CWL 496

Fall 2009 All Classes

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Special Topics in Comp Lit II

Credit: 3 TO 4 hours.

Selected literary topics of international significance in relation to other cultural expressions.

3 undergraduate hours. 3 or 4 graduate hours. May be repeated to a maximum of 9 undergraduate or 12 graduate hours. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.

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CWL 496 class schedule data for fall 2009
CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
10458	Independent Study		ARRANGED	n.a.	Location Pending		Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/24/09-12/09/09 Special Approval: Instructor Approval Required
54880	Lecture-Discussion	G4	12:30PM -1:50PM	TR	136 Davenport Hall	Lakhtikova, A	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/24/09-12/09/09 Credit: 4 hours Section Info: TOPIC: LITERARY WORKS AND PROBLEMS OF TRANSLATION. This section for Graduate Students for 4 credit hours. This reading-intensive course introduces students to a number of masterpieces of world literature and the challenges they pose for a translator. From classics of Western civilization, to the contemporary remakes, from the literature of the absurd, to the postmodernist novel and 'potential literature,' we will look at the texts in and of themselves; we will regard them as part of a particular cultural context; we will explore the ways in which they move across the cultures; and we will consider them from a translator's point of view. An introductory course for the Undergraduate Certificate in Translation Studies, it counts as an elective for the Certificate and can be taken for a graduate credit. Students should be able to read in a language other than English and be interested in advancing their knowledge of that language. The format of instruction is informal discussion in English. Assignments include quizzes, translations, one formal presentation, three 3-5-page essays, work in archives, and a 5 to 7-page final paper. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
54879	Lecture-Discussion	U3	12:30PM -1:50PM	TR	136 Davenport Hall	Lakhtikova, A	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/24/09-12/09/09 Credit: 3 hours Section Info: TOPIC: LITERARY WORKS AND PROBLEMS OF TRANSLATION. This section for Undergraduate Students for 3 credit hours. This reading-intensive course introduces students to a number of masterpieces of world literature and the challenges they pose for a translator. From classics of Western civilization, to the contemporary remakes, from the literature of the absurd, to the postmodernist novel and 'potential literature,' we will look at the texts in and of themselves; we will regard them as part of a particular cultural context; we will explore the ways in which they move across the cultures; and we will consider them from a translator's point of view. An introductory course for the Undergraduate Certificate in Translation Studies, it counts as an elective for the Certificate and can be taken for graduate credit. Students should be able to read in a language other than English and be interested in advancing their knowledge of that language. The format of instruction is informal discussion in English. Assignments include quizzes, translations, one formal presentation, three 3-5-page essays, work in archives, and a 5 to 7-page final paper.