Ateneo - UPO

Translation, Spanish linguistics and Mexican Culture and Literature

LINGUISTICS
Hurtado Albir, Amparo, Traducción y traductología: introducción a la traductología, Cátedra.
Diadori, Pierangela, Teoria e tecnica della traduzione: strategia, testi e contesti, Le Monnier.
Lefèvre, Matteo - Testaverde, Tommaso, Tradurre lo spagnolo, Carocci.
Paz, Octavio, Traduccion: literatura y literalidad, in El reverso del tapiz: Antología de textos teóricos latinoamericanos sobre la traducción literaria, 2003, 157-166.
Carrera Díaz, Manuel, Linguistica contrastiva e traduzione letteraria, Philologia Hispalensis, 2(18), 2014, 117–127.
Materials on the Dir platform.
M. Moliner, Diccionario de uso del español, Madrid, Gredos; Diccionario Salamanca de la lengua española, Santillana, Madrid, 1996.
Other dictionnaries: Diccionario de la lengua española RAE (on line). AAVV, Diccionario de sinónimos y antónimos, Madrid, Espasa-Calpe, 2003; Rossend Arqués Adriana Padoanm Il Grande dizionario di spagnolo, Bologna, Zanichelli, 2020. Accademia della Crusca Dizionari online (https://accademiadellacrusca.it/it/contenuti/dizionari/6225)

LITERATURE
Primary texts:
Bernal Díaz del Castillo, Historia verdadera de la conquista de la Nueva España; Laura Esquivel, Malinche; Octavio Paz, El laberinto de la soledad (selezione); Juan Rulfo, Pedro Paramo.
Secondary texts: - coursepack on ; secondary texts: - AA.VV., Historia de la Literatura Hispanoamericana, I, Época colonial, Madrid, Cátedra, pp. 127-134 (Bernal Díaz del Castillo); 135-143 (El Inca Garcilaso de la Vega); 275-291 (Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz). -Valbuena Briones, Antonio, «Épica e historia», Archivum: Revista de la Facultad de Filología, 8, 1958, pp. 83-110. -García Única, Juan, «Modernidad de la Historia Verdadera de la conquista de la Nueva España de Bernal Díaz del Castillo. Refutación y afirmación», Revista de Literatura, vol. XXX, n. 159, , pp. 89-118. -Fernando de Toro, “El laberinto de la soledad” y la forma del ensayo” -Octavio Paz, Claude Fell, Entretien: “Vuelta a El laberinto de la soledad”, en Cahiers du monde hispanique et luso-brésilien, n. 25, 1975, pp. 171-189. -Malinche, Reseñas. Rodrigo Baudagna, “El pensar mítico como crítica social en Pedro Páramo”, Sincronía, n. 73, 2018, on-line; Victoria Gómez Peláez, “Los estragos y límites del poder: un análisis de Pedro Páramo de Juan Rulfo...”, Trabajo de grado, Universidad de Antioquía, 2021; Diógenes Fajardo Valenzuela, “Pedro Páramo o la inmortalidad del espacio”, Thesaurus, XLIV, n. 1, 1989, pp. 92-111.

For attending students, the 12 CFU for the course are broken down as follows: 2.4 CFU (30 hours) of lectures and interactive teaching (active student participation cannot be measured proportionally in advance); 9.6 CFU (120 hours) of self-study.

LINGUISTICS
The primary objective of the course is to deepen the skills of Spanish linguistics and to refine the use of the Spanish language for professional and academic purposes, particularly in the field of translation, developing the skills and sensitivity of literary creation, and - as a second objective - fostering full (contrastive) awareness of the linguistic datum between the two idioms involved.
From the basic level of simple knowledge and application of specific terminology, analytical tools and notions acquired in class, in the analysis of texts of different natures; up to the fully conscious knowledge and application of the methods and tools offered, on different types of literary texts.

LITERATURE
Knowledge of some authors and texts of the beginning of Latin-American Literatures (Conquest narrative and Baroque theater), and two mexican novels. Knowledge of the development of the Latin-American Literatures. Acquisition of the critical ability to establish the relationship between a text and the corresponding literary code.

An adequate knowledge of the Spanish Language is required (higher level, C1) knowledge of general linguistics and Spanish linguistics
Basic knowledge of the history and the development of the Spanish culture in the Latin-American countries

Lectures, seminar-style lectures with analysis of examples; assignment of translations/revision of translations (second part of the course) - preparation by lecturer of materials on DIR. Textual analysis

Every year, a Vademécum is published on all the Dir pages of Spanish Language and Linguistics, providing detailed information on exams, appeals, DSA and compensatory measures, Erasmus, etc. It is compulsory reading for all students.
Students with physical disabilities, Learning Disabilities or Special Education Needs can request specific services and tools via the Staff Sviluppo e Coordinamento Carriere e Servizi alle Studentesse e agli Studenti, consulting the University webpage: https://www.uniupo.it/en/services/services-students-physical-or-learning-disabilities Students with disabilities, learning disabilities or special education needs, once they have contacted the University Staff, must contact the teacher in charge of the course to define the examination modalities, concerning academic aspects.

