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.
• Continuously assess and maintain said linguistic knowledge;
• Cultural and Intercultural Competency - Utilise intercultural knowledge in order to understand, analyse, and contextualise in the practice of translation.
• 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.
• 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.
• Familiarise themselves with transposition techniques based on theoretical findings, subsequently leading to some practical automatisms.
• Develop the necessary analytical and synthesis faculties to be able to understand and work on complex texts.
• Develop knowledge and skills autonomously, particularly in terms of researching new theoretical approaches and tools in the field, with the aim of improving professional skills.
• Ethical and Professional Skills - Master the professional production of translations and manage interpersonal relations - Master the professional production of an interpretation.
• Produce an accurate translation or interpretation in respect of what was agreed with the client and in accordance with accepted quality assessment norms.
• Develop the ability to self-evaluate with a critical eye, in order to continually progress.

UE's Learning outcomes

At the end of this learning, students will be able to critique and comment on a literary translation, to make a comparison of various translations of the same literary work and define the choices made by the translators. They will also be able to propose, in a creative way, the corrections to improve an unfinished literary translation in respect of the stylistice qualities of the text.

UE Content

Textual criticism and correction of literary drafts of translations ; comparison of published translations of works of 19th and 20th century European Literature ; exercises on particular issues (presentation of dialogues, use of translator's note, etc.); reflection on the evolution of the stylistic and esthetic standards in literary translations.

Prior experience

French Language Level C2

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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