Course for international guest/part time students
- Faculty
- Faculty of Humanities
- Organization
- BTK Department of Translation and Interpreting
- Code
- BMVD-160:136
- Title
- AI Tools for Translation Studies: Enhancing Research, Writing, and Originality
- Usual semester
- Spring
- ECTS
- 2
- Language
- Description
- te_kód: BMVD-160 kurzuskód: BMVD-160/4
- Learning outcomes
- Knowledge: has a perfect command of the A language; has an excellent command of the C language; knows the language use and terminology of law; knows the text types used in the field of law; has a general knowledge of lexicographical and terminological tools (e.g. printed dictionaries, electronic dictionaries, terminological databases, knowledge bases, ontologies). Skills: can produce written translations; can identify text types of the given subject area, uses language and terminology correctly both in the source and target language; produces equivalent texts in both languages that respect linguistic rules, structure and language use of the given language and the terminology of the subject area; uses language rules automatically; selects and uses the correct language transfer operation and translation strategy; uses the translation technique best suited for the text type; selects and uses the language technology tool best suited for the translation task; translates texts of different genres in a precise way taking into account cultural differences. Attitude: open to professional novelties; open to professional and methodological developments which increase the translator’s efficiency; adapts to the changing professional environment and working conditions; has critical thinking skills and can critically analyze the working conditions of translators; has a critical attitude towards professional processes and their own professional performance; their professional activity and career are characterized by creative problem solving; open to professional novelties and continuous professional development; boasts lifelong learning skills. Autonomy and responsibility: has the knowledge, skills, expertise and experience to act as an autonomous professional; represents the professional and ethical principles of the profession; boasts professional awareness; adheres to the ethical rules of the profession; treats confidential with discretion; uses documents they have access to in a responsible way.
- Course content
- Civil law and company law documents, contracts, court decisions and sentences; terminological equivalence, applying the principle of equivalence during translation, finding the right term by comparing definitions of concepts, presentation and analysis of contract and official document types, court decisions in the source and target languages. Using names in translation: the non-translatable. In-class evaluation of home assigned translations.
- Assessment method
- final exam (written translation) and continuous evaluation of home assignments
- Bibliography
- Mag.F.Heidinger-A.Hubalek-dr.Bárdos Péter. 1994. Angol-amerikai jogi nyelv Budapest, HVG-ORAC Lap-és Könyvkiadó. Környei T. (szerk.). 2005. Fordítói ABC/1. Hogyan kezdjem. Útmutató fordítóknak és tolmácsoknak. Budapest: A Magyarországi Fordítóirodák Egyesülete. Környei T. (szerk.). 2006. Fordítói ABC/3. Fordítástechnikai útmutató. Különböző szövegtípusok fordítása. Budapest: A Magyarországi Fordítóirodák Egyesülete.