Lost in translation? A literary translator on the invisible art
A literary translator discusses puns, footnotes and fidelity; students follow a nuanced argument, then debate how translations should read.
C2Adults55 minPodcastFree
About this lesson
A C2 listening lesson (podcast). Dialogues and stories to listen to, with transcripts, speed control and ready-made questions.
- Level
- C2
- Skill
- Listening
- Type
- Podcast
- Students
- Adults
- Time
- About 55 minutes
- Topic
- Movies, books & the arts
- Activities
- Key words, Speaking / writing task, Listening (read aloud), Multiple choice, True / False, Matching
- Key words
- friction, to query, purist, sparingly, pun, title page, collaboration
- Access
- Free
By the end, students can
- Follow a nuanced argument about literary translation in an unscripted-style podcast
- Interpret idiomatic and figurative phrases used to express a stance
- Argue a position on translation in discussion and in writing