MLI 3 TRANSLATION LETTORATO / LINGUA EXAM

 

Date:  Thursday, 10^th June - 15,30 -18,30

 

The exam will be written and will be online (open- book exam).

 3 hours  

Part 1

You will be given a passage from Palomar with its translation, and asked to identify 3-5 features in the texts that relate to the translation choices made by William Weaver. You should be able to relate these features to the broader context of translation studies, mentioning any of the theories and strategies discussed during our classes and/or presented in any translation textbook you have used to study for the exam. You can choose to divide the text into a table format and comment on any features that emerge.
Part 2

You will be given a passage to translate taken from a newspaper (approx. 200wds).

The written paper will be followed by an oral exam (via zoom) which will be a discussion of your written paper and topics covered during the course.


There will be one exam date in July (as well as all the later sessions in September and January/February 2022).

 

Exam procedure  

The exam will be sent to you via email (uniroma addresses only allowed) on the day of the exam at 15.30.  At 18,30   completed papers must be submitted via email to both Prof. Wardle and myself.  Papers submitted late will not be corrected. Oral exams times will be published once exam bookings have closed. You will be emailed the link to the ZOOM   oral exam meeting. Please have proof of identity ready to show to the exam commission before starting your exam. 

From 14^th - 28^th May ,2021. Send an email to maria.hillan@uniroma1.it stating surname, name and matriculation number and an ID document as an attachment. No exceptions will be made for late booking.