Curs 2009-2010

 

Llicenciatura en Traducció i Interpretació

12801 Llengua C (Anglès) III

 

 

Objectius

L'objectiu general d'aquesta assignatura és aprofundir en la reflexió sobre l'estructura i funcions lingüístiques de l'anglès, sobretot des de l'òptica contrastiva i en l'àmbit semanticopragmàtic de l'oració.

The course is designed to help students: (1) better understand and analyse the structure, meaning, and use in context of English clauses, ultimately in order to help them become a better and more informed users of the English language; (2) to identify and work on specific areas of contrast between English and their A languages which tend to create problems for translation; and (3) to control the semantics and pragmatics of the English Noun Phrase (post-modification), Adverbial system, Modality and Mood (subjunctive); and (4) to develop general instrumental skills in English.

 

Continguts

Grup Gran

·        Enriching nominal descriptions via post-modification (I)

·        Relative clauses

 

·        Enriching nominal descriptions via post-modification (II)

·        Participial post-modifiers (present and past) and To-infinitive clauses

 

·        Determiners (special cases)

·        Indefinite determiners. Negation and indefinites.

 

·        The expression of modality

·        Modal Verbs

 

·        Enriching verbal/sentential descriptions via adverbs/adverbials (I)

·        Adverb position and meaning. Focusing adverbs: only, just, even, also.

 

·        Enriching verbal/sentential descriptions via adverbs/adverbials (II)

·        Manner vs point of view and speaker oriented adverbs.

 

·        The expression of negation.

·        Adverbials and the scope of negation

 

·        Mood: the subjunctive

 

Seminaris

 

·        Presentation of book to read ('Home Truths')

·        Grammar exercises: working on post-modification via relative clauses, to-infinitive clauses and participials

·        Grammar exercises: the expression of modality

·        Speaking: Discussion questions on 'Home Truths'

·        Grammar exercises: adverb position and meaning

·        Grammar exercises: on manner vs point of view and speaker oriented adverbs

·        Grammar exercises: on the expression of negation

·        Grammar exercises: on the subjunctive