TR303 : Comparative linguistics

Department

Department of Translation

Academic Program

Bachelor in Translation

Type

Compulsory

Credits

02

Prerequisite

TR213

Overview

Comparative Linguistics, in general, studies the relationship or correspondences between two or more languages at any level, sound, word, phrase, clause, or sentence level. The course of this semester includes a number of sentence structures in E & A. They are presented in a comparative way with the aim of highlighting the similarities and differences between them.

Intended learning outcomes

By the end of week 12, students will be able to:

- Describe the different structures they have studied in both languages: E & A.

- To compare the structures in A & E identifying the similarities and differences between them.

- Recognize such different structures that may cause problems in translation and find solutions for them.

Teaching and learning methods

The interactive teaching method is used as the instructor is deliberately encouraging the students to interact by posing a number of questions, and asking them to support their answers with examples.

Feedback is always given to the students to be aware of the accuracy of their learning.

After engaging the students in the subject by posing a number of questions to trigger their thinking and do a kind of brainstorming, the instructor begins explaining the lesson by adopting the expository method of teaching.

Methods of assessments

A written mid-term exam 40% A written final exam 60%

Week

Passive Voice in English and Arabic:

- Passive rules in E & A

- Comparison of E Rule to ARule (1)

1

- Passive Rule (2) in A

- Comparison of E Rule to A Rule (2)

2

- Passivization of Ditransitive verbs in E & A

- Non-Passivized Sentences in E & A

3

- Undeletable agents in E & A

- Obligatory passivization in E & A

4

Reported Speech in English and Arabic:-

Reporting Clauses in E & A

- Punctuation in E & A

5

- Tense, Pronoun & Syntactic changes in E & A

- Distance Rules in E & A

6

Mid-term exam

7

Relative Clauses in English & Arabic

- Relative & Gender in E & A

- Relative & Number in E & A

8

- Relative & Humanity in E & A

- Relative-Antecedent Agreement in E & A

- Antecedent Deletion in E & A

9

- Prepositional Position in E & A

- Object & Completive Pronouns in E & A

10

- Definiteness of Antecedents in E & A

- Defining & non-Defining- Relative Clauses in E & A

11

- Sentential Relatives in E & A

- Possessive Relative in E & A

- Other Differences

12

Phonetics 2 (TR116)
Writing 2 (TR115)
Comprehension 2 (TR114)
Grammar 2 (TR113)
Principles and History of Translation (TR112)
Diction and Elocution (TR204)
Introduction to literature (TR205)
Grammatical Structure (TR206)
Introduction to Linguistics (TR203)
Translation methodology (TR202)
Journalistic translation (TR212)
Semantics (TR213)
Presentation Skills (TR214)
English literature (TR215)
Translation theories 1 (TR304)
Translating Political and diplomatic Texts (TR302)
Translation Theory 2 (TR314)
Use of Resources (TR307)
Translation and World Literature (TR306)
Creative writing (TR305)
Comparative linguistics (TR303)
Research Methodology (TR406)
Translation and International Organizations (TR317)
Varieties of English (TR316)
Comparative literature (TR313)
Translating Economic and Administrative Texts (TR312)
Consecutive Interpreting (TR315)
Translation and terminology (TR216)
Arabization and Orientalism (TR407)
Research Methods for Translation Studies (TR417)
Translation and Lexicography (TR408)
Machine Translation (TR405)
Audio-visual Translation I (Dubbing) (TR404)
History of Libya (TR403)
Translating Religious & Philosophical Texts (TR402)
Translating Medical Texts (TR412)
Geography of Libya (TR413)
Audio-visual Translation 2 (Subtitling) (TR414)
Translation and CAT tools (TR415)
Cultural Studies (TR416)
Graduation project (TR418)