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
• Communicate easily and adequately, in both selected foreign languages, at a minimum level of B2 in line with the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR)
• Be proficient in another foreign language
• 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
• Be familiar with codes and conventions of other cultures for the sake of interpersonal relationships
• Develop knowledge in various fields, in particular those aimed at by translation activities
• Use everyday technology (technological skills)
• Use standard office software tools and editorial assistance effectively
• 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
• Carry out, alone or in groups, activities or projects involving critical analysis
• Communicate results or conclusions of these activities or projects in an appropriate manner
• 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

Learning Outcomes of UE

At the end of this learning activity, students will be able to:
- understand the challenges of general translation, even of abstract, structurally or linguistically complex texts with idiomatic expressions and do the necessary research to solve those challenges;
- translate those general texts (C2 level of the CEFR) in written and with a high degree of precision, in a correct Chinese and in the appropriate style;
- translate and/or summarize general texts orally, without any mistranslations and at the normal rhythm of speech delivery.

UE Content: description and pedagogical relevance

Critical reading and discussion of aural or written, structurally complex documents on abstract or specialized subjects (professional or academic context).
Activities involving reception (analysis): level C2 of the Common European Framework.
Activities involving production (commentary): level C1. 

Prior Experience

Not applicable