Course Description:

The course introduces students with the art of translation along with the theories and different techniques relating to it. As a part of the course work, students have to undertake intensive and extensive practice in translating literary and non-literary texts from English to Bangla and vice versa. Special emphasis is laid on translating a text maintaining its originality and quality. Translation for special purposes is also covered.

Course Objectives: After completing this course, students will be able to:

·         evaluate the quality of a translated text, understand the process and art of translation.

·         analyse the cultural and political considerations concerning translation.

·         demonstrate their skill as a translator.

Learning Outcomes

Course Contents

·         Students will be able to identify and explain the theories of translation.

Theory

• Translation: Scope and Significance
• Translation, Language and Culture
• Translation and Literature
• History of Literary Translation
• Literary Translation Theories

·         Students will be able to analyze and evaluate the quality of any translated texts.

Evaluation of Translated Texts (Selected by the course teacher)

·         Students will be able to identify and explain the techniques of translation.

Techniques of Translation

• Borrowing, Calque
• Literal Translation
• Transposition
• Modulation
• Equivalence or Reformulation
• Decoding and Recoding
• Adaptation etc.

·         Students will be able to translate any literary or non-literary text.

Assignment on Translation

Recommended Reading

Bassnett, Susan. Translation Studies. Routledge, 1991.

Hatim, Basil, and Jeremy Munday. Translation: An Advanced Resource Book. Psychology Press, 2004.

Lefevere, Andre. Translation, Rewriting and the Manipulation of Literary Fame. Taylor & Francis, 2016.

Mukherjee, Sujit. Translation as Discovery: And Other Essays on Indian Literature in English Translation. Allied Publishers Private, 1981.

Ricoeur, Paul. On Translation. Taylor & Francis, 2006.

Venuti, Lawrence, editor. The Translation Studies Reader. 2^nd ed., Routledge, 2004.