Materials for this course will be distributed in class and here via links.
| Class | Assignment |
| M 25 Jan | No classes, Inauguration |
| W 27 Jan | Intro, course site |
| F 29 Jan | Bad translation song |
| M 1 Feb | Text 1 – Dear Reader |
| W 3 Feb | Text 2 - Jaber |
| F 5 Feb | Text 2 – Jaber |
| M 8 Feb | Lab: WordPress intro (HK) CLASS MEETS IN FISK 204 LAB |
| W 10 Feb | TBA |
| F 12 Feb | Visiting instructor |
| M 15 Feb | Visiting instructor Reading: French constitution and Tahtawi, An Imam in Paris |
| W 17 Feb | Manfaluti, Paul et Virginie |
| F 19 Feb | Text 2 – Jaber |
| M 22 Feb | Instructions for first assignment
Also, go to 12 Rules for Lit Translation and add a comment based on the what your experience with translation has been so far |
| W 24 Feb | Text 2 - New passage - trial exercise for quiz |
| F 26 Feb | IN CLASS QUIZ 1 |
| M 29 Feb | In lieu of class, optional translation event with Prof Baalbaki, T 1 Mar, 6-9pm Beirut Exhibition Center, info here |
| W 2 Mar | Text 3 – 1001 Nights |
| F 4 Mar | Text 3 - 1001 Nights |
| M 7 Mar | Text 3 - 1001 Nights |
| W 9 Mar | Text 3 - 1001 Nights, Husband and the Parrot - compare these three versions 1, 2, 3 |
| F 11 Mar | Text 3 - 1001 Nights, New passage |
| M 14 Mar | Text 4 - Berrada |
| W 16 Mar | Text 4 - Berrada |
| F 18 Mar | Text 4 - Berrada |
| M 21 Mar | Instructor away |
| W 23 Mar | |
| F 25 Mar | Latin Good Friday |
| M 28 Mar | Latin Easter Monday |
| W 30 Mar | Text 4 - Berrada |
| F 1 Apr | Text 4 - Berrada Over the weekend, get a copy of Al-Gezira on DVD and watch the whole film. A short summary in English is here. ًWikipedia Arabic here and English here. Download the full screenplay in Egyptian here.What are your favorite scenes? Creating the subtitles for three scenes of this film will be your final project. |
| M 4 Apr | No classes. Holiday |
| W 6 Apr | IN CLASS QUIZ 2 |
| F 8 Apr | Introduction Film Al-Gezira |
| M 11 Apr | Text 5 - Film Al-Gezira screening without subtitles (03:44-05:47) (15:04-17:13) (19:44-21:55) (46:18-49:47) with subtitles (06:24-09:48) (9:49-12:40) (25:00-28:42) (49:52-52:33)Subtitling Exercise |
| W 13 Apr | Text 5 - Film Al-Gezira CLASS MEETS IN LAB Fisk 204A |
| F 15 Apr | Text 5 - Film Al-Gezira CLASS MEETS IN LAB Fisk 204A |
| M 18 Apr | Subtitling 1 CLASS MEETS IN LAB Fisk 204A |
| W 20 Apr | Evaluating translation of lyric |
| F 22 Apr | Subtitling 2 CLASS MEETS IN LAB Fisk 204A |
| M 25 Apr | Evaluating translation of lyric |
| W 27 Apr | Evaluating translation of lyric AS BLOG POSTING (to complete before the event) Multi-section event |
| F 29 Apr | Greek Good Friday |
| M 1 May | Greek Easter Monday
all work due 3 May
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