Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Introduction to Translation Studies 2 Credits Syllabus - Mumbai University 2026
Syllabus for Introduction to Translation Studies 2 credits
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Module 1: Important terms and concepts
- 1 Translation
- 2 Transliteration
- 3 Source Language Text and Target Language Text
- 4 Loss and Gain in Translation
- 5 Tools of Translation
- 6 Qualities and Strategies of Translator
- 7 Subtitling and Dubbing
Module 2: Theories of Translation
- 1 Marathi – त क ु ाराम गाथा (Any 5 abhangas)
- English - Says Tuka, Translated by Dilip Chitre
- 3 Hindi – रे त समाधी - Geetanjali Shree (First 3 chapters) English - Tomb of Sand translated by Daisy Rockwell
- 3 Annihilation of Caste (Pages 1-5) by Dr B. R. Ambedkar. (English to Marathi / Hindi)
- जाती प्रथेचे निमुुलि
- (The texts in Module 2 to are to be studied in the light of terms and concepts given in Module
- 1 While discussing/studying the translations given above the linguistic and cultural elements lost and gained in the process of translation should be the focus)
Reference Books
- 1 Asaduddin, M. “Translation and Indian Literature: Some Reflections”. https://www.ntm.org.in/download/ttvol/volume3/ARTICLES/01%20%20Translation% 20and%20Indian%20Literature%20%20%20Some%20Reflections%20%20M.%20A saduddin.pdf
- 2 Baker, Mona. Routledge Encyclopedia of Translation Studies. London: Routledge, 2001.
- 3 Bassnett, S. Translation Studies. London: Rutledge, 1988.
- 4 Benjamin, Walter (1968): “The Task of the Translator,” in Illuminations, edited by Hannah Arendt, translated by Harry Zohn, New York: Schocken Books, pp 69–82.
- 5 Chitre, Dilip. Says Tuka, Penguin India Limited,1991.
- 6 Geetanjali Shree, Ret Samadhi, Rajkamal Prakashan, India, 2018.
- 7 G. Gopinathan and S. Kandaswamy (eds), Problems of Translation, Lokbharati Prakashan, Allahabad, 1998.
- 8 Jakobson, Roman. 'On Linguistic Aspects of Translation', in R. A. Brower (ed.) On
- 9 Translation, Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1959, pp. 232-39.
- 10 Munday, Jeremy. Introducing Translation Studies. Tehran: Yalda Ghalam, 2001.
- 11 Newmark, Peter. Approaches to Translation. Oxford: Pregamon Press, 1981.
- 12 Nida, Eugene A. Towards a Science of Translating, London: E. J. Brill, 1964.
- 13 Nida, Eugene A. and C.R.Taber. The Theory and Practice of Translation. London: E. J. Brill,1969.
- 14 Nida, Eugene A. Language, Structure, and Translation: Essays by Nida. Stanford: Stanford University Press, 1975.
- 15 Quirk, Randolph, The Linguist and the English Language. London: Edward Arnold, 1974.
- 16 Rockwell, Daisy. Tomb of Sand. Penguin Random House India, 2022.
- 17 SantTukaramGatha–https://archive.org/stream/sant- tukaramgatha/Complete%20Sant%20Tukaram%20Gatha_djvu.txt