The integrated examination comprises specific assessments for each of the two modules, which are designed to complement one another. To pass the examination, a minimum mark of 18 out of 30 is required in both modules. The final mark, awarded by the examination board, takes equal account of the results achieved in the two modules.

LINGUISTICS
A written exam lasting 2 hours 30 minutes. It consists of: 1) two theoretical questions designed to assess the student’s ability to link together data and concepts from translation studies; 2) a text to be translated and critically analysed on the basis of the linguistic, stylistic and other features involved (or a text to be retranslated, accompanied by a critical analysis of an Italian translation).
DURING THE COURSE
Homework assignments (and class discussion) with self-assessment, based on materials provided by the lecturer.
ASSESSMENT
Written examination (two hours): two open-ended questions, aimed at assessing the student's ability to link linguistic data and the philological method; and an analysis of a philological example (application of the philological criteria starting from the linguistic phenomena involved).
An examination will be assessed as ‘excellent’ if it demonstrates: a comprehensive and in-depth understanding of the topics covered in the course; well-developed analytical and summarising skills; excellent command of specialist vocabulary and linguistic concepts; the ability to develop theoretical arguments through the use of a wealth of relevant examples.
An examination will be assessed as ‘satisfactory’ if it demonstrates: knowledge of the subject matter that is at times merely rote; appropriate and correct language; the ability to analyse and summarise; good use of examples in relation to a theoretical exposition, taking into account the various aspects of the subject.
An assignment will be graded as ‘sufficient’ if it demonstrates: a basic knowledge of the syllabus (concepts and methodology), but with an awareness of the methodology and the information acquired; basic and correct use of terminology; the presentation of appropriate examples within the context of the discussion.
An examination will be assessed as unsatisfactory if it demonstrates at least one of the following: significant gaps in knowledge and incorrect understanding of concepts or methodology; inappropriate language and/or grammatically and communicatively incorrect use of Spanish; a mere listing of concepts or definitions, lacking the required conceptual links; a lack of focus on the topic under examination and a scarcity, absence or improper use of examples.

LITERATURE
The oral examination consists in a discussion about the themes and subjects illustrated in class. The first question is about the general contextualization of authors and works from an historical and literary perspective; the following questions are about the specific works that have been analyzed in class. The examination takes about 20 minutes and the number of questions isn’t quantifiable, because the maieutic method implies a constante dialogue between student and professor. In order to pass the examination it’s necessary to reach a basic level for boths aspects: the contextualization and the specific textual analyses. The evaluation depends on the capacity of illustrate, explain, analyze the general matters as well as the single texts. A prerequirement for the examination for students of the Master is a short paper written in Spanish language about a subject chosen by the student her/himself; this will constitute the starting point of the oral examination.

LINGUISTICS
Translation theory, analysis of examples, translation revision exercises and student translation essays
1. History of literary translation. 2. Linguistic and extralinguistic problems of literary translation. 3. Cultural issues. 4. Stylistic aspects and linguistic expression. 5. Social and editorial aspects of translation. 6. Analysis of examples and revision/translation/evaluation exercisesxt).

LITERATURE
The course aim is to analyze some masterpieces of Mexican culture and Literature from the conquest to the XXIth century. The course includes also historical and literary contextualization about the Spanish Conquest of America and the formation of Latin-American countries and related Literatures.

For full-time students, the 12 CFU for the course are broken down as follows: 2.4 CFU (30 hours) of lectures and interactive teaching (active student participation cannot be measured proportionally in advance); 9.6 CFU (120 hours) of self-study.

LINGUISTICS
KNOWLEDGE
- To develop theoretical knowledge in the field of linguistics and translation studies, acquiring familiarity with the linguistic-literary phenomena of the Iberian sphere
- To know the theory and technique of literary translation from Spanish into Italian
COMPETENCES
-To be able to recognise and classify in the documents proposed and analysed the phenomena presented theoretically
- To be able to define and illustrate by example the notions discussed in class.
- To be able to use this knowledge in the context of a good literary translation
- Be able to reflect on the characteristics and peculiarities of the two idioms involved in the translation process.
TRANSVERSAL SKILLS
- Being able to describe the main phenomena in a clear and circumstantial manner, using the specific terminology appropriately;
- Being able to translate correctly, and in good Italian, literary texts composed in Spanish, recognising peculiarities and linguistic characteristics.
- Ability to use the manual, dictionary and didactic materials offered on Dir and examined in the classroom.
- Ability to deal consciously and with a versatile approach with new texts to be translated

LINGUISTICS The different levels of competence, ability and knowledge that can be achieved are reflected in the assessment criteria for the examinations (see Assessment methods)

LITERATURE
In order to achieve the basic knowledge and the skills required for the corresponding level, the student has to show: -knowledge of the authors, texts and literary features of the XVIIth and XXth centuries in Mexico -ability to analyse similar texts, besides the ones studied in class.