Third Year - Reading for March 3, 2022

Dear Third Year, 

Here is a very short article for you to read for next Thursday's lecture (March 3):

ATA Guidelines

Here is a more lengthy article (some 12 pages) for you to read for the lecture on March 17.

Bukacek 

It is your responsibility to have read the materials and made notes for yourself about the most crucial elements of the texts. You will be called upon individually to answer questions about the texts.

Be well, be safe!

Randall

Third Year - Course Description, Texts, Text Assignments

 Dear Third Year,

For tomorrow's class, we will be working on Andrić's text from the end of last semester.

In terms of this semester, here is your new course description:

Course Description Tr>En 2, 2022

Here is a link to the texts we'll be working on:

Texts for Translation Tr>En 2, 2022

Here is a link to the assignment list, i.e. the segments of the texts you are responsible for:

Assignment List Tr> En 2, 2022

We will be starting on Text 1 next Thursday. Remember: your deadline for homework submission is Tuesday at noon.

Also remember the format for turning in your homework:

Homework submission screenshot

You know your groups already, but I'll remind you of the times: Group A from 10:30-11:55, Group B from 12:55-14:25. The lecture class is from 12-12:45, on line for the time being.

I look forward to seeing you in class, first virtually, then hopefully in person!

Randall

Fourth Year - Course Description, First Texts, Assignment List

Dear Fourth Year,

Here is a link to the course description for Tr>En 4 (OJV 8):

Course Description Tr>En 4, 2022

Here is a link to the first five texts we'll be working on:

Texts for Translation Tr>En 4, 2022

Here is a link to the assignment list, i.e. the segments of the texts you are responsible for:

Assignment List Tr> En 4, 2022

We will be starting on Text 1 next Friday. Remember: your deadline for homework submission is Tuesday at noon. This week only, your homework is due on Wednesday at midnight.

Also remember the format for turning in your homework (substituting OJV 8 for OJV 6, of course):

Homework submission screenshot

You know your groups already, but I'll remind you of the times: Group A from 9-11, Group B from 11:15-13:15. The classes will rarely take up the whole time.

I look forward to seeing you on Friday!

Third and Fourth Year - Classes in February

Dear Third and Fourth Year,

After consulting with our Head of Department, I have come up with a plan for when and how we will hold our classes. Due to the complicated nature of the course (in the sense of it having a "lecture" component and "practice" component), I am redesigning it for our time during the following months. This comes from a longing to be back in the classroom and to get to know at least some of you personally, while keeping safety and reason in focus.

1) Our classes in February will be online (so Feb. 17-18 and 24-25), like last semester. We will assess the situation at the end of February to evaluate how to proceed. So, this Thursday and Friday we will meet at the following links:

Third Year

Topic: OJV 6/Tr>En 2

Time: Feb 17, 2022 10:30 AM Budapest

        Every week on Thu, 2 occurrence(s)

        Feb 17, 2022 10:30 AM

        Feb 24, 2022 10:30 AM

Join Zoom Meeting

Translation into English 2

Meeting ID: 844 8427 6651

Passcode: 220810

Fourth Year

Topic: OJV 8/Tr>En 4

Time: Feb 18, 2022 09:00 AM Budapest

        Every week on Fri, 2 occurrence(s)

        Feb 18, 2022 09:00 AM

        Feb 25, 2022 09:00 AM

Translation into English 4

Meeting ID: 824 8083 4165

Passcode: 448151

2)  My expectation is that we will be able to have face-to-face classes by mid-March (I'm an optimist at heart). When we do have f2f classes they will proceed as follows:

    Third Year:

    a) two groups, one (A) at 10:30-12, the second (B) from 12:45-14:15. For part of these class we'll cover the "lecture" materials (Theory and Practice of Translation), and for the other part we will go on doing our textual analysis of your translations).

    b) the "lecture" period will be from 12-12:45, but since we are not allowed to have lectures this period will remain open for consultations, informal meetings etc.

    Fourth Year:

    Two groups, one (A) at 9-11, the second (B) at 11:15-13:15. All classes will cover textual analysis of your work.

What's different about F2F classes?

While you will be assigned short segments to be translated and turned in ahead of time (like our online classes), when we are F2F you are to have the entire text (some 230 words) translated and with you. You may be asked directly about how you rendered a phrase or sentence, about research processes, about elements of word order, register and so forth. Also, there will be occasional "sight translations", where you are given a new text and asked to translate out loud without preparation (this is especially good for interpreting practice). 

Looking forward to seeing you!

Randall

Feb. 4 exam times

Dear Third and Fourth Year,

The exam/test times for tomorrow, Feb. 4, are:

OJV 5/Tr>En 1 - 11 a.m., room 108

OJV 7/Tr>En 3 - 1 p.m., room 108

Makeup tests, both years - 12 p.m., room 108

Looking forward to seeing you then!

Randall