FH00DS14 Translating research material (2 cr)
Cooperation network course
Network: National doctoral courses
Available for: Doctoral studies
This course is offered through the Network for Doctoral Studies. These studies are available for doctoral degree students studying in the University of Jyväskylä.
Description
Translation is a part of many research processes. Research results are often published in a different language than the original data, an interpreter might be present in data collection, and multiple languages might be involved in the theoretical literature. On this course, basic principles of translating research material are introduced by Translation Studies researchers. The aim is to raise awareness of the possibilities and risks involved in this type of translating. What happens to the text (written or a transcript of spoken data) when it is translated? In which ways can the text be translated? Who are the readers of the translation? When analyzing the data, does one analyze the translation or the original? How may translation affect the meanings emerging from the data or the interpretation of the data?
Depending on the participants’ needs, the course involves most, if not all, of the following translational perspectives: the basic principles of translation, target audience and the purpose of translation, translation strategies and choosing suitable strategies, ethical questions related to translation, and machine translation.
Learning outcomes
After completing the course the doctoral researcher:
- will be familiar with the basic principles of translation
- is able to make justifiable and ethically sustainable translation decisions when presenting their own data.
This course develops the following generic skills: digitalization, ethics, internationality, sustainability and responsibility, critical thinking, identification and development of expertise, interaction and communication
Additional information
Teaching methods: Blended teaching
Offering data: All doctoral researchers of UEF and other doctoral researchers who have a doctoral study right in one of “Doctoral courses in Finland” partner universities. For doctoral researchers studying under the Tohtori+ study right.
Language of instruction: English
Description of prerequisites
Doctoral study right