Presenter: Dr. Dheya Saqr Aljalahma, Assistant Professor of Translation Studies
Head of the English Department at the University of Bahrain
An introduction to translation in the field of literature, with a focus on literary terms and expressions in Arabic and English, in addition to practical applications for translating literary texts and excerpts from a literary work; Fictional or poetic. The workshop aims to introduce participants to the basic concepts of literary translation, while providing them with the skill of searching for specialized terms in the field, and guiding them to approved sources, types of texts and methods of translating them.
Workshop topics include:
1. Characteristics of a Literary Text
2. The expressive function of the text
3. Cultural and social context
4. Literary translation strategies
5. Metaphor style translation
6. Poetry translation
Target participants:
Translators and graduates of English language, translation and other majors who are seeking to enhance their literary translation skills.
Workshop entry requirements:
Fluency in Arabic and English.
About the Presenter
Dr. Dheya Aljalahma is an Assistant Professor of Translation Studies. She has a PhD in Translation Studies from Salford University, UK. She is currently the Head of the Department of English Language and Literature. She sees translation as a vitally important activity in today’s world as well as a complex process of negotiation between languages and cultures. She has accumulated significant levels of translation expertise, comparative analysis, text analysis, Arabization of terms and specialized translation (legal, scientific, media, diplomatic and literary translation). Her research interests include intercultural studies, examining and evaluating cultural problems in translation and translating cultural and religious sensitive texts, particularly those on women’s issues that she has addressed in translation conferences. Dr. Aljalahma has a number of published papers on Literary Translation and the translation of Orientalists.
Note: Registration is limited to those who have been vaccinated and recovered from the Covid-19 and have the Green Shield.
