Welcome!
To Somboon’s students
Semester 2011
Welcome! everyone who becomes a translator. There are 3 groups of my students who study this course in 2011. Please click the “Semester 2011″ to see your homepage and post your works or comments.
Welcome to semester 2/2010
There are 3 groups of students registering ”Basic Translation” in semester 2/2010. Please read the course syllabus to get main guide to learn it happily.
To see and submit your work, Click the page “Semester 2010″.
2009 Midterm Score
You can check your Midterm Score on the page “Grading” now.New work: Aesop’s Fables
Translate Aesop’s fables this week for อส.2-2 and next week for อส. 2-1.
http://basictranslation.wordpress.com/aesops-fables/
Music Translation
Please submit your Thai music translation.
Tasks: translation English to Thai and Thai to English
I have posted your tasks: translation English to Thai and Thai to English on the page “Semester 2009″. Please check them and be sure that you have got both your tasks. You are allowed to submit your complete work untill the last week of the semester (before final exam).
Homework 1
Since Aj Somboon is going to Hong-Kong during 19 – 22 November 2009, all of you have to translate the article on the page “Semester 2009″, click at “Homework 1″ in the part of your name list and submit your translation by clicking “Submit Comment” under the page “Homework 1″.
Please click “Semester 2009″
About Course
This subject aims to encourage students to understand a basic translation method.
Course Syllabus
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Course: 01-324-205 Basic Translation / 1-212-013 Introduction to Translation (3 credits)
Semester: Second semester, Academic Year: 2008/ 2009/ 2010/ 2011.
Instructor: Aj. Somboon Sammatchani
Room 201, Building 6/2,
Department of Western Languages,
Faculty of Liberal Arts,
Rajamangala University of Technology Krungthep
Tel: 08-1555-0560
E-mail: somboon_rmutk@yahoo.com
Class period: 3 hours a week
Course description:
Study of principles and strategies in translation, focusing on problems and solutions in translation and practice on translating sentence and paragraph both in English into Thai and Thai into English. (Basic Translation)
Translating sentences and short stories from source texts in Englsih and Thai; applying translation techinques and strategies, study translation problems and solutions and practice in editing and rewriting the target texts. (Introduction to Translation)
Methods of instruction: tutorial and practice
Since translation skill can only be mastered by practice, students are supposed to practice and do a lot of translation exercises. The course will introduce students to the basic theory of translation. Students are required to work individually, work in pairs and groups in class so that they can discuss among themselves the way to translate certain pieces of writing. The teacher will guide, monitor and give feedback for their assignments.
CONTENTS:
1. What is translation?
2. Definition of translation
3. Translation Process
4. Translation unit
5. Translation Equivalence
6. Translation Problems
7. Specialized types of Translation
8. Practical translation
ACTIVITIES:
In-class activities:
- Spontaneous translation
- Translation practice
- Discussion
- Quizzes
Long-term projects:
- Translation of a short story or a novel
- Translation of an article
EVALUATION:
Class attendance and participation 10%
Assignments/ Project 20%
Quizes 20%
Midterm exam 25%
Final exam 25%
GRADING:
A 80 – 100%
B+ 75 – 79%
B 70 – 74%
C+ 65 – 69%
C 66 – 64%
D+ 55 – 59%
D 50 – 54%
F 0 – 49%
IMPORTANT NOTE: According to the university’s regulations, the student must have at least 80% of the class attendance in order to be eligible for a pass grade.
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