Media, Society and Translation

Dr Nelly Yakimova

15 lectures

15 seminars

3 ECTS

 

The aim of this module is to introduce students to media discourse and enhance their experience in two areas:

  1. Acquiring skills for understanding and analysing various types of media texts;
  2. Developing strategies and techniques to translate media texts from English into Bulgarian and from Bulgarian into English.

The module will look at some of the current issues in the political and social life in a national, European and global context, such as security and foreign policy, environment, education, justice, human rights, healthcare, etc. Students will be engaged in discussions and assigned translation tasks from English into Bulgarian and from Bulgarian into English. The texts will be regularly updated.

By the end of the module it is hoped that students will have developed an understanding of the linguistic and cultural characteristics of media texts, as well as translation strategies and techniques for working in both directions.

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