What is emphasized in this course is that translation is for communication. It is not supposed to hinder or destroy communication. Therefore, dictionaries have to be used. The point is that if they do not do the assignments, they will not pass the course. All assignments should be done on transparancies and be photocopied.
Students have to submit both.
The discussion of the first assignment will be done by the teacher. The rest will be presented by the students in front of the class, or done in group beforehand. The teacher will explain important points which are not covered by the students, especially the ones concerning theory or guidelines of translation. The first three texts to be translated are short-text humor. The materials are usually taken from Reader's Digest because the language is not difficult and the cultural differences are not difficult to understand.