Mündliches Übersetzen, Post for my Wednesday Group (Next Session: May 23rd)

In advance of our next meeting on May 23rd, please:

-review indirect speech rules for English here: https://www.ef.com/english-resources/english-grammar/tense-changes-when-using-reported-speech/

-review rules for Konjunktiv I in German (on the exam I will want you to translate English indirect speech using Konjunktiv I as this is the indirect speech featured in German print media): http://mein-deutschbuch.de/konjunktiv-1.html

-this post also gives you German and English reported speech side-by-side (and features some examples I put on the board in class): https://www.lsa.umich.edu/german/hmr/Grammatik/Konjunktiv_I.html

For homework, select two articles (one German, one English) from the "politics" and "Politik" pages of a news publication (free sources include The Guardian and Spiegel Online) that feature reported speech and translate them aloud into the opposite language. The articles should be roughly 250 words in length. Time yourself, look up unknown words after translating and bring these articles with you to class.

Please also finalize what your specialization area will be. I'll be passing out the sign-up sheet for individual exam slots on May 23rd.