LANGUAGE, MEDIATION AND TRANSLATION FROM ITALIAN INTO SPANISH AND FROM SPANISH INTO ITALIAN

Università degli Studi
"G. d'Annunzio"

Chieti - Pescara

Single discipline educational activity

Course Sheet

Course code:

LO869

Academic Year of enrolment:

2018

Year of supply:

2020/2021

Type of Course:

Characterising

Degree:

Course of 1st Cycle Degree in LINGUISTIC MEDIATION AND INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION

Disciplinary Sector:

Spanish Language and Translation

Location:

PESCARA

Credits:

Programme Year:

Professor and Collaborators:

PICCIONI Sara

COLANTONIO CLAUDIA

Cycle:

Single Annual Cycle

Hours of classroom activity:

Individual study hours:

247

Prerequisites:

In order to access this class, students need to have oral and written comprehension and production skills corresponding to Level B1 of CEFR for Spanish. In order to sit the exam for this class, students must have passed the 2nd year exam in Spanish Language and Translation.

Objectives

At the end of the course, students will:
- have acquired the reading and aural comprehension skills, as well as the writing and speaking skills covered by the coursebook
- have acquired metalinguistic awareness and knowledge about Spanish for Special Purposes and the notion of genre
- have become a proficient communicator in the specialised contexts relevant for the aims of the Course (tourism, academic and medical communication)
- be able to translate patient information texts from Spanish into Italian
- have become aware of the challenges posed by translation at the linguistic, textual, cultural and stylistic level
- have acquired basic documentation skills for medical translation
- have acquired fundamental theoretical notions related to linguistic and cultural mediation.
- have consolidated mediation skills between Spanish and Italian in medical settings.

Contents

The class is split into 3 parts:

- Spanish Language/Linguistics (4 credits): Acquisition of level B2 of CEFR; Introduction to Spanish for Specific Purposes; Spanish for Tourism; Academic Spanish

- Translation (3 credits): Spanish into Italian translation of patient information texts

- Mediation (6 credits): theory of linguistic and cultural mediation; practical sessions of mediation in a medical setting.

Extended Syllabus

Language: Spanish for Special Purposes
The module focuses on the analysis of specialized languages in Spanish. Special emphasis is placed on the notion of genre and on the linguistic and cultural makeup of academic and tourism texts. Text analysis sessions will be complemented by a review of Spanish morphology and syntax, as well as practical sessions aimed at furthering students' reading/listening and writing/speaking skills.
Main topics covered include:
1. Specialized languages: definitions and analytical notions
2. Genre in specialized communication
3. Introduction to academic Spanish
4. Academic Spanish: Research articles
5. Academic Spanish: Citation practices
6. Academic Spanish: Linguistic devices for impersonalization
7. Academic Spanish: Cohesion: discourse markers.
8. Introduction to tourism communication and persuasive (linguistic) strategies
9. Spanish for tourism: Tourist brochure
10. Spanish for tourism: Tourist audioguide

Translation:
The module provides an introduction to the translation of pragmatic texts, with a special focus on patient information leaflets. Special attention will be given to the use of documentation tools and techniques for translation.

Mediation:
This module provides an introduction to the theory and practice of oral mediation between Spanish and Italian. The focus will be on the role of the linguistic mediator in different cultural and social settings, analyzing:
1) Theoretical and methodological aspects, including memorization techniques, formal language, medical language, the interpreter/mediator’s code of ethics;
2) Practical aspects: practical sessions will rely on improvisation and role playing (formal and informal interviews), while also tackling linguistic issues (at the phonetic, syntactic, and lexical level).
The skills needed to act as a mediator will be progressively identified and practiced, with a special focus on the medical and healthcare sectors.

Recommended Bibliography

1) Spanish Language/Linguistics:

- Calvi, M. V., Bordonaba, C., Mapelli, G., Santos, J. (2009/2011). Las lenguas de especialidad en español. Roma: Carocci [Las lenguas de especialidad, pp. 15-38; El lenguaje técnico-científico, pp. 101-122; El lenguaje del turismo, pp. 199-224]

- For the oral exam, students are required to read 3 books out of the following list:

El amor en los tiempos del cólera (Gabriel G. Márquez)
Soldados de Salamina (Javier Cercas)
Sofía de los presagios o La mujer habitada (Gioconda Belli)
Los peces de la amargura (Fernando Aramburu)
El salón de ámbar (Matilde Asensi)

2) Translation:
Dictionaries:
CLAVE. Diccionario de uso del español. Madrid: Ediciones SM. (disponible en: http://clave.smdiccionarios.com/app.php)
De Mauro, Il dizionario della lingua italiana (DM). Torino: Paravia. (disponible en: http://dizionario.internazionale.it/)

