Translator's Tools

Sentence Issues

Discussion: definitions of translation; the process of translation; difference from interpretation; What tools and resources should you acquire or be familiar with?; sentence boundary; omission of subject and object; topic-comment structure in Thai; tense and aspect (Exercises #1-21)

Week 2

Nov. 5

Sentence Issues

Reading

• “ความแตกต่างทางโครงสร้างของภาษาไทยกับภาษาอังกฤษที่มีผลต่อการแปล” โดย ศ. ดร. อมรา ประสิทธิ์รัฐสินธุ์

Discussion: serial verb construction in Thai; voice; Exercises #22-28

Nov. 7

Sentence Issues  

Discussion: passive voice (continued); dummy it; article; false friends; Exercises #29-50

Week 3

Nov. 12

Sentence Issues

News

Discussion: types of texts; news writing structure in Thai and English; News #1 (car bomb in Karachi)

Student-presentation  1: 

Nov. 14

News  

Discussion: headlines; News #2 (Rwanda floods)

Student-presentation  2: Suputthra Chanthakhat

Student-presentation  3: Saowapa Pinkheow

Student-presentation  4: Suthimon Chaiyapornsinlapakorn

Student-presentation  5: Suriya Phongphunngam

Week 4

Nov. 19

News

Discussion: News #3-4 (Briton with contraband; car crash)

Student-presentation  6: Sutharinee Akeboonyuen
Student-presentation  7: 
Student-presentation  8: Supawadee Wangsri

Nov. 21

News

Discussion: News #5 (drug seizure)

Student-presentation  9: Haruthai Chaisanee
Student-presentation  10: Suchata Ruengdilokrat

Week 5

Nov. 26

News

Discussion: News #6-7 (fire; gang war)

Student-presentation  11: Apichaya Kotaravivat
Student-presentation  12: Sopida Rodsom
Student-presentation  13: Sivipa Prompiriya

Nov. 28

Week 6

Dec. 3

News

Discussion: News #6-7 (fire; gang war)

Student-presentation 14: Hathai Ballapapinant
Student-presentation 15: Isararat Wiwatanasirisak
Student-presentation 16: Angwara Sirivoranak

Dec. 5

No Class (Father's Day)

Week 7

Dec. 10

No Class (Constitution Day)

Dec. 12

News

Discussion: News (Thai-English) #1-4

Student-presentation 17: Sireethorn Thavornpiyakul
Student-presentation 18: Sireerat Navakasathitwong

Week 8

Dec. 17

News

Discussion: News (Thai-English) #5-6

Student-presentation 19: Athicha Chiamprasert
Student-presentation 20: Suthida Himinkool
Student-presentation 21: Ornrumpa Kanchanomai

Dec. 19

Informative Texts

Discussion: analyzing informative texts; informative passage (English-Thai) #1-3

Week 9

Dec. 24

No Class (Midterm Week December 24-28, 2007)

Dec. 26

(Midterm Week December 24-28, 2007)

Test II (news Thai-English; 20 points)

Week 10

Dec. 31

No Class (New Year's Eve)

Jan. 2

Informative Texts

Discussion: informative passage (English-Thai) #4-6

Student-presentation 22: Angkana Nakvichrit
Student-presentation 23: Apichaya Nithimethachoke

Student-presentation 24: Acharee Visarata
Student-presentation 25: 

Week 11

Jan. 7

No Class (University Games)

Jan. 9

No Class (University Games)

Week 12

Jan. 14

Informative Texts

Discussion: informative passage (English-Thai) #1-6

Jan. 16

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

Week 13

Jan. 21

Informative Texts

Discussion: informative passage (Thai-English) #1-3

Student-presentation 26: 
Student-presentation 27:  
Student-presentation 28: 

Jan. 23

Informative Texts

Week 14

Jan. 28

Informative Texts

Discussion: informative passage (Thai-English) #5-7

Student-presentation 32: 
Student-presentation 33: 
Student-presentation 34: 

Jan. 30

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

Week 15

Feb. 4

Expressive Texts

Discussion: expressive passage #1-3

Student-presentation 35: 
Student-presentation 36: 
Student-presentation 37: 

Feb. 6

Expressive Texts

Discussion: expressive passage #4

Student-presentation 38: 
Student-presentation 39: 
Student-presentation 40: 

Week 16

Feb. 11

Expressive Texts

Discussion: expressive passage #5-6

Student-presentation 41: 
Student-presentation 42: 
Student-presentation 43: 

Feb. 13

Expressive Texts

Discussion: expressive passage #5-6

Student-presentation 44: 
Student-presentation 45: 
Student-presentation 46:

Week 17

Feb. 18

Test V (fiction English-Thai)

Feb. 20

Review

Feb. 25

Final Exam 8:30-11:30 a.m.