A Malena Taught in English. This course will examine the history of the field of Translation Studies and delve into several individual translation theories. Readings and discussions will address the multiple ways in which linguistics, literary criticism, philosophy, cultural theories, and feminist theories have informed the practice of translation and contributed to the production of many theories. Examples may be drawn from all the target languages known to the participants in the course. The aim of this course is to introduce students to the contemporary Russian of different textual genres of popular and multi-media, including those of the Internet.
Emphasis is placed on the enhancement of language skills in the context of life in today's Russia.
Students are engaged in intensive reading, critical discussions, as well as creative, journalistic and essayistic writing. The aim of this course is to present an overview of the major trends and major figures in Russian literature from the 1890s to roughly the 1980s. Particular attention will be paid to prose, although selected poetry of Decadence, Symbolism and Futurism will be briefly discussed. This course will concentrate on the study of decisions about appropriate language use in particular speech communities. We will define language planning, study its political and social aspects and discuss its theories and methods.