3) Mediation:
Delgado Rodríguez J. – Expósito Barbuzano A., 2011: “¿Qué puede aportar la mediación intercultural al ámbito sanitario?, ENE. Revista de Enfermería, pp. 59-65, reperibile su http://ene-enfermeria.org/ojs/index.php/ENE/article/view/36/31
- Munuera Gómez P. – Munuera Hernández M.a A., 2007: “Mediación Intercultural en el ámbito socio-sanitario”, Trabajo Social y Sistema Público de Salud, Madrid, pp. 119-141, reperibile su https://eprints.ucm.es/15123/2/med_interc_pilar_munuera.pdf
- Soler – Espiauba D., Lo no verbal como un componente más de la lengua, reperibile su https://webs.ucm.es/info/especulo/ele/com_nove.html
- Trovato G., 2012: “La mediación cultural en el ámbito sanitario: algunas reflexiones relativas a las problemáticas culturales y al papel del mediador”, Revista Electrónica de didáctica de traducción y la interpretación (Redit), pp. 29-41.

Teaching Methods

The course consists of: (a) classes held by the instructor(s); (b) practical sessions held by the lector(s).

The classes offered by the instructor(s) are both lectures (aimed at providing the necessary theoretical background) and seminars (with students' active participation).

The practical sessions with the lector(s) are highly interactive and are necessary to acquire the language skills needed to successfully complete the final exam.

For these reasons, attendance of both the instructors' and lectors' classes is strongly recommended.

Evaluation methods

Verification of learning:

The final exam will focus on the follwing bibliography:

LANGUAGE and TRANSLATION module:
- Calvi, M. V., Bordonaba, C., Mapelli, G., Santos, J. (2009/2011). Las lenguas de especialidad en español. Roma: Carocci. [CAP1: Las lenguas de especialidad, pp. 15-38; CAP5: El lenguaje técnico-científico, pp. 101-122; CAP9: El lenguaje del turismo, pp. 199-224]

MEDIATION module:
- Delgado Rodríguez J. – Expósito Barbuzano A., 2011: “¿Qué puede aportar la mediación intercultural al ámbito sanitario?, ENE. Revista de Enfermería, pp. 59-65 (reperibile su http://ene-enfermeria.org/ojs/index.php/ENE/article/view/36/31)
- Munuera Hernández M.a A., 2007: “Mediación Intercultural en el ámbito socio-sanitario”, Trabajo Social y Sistema Público de Salud, Madrid, pp. 119-141 (reperibile su https://eprints.ucm.es/15123/2/med_interc_pilar_munuera.pdf)
- Trovato G., 2012: “La mediación cultural en el ámbito sanitario: algunas reflexiones relativas a las problemáticas culturales y al papel del mediador”, Revista Electrónica de didáctica de traducción y la interpretación (Redit), pp. 29-41.
- Soler – Espiauba D., Lo no verbal como un componente más de la lengua, Espéculo. Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Consejo de Ministros de la Unión Europea de Bruselas. (reperibile su https://webs.ucm.es/info/especulo/ele/com_nove.html)

READINGS:
5) Lettura di tre libri a scelta tra i seguenti:

- El amor en los tiempos del cólera (Gabriel G. Márquez)
- Soldados de Salamina (Javier Cercas)
- Sofía de los presagios o La mujer habitada (Gioconda Belli)
- Los peces de la amargura (Fernando Aramburu)
- El salón de ámbar (Matilde Asensi)

BEFORE sitting the final exam, all students are warmly invited to take the language proficiency test for level B2 offered by the Centro Linguistico di Ateneo (the lector for this level is Cruz Carrascosa). For any information regarding the lector’s classes and tests, you should contact the Centro Linguistico di Ateneo (information and contacts are available on the website cla.unich.it).

In the event that a student decides to sit the final exam WITHOUT having taken or passed the language proficiency test for level B2, their exam will also cover the following additional readings:
• Two more novels among those indicated in the reading list (for a total of 5 novels)
• Calvi, M. V., Bordonaba, C., Mapelli, G., Santos, J. (2009/2011). Las lenguas de especialidad en español. Roma: Carocci [entire book].

Students will need to pass a written test on these extra materials before accessing the rest of the exam.

Evaluation of the class is expressed with a mark out of 30.

Further details about the exam can be found on the class's Team.

Contacts/More Information

SYLLABUS VALIDITY
The syllabus is valid for the whole 2020/2021 academic year (until the exam session of January/February 2022). For the final grade to be officially registered, students must have successfully completed all the parts of the exam by the last session of the 2020-2021 academic year.

NON-ATTENDING STUDENTS AND BEGINNERS
The syllabus is the same for all students, whether attending or not.

INSTRUCTORS' OFFICE HOURS
Information about office hours can be found here:
https://www.lingue.unich.it/node/6857
Students are kindly requested to regularly check the page for date/time changes.

LECTOR SESSIONS
The language skills of language proficiency level B2 are developed and practiced during the practical sessions with the lector(s). Attendance of these sessions is therefore essential in order to reach the target language level and for oral and written exam preparation.

LECTOR'S OFFICE HOURS
The lector's office hours can be found here: https://cla.unich.it/offerta-didattica/ricevimento-studenti

Università degli Studi
"G. d'Annunzio"

Chieti - Pescara

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