Week 1

Oct. 25

No class

Oct. 27

Introduction: What Is Translation?, Translator's Tools

Sentence Issues

Reading: CB 1–5

Discussion: definitions of translation; the process of translation; difference from interpretation; tools and resources; sentence boundary; omission of subject and object; topic-comment structure in Thai; tense and aspect (Exercises #1–20)

Week 2

Nov. 1

Sentence Issues

Reading

• CB 5–8

• “ความแตกต่างทางโครงสร้างของภาษาไทยกับภาษาอังกฤษที่มีผลต่อการแปล” โดย ศ. ดร. อมรา ประสิทธิ์รัฐสินธุ์

Discussion: serial verb construction in Thai; voice; Exercises #21–49

Nov. 3

Sentence Issues  

Reading: CB 8–9

Discussion: dummy it; articles; false friends; Exercises #50–59

Week 3

Nov. 8

News (English-Thai)

Reading: CB 10–17

Discussion: types of texts; news writing structure in Thai and English; translating headlines, giving news source and summary; News #1 (Cyclone hits Pakistan)

Class meets in BRK computer room

Nov. 10

News (English-Thai)

Reading: CB 18

Discussion: News #2 (Fire in cracker shop) 

Week 4

Nov. 15

News (English-Thai)

Reading: CB 19–20

Discussion: News #3 (Rapper arrested [Buntharika]) and #4 (Indonesian train crash [Chaisopon])

Nov. 17

News (English-Thai)

Reading: CB 21

Discussion: News #5 (FTA [Chanidapha])

Week 5

Nov. 22

News (Thai-English, English-Thai)

Reading: CB 22–23

Discussion: News #6(Kampala bomb blasts [Nattha]) and #1 (ค้าของปลอม [Issaree Duangkhae])

Nov. 24

News (Thai-English)

Reading: CB 23

Discussion: News #2(สิบล้อ[Noprada])

Week 6

Nov. 29

News (Thai-English)

Reading: CB 24

Discussion: News #3 (ลักลอบขนยา [Pattamon]) 

Test 1 (news English-Thai; 20 points)

• Discussion of Test 1

Dec. 1

News (Thai-English)

Reading: CB 24

Discussion: News (Thai-English) #4 (ไฟไหม้[Natthaya])

Week 7

Dec. 6

No Class (Father's Day observed)

Dec. 8

News (Thai-English)

Reading: CB 25

Discussion: News (Thai-English) #5 (ปล้นร้านเซเวนฯ[Waywiree])

Week 8

Dec. 13

News (Thai-English)

Reading: CB 25

Discussion: News (Thai-English) #6 (เกษตรกร[Pataraporn]); review News (Thai-English)

Dec. 15

Test 2 (news Thai-English; 20 points)

• Discussion of Test 2

Week 9

Dec. 20

Informative Text (English-Thai)

Reading: CB 26–29

Discussion: analyzing informative texts; informative passage sample (Eleanor Roosevelt), informative passages  #1–2 (admirer [Jinjutha], Eskimos [Paphawarin])

(Midterm Week: December 20–24, 2010)

Dec. 22

Informative Text (English-Thai)

Reading: CB 29

Discussion: informative passage  #3 (anorexia [Ramita]) 

(Midterm Week: December 20–24, 2010)

Week 10

Dec. 27

Informative Text (English-Thai)

Reading: CB 30–31

Discussion: informative passages #4 (ancient diet [Chomsiri]) and #5 (Venice canals [Wanalee])

Dec. 29

Informative Text (English-Thai)

Reading: CB 31

Discussion: informative passage #6 (marine life [Prawitra])

Week 11

Jan. 3

No class (New Year's Day observed)

Jan. 5

Test 3 (informative text English-Thai; 20 points)

• Discussion of Test 3

Week 12

Jan. 10

No class (Intervarsity Games: January 10–23, 2010)

Jan. 12

No class (Intervarsity Games: January 10–23, 2010)

Week 13

Jan. 17

No class (Intervarsity Games: January 10–23, 2010)

Jan. 19

No class (Intervarsity Games: January 10–23, 2010)

Week 14

Jan. 24

Informative Text (Thai-English)

Reading: CB 32–33

Discussion: informative passages #1(สวนครัว[Isaree Hanprasopwat]) and #2 (ประเทศไทย[Kamonchanok])

E-mail me your Thai-English informative text practice translation chosen from either an excerpt of the จักรพันธุ์ โปษยกฤต, คิดถึงครูbook or มนต์รักแม่กลองmagazines on 3-day reserve at the Arts Library (ask at the circulation desk on the first floor).

Jan. 26

Informative Text (Thai-English)

Reading: CB 33

Discussion: informative passages #3 (ยาเสพติด[Veerawin])

Week 15

Jan. 31

Informative Text (Thai-English)

Reading: CB 34

Discussion: informative passages #4(สึนามิ[Luksika]) and #5 (ตะกร้อ [Natcha])

Feb. 2

Informative Text (Thai-English)

Reading: CB 35

Discussion: informative passages #6 (คลอง[Animmarn])

Hand in expressive text translation exercises 1–6 via e-mail

Week 16

Feb. 7

Expressive Text

Reading: CB 35–39

Discussion: approaches to translating expressive texts; exercise #1(Rosa Ponti) and #2 (Michael Kamber, "Toil and Temptation")

Feb. 9

 Test 4 (informative text Thai-English; 20 points)

• Discussion of Test 4

Week 17

Feb. 14

Expressive Text

Reading: CB 40–41

Discussion: exercise #3 (head brainwasher [Phantira]) and #4 (Alice Hoffman, The River King)

Feb. 16

Expressive Text

Reading: CB 42

Discussion: exercise #5 (Roald Dahl, "Boy")

Week 18

Feb. 21

Expressive Text

Reading: CB 43

Discussion: exercise #6 (Manna); review expressive texts

Test 5 (expressive text English-Thai; 20 points) 

• Discussion of Test 5

Week 19

Feb. 28

Final Exam (8:30–11:30 a.m.) There will be five parts, corresponding to each of the five translation types in our five tests. Dictionaries (electronic or paper) are not allowed in the exam room.

BRK 301, 302, 303, 402, 403