Department of English

Faculty of Arts, Chulalongkorn University


2202124  Introduction to Translation

Puckpan Tipayamontri

Office: BRK 1106.1

Office Hours: M 13 and by appointment

Phone: 0 2218 4703

puckpan.t@chula.ac.th

 

Group 9

BRK 303

M 810, W 910

 

Tentative Schedule (Group 9)

Week 1

Oct. 26

No class

Oct. 28

Introduction: What Is Translation?, Translator's Tools

Sentence Issues

Reading: CB 16

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 #121)

Week 2 Nov. 2

Sentence Issues

Reading

  • CB 69

  • “ความแตกต่างทางโครงสร้างของภาษาไทยกับภาษาอังกฤษที่มีผลต่อการแปล” โดย ศ. ดร. อมรา ประสิทธิ์รัฐสินธุ์

Discussion: serial verb construction in Thai; voice; Exercises #2238

Nov. 4

Sentence Issues  

Reading: CB 913

Discussion: dummy it; articles; false friends; Exercises #3960

Week 3 Nov. 9

News (English-Thai)

Reading: CB 1425

Discussion: types of texts; news writing structure in Thai and English; translating headlines, giving news source and summary; News #1 (Vietnam floods; [Virat Wearojnruedee]) and #2 (Bombs in New Delhi [Saranpat Boonhok])

Nov. 11

News (English-Thai)

Reading: CB 26

Discussion: News #3 (Drug charges [Leumpecharat Wirojanapa])

Week 4 Nov. 16

News (English-Thai)

Reading: CB 2729

Discussion: News #46 (Train crash [Winittha Jitkree], kidnapping [Wasida Sawongta], tunnel fire [Vachira Ananmaethakul])

Nov. 18

News (English-Thai)

Reading: CB 30

Discussion: News #7 (Tainted milk [Warumporn Samranchit])

Week 5 Nov. 23

News (Thai-English)

Reading: CB 3133

Discussion: News #13 (ค้าของปลอม [Woranun Pathamakosol], ยะลา, ลักลอบขนยา)

Nov. 25

Test I (news English-Thai; 20 points)

Week 6 Nov. 30

News (Thai-English)

Reading: CB 3334

Discussion: News #45 (ไฟไหม้ [Wanwita Chinchalongporn], รถทัวร์ [Linda Manupong])

Dec. 2

News (Thai-English)

Reading: CB 35

Discussion: News (Thai-English) #6 (แม่ฮ่องสอน)

 

Class meets in BRK computer room

Week 7 Dec. 7

No Class (Father's Day observed)

Dec. 9

Informative Text (English-Thai)

Reading: CB 3639

Discussion: analyzing informative texts; informative passage sample (Eleanor Roosevelt),  #1 (Dislodging admirer [Waratah Jongsaeng])

Week 8 Dec. 14

Informative Text (English-Thai)

Reading: CB 3940

Discussion: informative passages  #23 (Domestication [Wannasin Yaowalee], supermarket [Varisa Luprasong])

Dec. 16

Test II (news Thai-English; 20 points)

Week 9 Dec. 21

Informative Text (English-Thai)

Reading: CB 4143

Discussion: informative passages  #46 (Rainforest [Saruta Sitchaichana], happiness [Varistha Nakornthap], Marine life [Wariya Wongsuriyanan])

 

(Midterm Week: December 2125, 2009)

Dec. 23

No class (Midterm Week: December 2125, 2009)

Week 10 Dec. 28

Informative Text (Thai-English)

Reading: CB 44

Discussion: informative passages #13 (ชวา, ภาษา [Wanwika Sriya], มวยไทย)

Dec. 30

Informative Text (Thai-English)

Reading: CB 4546

Discussion: informative passage #4 (สึนามิ)

Week 11 Jan. 4

Informative Text (Thai-English)

Reading: CB 4546

Discussion: review informative passages, practice passages

 

Test III (informative text English-Thai; 20 points)

Jan. 6

Informative Text (Thai-English)

Reading: CB 4647

Discussion: informative passages #56 (ยาเสพติด [Wannaporn Gharunyaprasert]; เด็ก)

Week 12 Jan. 11

No class (Faculty admission interviews)

Jan. 13

Expressive Text

Reading: CB 4852

Discussion: Translating expressive text; exercise  #1 (Claire [Lalita Wongvajanon])

Week 13 Jan. 18

Expressive Text

Reading: CB 53

Discussion: Exercise #2 (Kamber's "Toil and Temptation" [Saranya Mueang-u])

Jan. 20

Test IV (informative text Thai-English; 20 points)

Week 14 Jan. 25

No Class (Intervarsity Games: January 22–30, 2010)

Jan. 27

No Class (Intervarsity Games: January 22–30, 2010)

Week 15 Feb. 1

Expressive Text

Reading: CB 5456

Discussion: Exercises  #34 (Dahl's "William and Mary" [Wirujana Prasansaph]; Martel's Life of Pi)

 

Hand in expressive text translation exercises 16 and คิดถึงครู translation via e-mail

Feb. 3

Expressive Text

Reading: CB 57

Discussion: Exercise  #5 (Carroll's Alice in Wonderland [Waranya Srinarong])

Week 16 Feb. 8

Expressive Text

Reading: CB 58

Discussion: Exercise #6 (Thompson's "Final Break"; read full story)

Feb. 10

Translation Discussion

Reading: CB

Discussion: review

 

Hand in คิดถึงครู translation via e-mail for those who haven't

Week 17 Feb. 15

Tests Discussion

Reading: CB

Discussion: review; Test V

 

Test V (expressive text English-Thai; 20 points) 

Feb. 17

Review

Reading: CB

Discussion: news, informative texts, expressive texts, test 5

Week 18 Feb. 22

Final Exam (8:3011:30 a.m.) Dictionaries (electronic or paper) are not allowed in the exam room.

 

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