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
• 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)
• Assess the relevance and reliability of documentary sources used

Learning Outcomes of UE

At the end of this course, students will be familiar with different techniques and theories of analysis useful in translation and interpretation. Analyses of texts from literary and non-literary corpus: semantic, discursive, typological and argumentative analyses. The texts analyzed will broaden the general culture and exercise critical reflection.

UE Content: description and pedagogical relevance

Linguistic and pragmatic analysis of texts, textual typology, argumentation.
 

Prior Experience

Not applicable