TR306 : Translation and World Literature

Department

Department of Translation

Academic Program

Bachelor in Translation

Type

Compulsory

Credits

02

Prerequisite

Overview

This course is meant to provide and general overview of the main concepts of world literature.

Through lectures and presentations, students are expected to learn the purpose, meaning of world literature and its relationship to translation. The main aim of the course is to strengthen the student’s capacity of analyzing and comparing two or more different works of literature of the most famous writers.

If focuses on the study of literature from different cultures, nations, and genres, and explores relationships between literature and other forms of cultural expression.

Intended learning outcomes

• Learn about literary trends and doctrines
• Learn about some of the most important translated works and famous writers and their impact on literary works.
• Analysis and compare different literatures on several cultural and linguistic levels

Teaching and learning methods

Through lectures, presentations and printed materials

Methods of assessments

Exams: a) mid 30 b) final 60

presentation and assignment (10 Marks)

Main Content
Reading / References / Notes	weeks	Content :Topics (subject matter)for each week
	1	General overview about the meaning of literature and its relationship with translation, poems, novels, short story ..etc
	2	What is meant by world literature
	3	What is the purpose of world literature?
	4	The history of world literature
	5	Translation and world literature
	6	The literary merit and criteria
	7	Nobel Prize laureates and Renowned literary figures
	8	Basic information about number of famous writers and their famous translate works.
	9	Presentation
	10	Presentation
	11	Presentation
	12	Presentation
	13	Revision
	14	Revision

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_literature

Manfred Schmeling, Weltliteratur Heute (1995)

Christopher Prendergast, Debating World Literature (2004)

David Damrosch, Teaching World Literature (2009)

Theo D'haen's co-edited collections The Routledge Companion to World Literature (2011) and World Literature: A Reader (2012).

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)