On 22 September, fourth-year 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 students attended a lecture organised by the Lithuanian Association of Literary Translators (LLVS) and the Lithuanian Language Society (Lietuvių kalbos draugija), delivered by Prof. Dr Aurelija Leonavičienė.

 

The lecture, Grožinės literatūros kultūrinių realijų vertimo ypatumai, was closely related to the topics explored in the elective course 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐄𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠.

 

“LLVS events that I attended during my own studies, and later in my career, had a significant impact on who I am as a specialist today. Therefore, being a member of LLVS today, it is a great joy to bring 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 students into the same professional and discussion-rich environment,” says lecturer 𝐑ū𝐭𝐚 𝐁𝐮𝐫𝐛𝐚𝐢𝐭ė.

 

“The event brought our attention to the history of translators researching realia and various ways to deal with them in fictional texts. It was useful to see what approaches translators chose most often and to discuss how their selections might have succeeded or failed and could be improved,” say fourth-year students 𝐄𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐣𝐚 𝐏𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐲𝐭ė and 𝐀𝐠𝐧ė 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐚č𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐤𝐚𝐢𝐭ė.

 

For the students, the event offered an opportunity to connect the theoretical and practical aspects of translation discussed in their studies with the work and experience of professional translators.

 

Many thanks to Rūta Burbaitė for bringing this opportunity to our students!