Mündliches Übersetzen, Homework for Week 2

For homework, please have a look at the German and English texts dealt with in class. For the remaining four paragraphs of the English text (“Grammar schools don’t…”https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/mar/28/grammar-schools-value-ditch-them-social-mobility-comprehensives), translate the text into German aloud without writing anything down. Look up any words/alternatives after you’ve completed translating the text. Highlight the areas that were hardest for you.

For the body of the German text (Technologie und Glaube http://www.spiegel.de/kultur/gesellschaft/technologie-und-glaube-fuerchtet-euch-nicht-kolumne-von-georg-diez-a-1200803.html) take five minutes to scan the text for syntactic and lexical difficulties. Then translate the text aloud, taking as much time as you need (record roughly how long it takes you). Look up any words/alternatives after you’ve completed translating the text. Highlight the areas that were hardest for you.

 

Please always complete these exercises aloud and not using your inner voice. It makes a significant difference in your translation abilities on the exam.