Overview
Aims
Introduction of the specific terminology of the discipline.
The acquisition of the basic concepts of the discipline.
Implementing their practical perspectives on translation and interpretation.
Course contents
I. Theoretical references 1. Text and speech. Types of texts and modes of speech. 2. The device of communication: the communication situation – staging according to the purposes – categories of the languages – the text. 3. The speech acts. The functions of the language. 4. Types of texts: scientific, advertising, information, instruction, etc. Modes of organization of the speech: enunciative, descriptive, narrative, argumentative. II. Applications 5. The “media discourse” type. 6. The “political speech” type. 7. The “commercial speech” type. 8. The scientific speech. 9. The Academic discourse.
Learning outcomes
The formation of linguistic thinking; the ability to integrate and to use this knowledge in a professional perspective – the practice of interpretation and translation.
Assessment
Written paper – 100%.