Translating Mystery Novels (E-J)

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Course Syllabus

Course Name

Category

Expert Competence

Year Taken

First or Second Year

Offered Major/ Type of Course

Major 1 / Elective

Number of Classes

No audio lectures

No. of Credit

Instructor

Hisao Nishimiya

Introduction of Instructor:
Graduated from Tokyo University Law Department (1984). Bachelor of Law. Worked at Oki Electronic Industry Ltd. As a marketing manager (1984-2004). Graduated from Babel University Professional School of Translation. Master of Science in Translation in 2008.Published Japanese Translation books: “Loops: The Seven Keys to Small Business Success”, “Toyota Supply Chain Mangement”, “Grow from Within” “Genba Kaizen”. Involved in publication of J-E translation books “Foresee the Future”, “Invisible Capitalism”, and “Human Destiny” authored by professor Hiroshi Tasaka.

Course Summary

Practice translating mystery novels.

How this course was developed

Babel has been offering this course since the early 1980's to its traditional classroom and distance education students. Using the experience from years of teaching this course, Babel University Professional School of Translation began offering this course online in 2002. This course, along with the translating romance novels course, is part of the core training for the literary arts translation major.

Course Objectives

The objective of this course is to have students obtain speedy and powerful translation skills by translating one full English book as exercising actual translation.

Learning Outcome

Students who have successfully completed this course will be able to translate large volume of books with speed.

Course Progression

Read the full original text and submit translated assignment for the specified pages.

Course Text

Angels and Demons　by DAN BROWN　

Course Outline

Lecture 1	p.19, l.1, High atop the steps - p.21, l.3, downstairs.
Lecture 2	p.41, l.1, When Kohler and Langdon - p.43, l.23, trying to answer?’
Lecture 3	p.83, l.25, Even as a child, - p.85, l.26, a higher purpose.
Lecture 4	p.135, l.1, Vittoria looked disappointed. - p.137, l.5, Mason.’
Lecture 5	p.184, l.29, ‘A noble lie. - p.186, l.32, he was gone.
Lecture 6	p.246, l.26, Vittoria hesitated. - p.248, l.29, the sacred test...
Lecture 7	p.284, l.11, ‘An undercroft? Langdon asked. - p.286, l.14, the Earth.’
Lecture 8	p.319, l.8, ‘Bernini,’ he said. - p.321, l.9, ‘Well I’ll be damned!’
Lecture 9	p.375, l.9, The note indicated that - p.377, l.18, Santa Maria della Vittoria.
Lecture 10	p.400, l.18, ‘Father,’ Chartrand said, - p.402, l.15, ‘Exactly.’
Lecture 11	p.419, l.16, ‘Medicine, electronic communications, - p.421, l.13, technology.’
Lecture 12	p.421, l.28, The camerlengo was talking - p.424, l.4, control.’
Lecture 13	p.467, l.13, It was a dove. - p.469, l.11, into two equal halves.
Lecture 14	p.575, l.9, ‘Since the beginning of time,’ - p.577, l.7, from the glowing embers.
Lecture 15	p.587, l.9, ‘Listen to the singing,’ - p.589, l.12, the power of God will overcome!’
Lecture 16	p.617, l.1, The guard hesitated - p.618, l.29, everything they’ve got.’

Grade Evaluation and Course Requirement

Number of Assignments: 16 (All 16 assignments are required)

There will be no final exam for this course.
Grades will be evaluated on the scores of the assignments from grades A to F.

Grade Score

A 85 - 100

B 70 - 84

C 60 - 69

D 50 - 59

F 49 and under

Submission papers will be returned with the evaluation sheet, which states evaluation marking and comments as well as corrections with rubrics.

*Minimum Course Requirement: B or above