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Translation assignment with commentary (Reflective Essay)

Introduction: the translation brief (In paragraph form).

· Introduce the ST (title, author, time of text production and reception), the readership (of ST and TT), the intended function ST and purpose of the TT, and the text type. (refer to topic 7)

· Based on a detailed and analytic translation brief, highlight the main translation strategy that best suits your translation. Justify your choice of strategy by relevant issues highlighted in the brief. (refer to topic 6)

· Explain the strategy you are using by citing relevant sources and readings. Additional research is encouraged.

Body:

· Highlight key problems in the ST. What types of problems are they (linguistic/grammatical? Cultural? Non-equivalence issues?)

· Provide solutions and justify your choices.

· Why did you make this particular choice of word? What other words were available to you?

· What online resources (lexicons or collocation sites) did you use to justify your choice of words? (refer to topic 1).

· Highlight the local strategies you have used in your translation? (Vinay and Dalbernet and Mona Baker). (refer to topic 8).

· What about collocations? Mention the collocations you’ve encountered in the ST and the different strategies you used in translating them? (refer to topic 3). You can add a collocational chart as an appendix.

· What about idioms, fixed expressions, and proverbs? (refer to topic 4). You can add a chart as well.

· How do your choices relate to the overall global translation strategy of choice?

Conclusion:

· What new things have you learned in the process of translation?

· Were you able to be consistent in your overall translation strategy?

· Write a paragraph reflecting on the process of translation as discussed in topic 7.

· What have you learned from this translation? What were some unexpected challenges in the translation?

Format:

Word count: 1500 minimum.

Use line numbers for translation. Reference the line number in your commentary.

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ST: Hello everyone, What a strange day it’s been! It seems someone was on a personal mission to ruin market day. To explain - there is no license for outdoor markets in Kuwaiti law. Every year we go to see the head of Baladiya and have a conversation. We’ve been trying to get government to add a new license for Saturday markets, and almost succeeded last year. We literally wrote the law. Then they dropped it. So for this year we wrote our usual letter to the head of Baladiya and were told as usual they would turn a blind eye. What happened today was personal.

TT: مرحبا بالجميع، يا له من يوم غريب! يبدو أن شخصا ما كان في مهمة شخصية من أجل تدمير «يوم السوق». نريد أن نشرح لكم أنه لا يوجد ترخيص للأسواق الخارجية في القانون الكويتي، كل عام نذهب لنرى المدير العام للبلدية ونجري معه محادثة. لقد حاولنا أن نجعل الحكومة تضيف ترخيصًا جديدًا لأسواق السبت، وقد قاربنا على النجاح في العام الماضي نحن حرفيا قمنا بكتابة هذا القانون من أجل اعتماده، لكنه لم يعتمد، لذلك هذا العام كتبنا خطابنا المعتاد إلى رئيس البلدية، وقيل لنا كالمعتاد عليكم بغض الطرف. ما حدث اليوم كان شخصيًا.

Grading Criteria:

· Following the guidelines

· Having a translation that is consistent with the overall translation strategy

· The ability to identify problems and justify solutions

· Using a critical approach to problem solving

· Referring to class material

· Use of online references

· Overall effort

Deadline: Important dates:

Draft submission (minimum) March 12th (at least 500 words translated).

Peer Review assignment March 19th (every student will review another student's translation).

Final submission deadline: April 2nd Thursday

Presentations: SEE email.

Translation Project: 45%of the course grade

Final Project

Translation 15%

Commentary 15%

Presentation 15%