Objectives of Programme's Learning Outcomes

• Understand language of instruction and foreign languages (language skills)
• Use French perfectly in a variety of non-technical situations, both orally and in writing
• Understand, reformulate and summarise documents and presentations, in French, on various topics written by experts, including those related to current affairs
• Understand and integrate cultural similarities and differences (cultural and intercultural skills)
• Demonstrate real knowledge of the cultures of the studied languages
• Identify cultural differences and talk about them
• Develop knowledge in various fields, in particular those aimed at by translation activities
• Use lexicographical resources and reference materials to lead linguistic mediation activities individually or as part of a team (professional skills)
• Use printed or electronic dictionaries and reference materials appropriately
• 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

At the end of the 3rd block, students will be able to:
- broadly comprehend a text or a simple speech in Chinese;
- 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. Students will be able to:
- bring out the logical structure of a general text, written in Chinese;
- 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 Chinese at the B2 level of the CEFR.
Written translation of informative and pragmatic texts, accessible with a command of Chinese at the B2 level of the CEFR.

Prior Experience

Not applicable

Type of Assessment for UE in Q1

• Oral examination
• Written examination
• Quoted exercices

Q1 UE Assessment Comments

Not applicable

Type of Assessment for UE in Q3

• Oral examination
• Written examination

Q3 UE Assessment Comments

Not applicable

Type of Resit Assessment for UE in Q1 (BAB1)

• N/A

Q1 UE Resit Assessment Comments (BAB1)

Not applicable