Department of English
Faculty of Arts, Chulalongkorn University
2202124 Introduction to Translation
Puckpan Tipayamontri
Office: BRK 1106.1
Office Hours: M 1–3 and by appointment
Phone: 0-2218-4703
Section 10
M 8–10 (BRK 411), W 9–10 (BRK 609)
Tentative Schedule (Section 10)
Week 1 |
Oct. 25 |
No class |
Oct. 27 |
Introduction: What Is Translation?, Translator's Tools Sentence Issues Reading: CB 1–5 Discussion: definitions of translation; the process of translation; difference from interpretation; tools and resources; sentence boundary; omission of subject and object; topic-comment structure in Thai; tense and aspect (Exercises #1–20) |
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Week 2 |
Nov. 1 |
Sentence Issues Reading
Discussion: serial verb construction in Thai; voice; Exercises #21–49 |
Nov. 3 |
Sentence Issues Reading: CB 8–9 Discussion: dummy it; articles; false friends; Exercises #50–59 |
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Week 3 |
Nov. 8 |
News (English-Thai) Reading: CB 10–17 Discussion: types of texts; news writing structure in Thai and English; translating headlines, giving news source and summary; News #1 (Cyclone hits Pakistan)
Class meets in BRK computer room |
Nov. 10 |
News (English-Thai) Reading: CB 18 Discussion: News #2 (Fire in cracker shop) |
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Week 4 |
Nov. 15 |
News (English-Thai) Reading: CB 19–20 Discussion: News #3 (Rapper arrested [Buntharika]) and #4 (Indonesian train crash [Chaisopon]) |
Nov. 17 |
News (English-Thai) Reading: CB 21 Discussion: News #5 (FTA [Chanidapha]) |
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Week 5 |
Nov. 22 |
News (Thai-English, English-Thai) Reading: CB 22–23 Discussion: News #6(Kampala bomb blasts [Nattha]) and #1 (ค้าของปลอม [Issaree Duangkhae]) |
Nov. 24 |
News (Thai-English) Reading: CB 23 Discussion: News #2(สิบล้อ[Noprada]) |
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Week 6 |
Nov. 29 |
News (Thai-English) Reading: CB 24 Discussion: News #3 (ลักลอบขนยา [Pattamon])
Test 1 (news English-Thai; 20 points) |
Dec. 1 |
News (Thai-English) Reading: CB 24 Discussion: News (Thai-English) #4 (ไฟไหม้[Natthaya]) |
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Week 7 |
Dec. 6 |
No Class (Father's Day observed) |
Dec. 8 |
News (Thai-English) Reading: CB 25 Discussion: News (Thai-English) #5 (ปล้นร้านเซเวนฯ[Waywiree]) |
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Week 8 |
Dec. 13 |
News (Thai-English) Reading: CB 25 Discussion: News (Thai-English) #6 (เกษตรกร[Pataraporn]); review News (Thai-English) |
Dec. 15 |
Test 2 (news Thai-English; 20 points) |
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Week 9 |
Dec. 20 |
Informative Text (English-Thai) Reading: CB 26–29 Discussion: analyzing informative texts; informative passage sample (Eleanor Roosevelt), informative passages #1–2 (admirer [Jinjutha], Eskimos [Paphawarin])
(Midterm Week: December 20–24, 2010) |
Dec. 22 |
Informative Text (English-Thai) Reading: CB 29 Discussion: informative passage #3 (anorexia [Ramita])
(Midterm Week: December 20–24, 2010) |
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Week 10 |
Dec. 27 |
Informative Text (English-Thai) Reading: CB 30–31 Discussion: informative passages #4 (ancient diet [Chomsiri]) and #5 (Venice canals [Wanalee]) |
Dec. 29 |
Informative Text (English-Thai) Reading: CB 31 Discussion: informative passage #6 (marine life [Prawitra]) |
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Week 11 |
Jan. 3 |
No class (New Year's Day observed) |
Jan. 5 |
Test 3 (informative text English-Thai; 20 points) |
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Week 12 |
Jan. 10 |
No class (Intervarsity Games: January 10–23, 2010) |
Jan. 12 |
No class (Intervarsity Games: January 10–23, 2010) |
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Week 13 |
Jan. 17 |
No class (Intervarsity Games: January 10–23, 2010) |
Jan. 19 |
No class (Intervarsity Games: January 10–23, 2010)
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Week 14 |
Jan. 24 |
Informative Text (Thai-English) Reading: CB 32–33 Discussion: informative passages #1(สวนครัว[Isaree Hanprasopwat]) and #2 (ประเทศไทย[Kamonchanok])
E-mail me your Thai-English informative text practice translation chosen from either an excerpt of the จักรพันธุ์ โปษยกฤต, คิดถึงครูbook or มนต์รักแม่กลองmagazines on 3-day reserve at the Arts Library (ask at the circulation desk on the first floor). |
Jan. 26 |
Informative Text (Thai-English) Reading: CB 33 Discussion: informative passages #3 (ยาเสพติด[Veerawin]) |
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Week 15 |
Jan. 31 |
Informative Text (Thai-English) Reading: CB 34 Discussion: informative passages #4(สึนามิ[Luksika]) and #5 (ตะกร้อ [Natcha]) |
Feb. 2 |
Informative Text (Thai-English) Reading: CB 35 Discussion: informative passages #6 (คลอง[Animmarn])
Hand in expressive text translation exercises 1–6 via e-mail |
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Week 16 |
Feb. 7 |
Expressive Text Reading: CB 35–39 Discussion: approaches to translating expressive texts; exercise #1(Rosa Ponti) and #2 (Michael Kamber, "Toil and Temptation") |
Feb. 9 |
Test 4 (informative text Thai-English; 20 points) |
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Week 17 |
Feb. 14 |
Expressive Text Reading: CB 40–41 Discussion: exercise #3 (head brainwasher [Phantira]) and #4 (Alice Hoffman, The River King) |
Feb. 16 |
Expressive Text Reading: CB 42 Discussion: exercise #5 (Roald Dahl, "Boy") |
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Week 18 |
Feb. 21 |
Expressive Text Reading: CB 43 Discussion: exercise #6 (Manna); review expressive texts
Test 5 (expressive text English-Thai; 20 points) |
Week 19 |
Feb. 28 |
Final Exam (8:30–11:30 a.m.) There will be five parts, corresponding to each of the five translation types in our five tests. Dictionaries (electronic or paper) are not allowed in the exam room.
BRK 301, 302, 303, 402, 403 |
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