Objectives of Programme's Learning Outcomes

• Use lexicographical resources and reference materials to lead linguistic mediation activities individually or as part of a team (professional skills)
• Reformulate, summarise, translate or interpret a document of general interest written or presented orally in a foreign language into French
• Conduct relevant research and report on it in a critical manner (cognitive skills)
• Conduct targeted and reasoned documentary research in both the core language and the foreign languages studied
• Assess the relevance and reliability of documentary sources used
• Give a critique of the studied literature

Language Combination

Unité d’enseignement de la combinaison linguistique

Learning Outcomes of UE

Init.TAVInterp. :  At the end of the 3rd block, students will be able to:  - broadly comprehend a text or a simple speech in the foreign language;  - highlight their structure and logical links so as to be able to follow the line of argument developed by the speaker;  - render them in correct French under the form of a short summary or full translation;  - render them in a communicative way at appropriate speed. Trad. écrite: : Students will be able to:
- bring out the logical structure of a general text, written in the foreign language;
- render the meaning of this text in correct French;
- advisedly use dictionaries and reference documents.

Content of UE

Basic principles and techniques of sight translation and consecutive interpretation.
Introduction to oral translation of a written text or a short speech.
Texts and speeches accessible with a command of the foreign language at the B2+ level of the CEFR. Written translation of informative and pragmatic texts, accessible with a command of the foreign language at the B2+ level of the CEFR.

Prior Experience

Not applicable

Type of Assessment for UE in Q1

• Oral examination
• Written examination

Q1 UE Assessment Comments

Basic principles and techniques of sight translation and consecutive interpretation.  
Oral translation of a written text or a short speech. Written translation of a text related to a general subject

Type of Assessment for UE in Q3

• Oral examination
• Written examination

Q3 UE Assessment Comments

Basic principles and techniques of sight translation and consecutive interpretation.  
Oral translation of a written text or a short speech. Written translation of a text related to a general subject

Type of Resit Assessment for UE in Q1 (BAB1)

• N/A

Q1 UE Resit Assessment Comments (BAB1)

not applicable