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.
• Be proficient in another foreign language
• 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.
• Undertake to acquire specialised terminology in the chosen foreign languages.
• Identify what information and documentation is required.
• Master the strategies, tools and techniques needed for carrying out documentary or terminological research.
• Cognitive Skills - Possess a solid theoretical grounding in translation and/or interpretation and be able to apply it to the professional practice thereof and actively pursue further independent development of it.
• Develop the necessary analytical and synthesis faculties to be able to understand and work on complex texts.
• Ethical and Professional Skills - Manage all phases of a professional project, from start to finish, as well as maintain interpersonal relations.
• Produce an accurate translation or interpretation in respect of what was agreed with the client and in accordance with accepted quality assessment norms.
• IT Skills - Be familiar with and be able to use computer tools designed for translation and any applications specific to fields of specialisation.
• Master IT tools and be able to effectively use software designed to aid in text correction, translation, terminography, typesetting, documentation research, etc.

UE's Learning outcomes

Students will be able to: - Identify, locate and describe highlights considered as part of the general culture ( historical, geographical, socio -economic ) of a native speaker ; - Carry out relevant and effective literature searches on these subjects ; - Describe the political, social and cultural environment of the language and update this knowledge ; - Recognize the subjacent socio- cultural components of an oral or written text ; analyze intertextuality of an oral or written document.  

UE Content

Introduction to history, art and culture, religion and philosophy; study of literature, philosophy and history texts; audio-visual resources  on the basis of<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"> </i></b>their relevance to a diachronically evolving socio-cultural and linguistic context; activities aiming at cultural knowledge and stimulating  language learning.

Prior experience

Not applicable

Term 1 for Integrated Assessment - type

• N/A

Term 2 for Integrated Assessment - type

• Presentation and works
• Oral Examination

Term 3 for Integrated Assessment - type

• Presentation and works
• Oral examination
• N/A

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

• N/A