Objectives of general skills

• Linguistic Skills - Apply linguistic knowledge to the practice of translation or interpretation.
• Master the French language at level C2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.
• Master the foreign languages at level C2 in reading and listening, and level C1 in writing and speaking.
• Continuously assess and maintain said linguistic knowledge;
• Transmit a message expressed in another language, orally or in writing, all the while respecting the intention, the target audience, the linguistic register and the objectives of the original language and message.
• Cultural and Intercultural Competency - Utilise intercultural knowledge in order to understand, analyse, and contextualise in the practice of translation.
• Be familiar with the political, social and cultural environment of the working language and the chosen foreign languages, as well as a sustained effort to keep abreast of all new developments in those areas.
• Able to recognise the socio-cultural components underlying an oral or written text.
• Analyse the assumptions, implicit or explicit, allusions, stereotypes and intertextuality of any oral or written document.
• Thematic Competency - Develop and apply thematic knowledge related to domains in which translation is practised.
• Identify what information and documentation is required.
• Master the strategies, tools and techniques needed for carrying out documentary or terminological research.

Language Combination

Unité d’enseignement de la combinaison linguistique

UE's Learning outcomes

At the end of the first module of the master in translation, students will be able to: - analyse different communication styles and registers of foreign language in order to compare them with the verbal, paraverbal and nonverbal standards of their native culture; - identify the cultural variables in written and oral argumentation strategies; - implement communication and argumentation strategies in a context of interlinguistic communication.

UE Content

Contrastive analysis of written and oral accounts and interactions emphasizing cultural variables. Written and oral communication activities such as reformulation or adaptation to another target audience, explanation and synthesis, informal interpreting.

Prior experience

Not applicable

Term 1 for Integrated Assessment - type

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Term 2 for Integrated Assessment - type

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Term 3 for Integrated Assessment - type

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Resit Assessment for IT - Term 1 (B1BA1) - type

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