zoom.us/j/95023845101?pwd=RDVTRktkRDJKMERML3Z1dTlGNC92Zz09 

Wednesday, March 3, 2021

Classes cancelled

Dear Third and Fourth Year,


I'm not feeling well. There will be no classes this week.
Enjoy the sunshine if you can!
Randall