Objectives of Programme's Learning Outcomes

• 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.
• Master the foreign languages at level C2 in reading and listening, and level C1 in writing and speaking.
• Continuously assess and maintain that linguistic knowledge.
• Transmit a message expressed in another language, orally or in writing, all the while respecting the intention, the target audience, the linguistic register and the objectives of the original language and message.
• Cultural and Intercultural Competency - Utilise intercultural knowledge in order to understand, analyse, and contextualise in the practice of translation.
• Be familiar with the political, social and cultural environment of the working language and the chosen foreign languages, as well as a sustained effort to keep abreast of all new developments in those areas.
• Be 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.
• Thematic Competency - Develop and apply thematic knowledge related to domains in which translation is practised.
• Undertake to acquire specialised terminology in the chosen foreign languages.
• Identify what information and documentation is required.
• Master the strategies, tools and techniques needed for carrying out documentary or terminological research.
• 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.
• IT Skills - Be familiar with and be able to use computer tools designed for translation and any applications specific to fields of specialisation.
• Master IT tools and be able to effectively use software designed to aid in text correction, translation, terminography, typesetting, documentation research, etc.
• Interpersonal and Communication Skills - Use and develop communication skills.
• Capture the essence of a message in its original context and render it faithfully in another language.

Learning Outcomes of UE

At the end of this learning activity, students will be able to:
T-ITAL-500 :
- understand the difficulties of translating a text of general interest and carry out the documentary and terminological research necessary to solve them
- translate general texts in writing, with accuracy, in French that is correct and adapted to the register of the source text;
- translate or summarise general texts orally, without errors of meaning and at a rate comparable to the usual rate of speech.
T-ITAL-501 : 
- apply the basic principles of terminology work
- select and use terminology tools
- manage terminology related to a translation project.
T-ITAL-601 : 
- to render an informative text into the target language; - to develop an appropriate working method to proceed with the translation of informative (pragmatic) texts.
- complete the preparatory activities for the use of the CAT;
- write a logbook listing all the stages of the translation project.

UE Content: description and pedagogical relevance

T-ITAL-500 : Translation of general texts exploring the Italian and foreign news, socio-economic, financial and social contemporaries. Written translation exercises to reinforce learning. Practice of sight translation.
T-ITAL-501 : Introduction to the basic principles of terminology work and lexicography. Familiarisation with term banks and other terminological resources, especially in the foreign language. Practical work on terminology management.
T-ITAL-601 : Theoretical component: - theoretical foundations of textual analysis and written production; - mastery of the notions specific to the reality of interlinguistic transfer; - knowledge of the limitations of bilingual dictionaries. Practical component: - reasoned, methodical and practical learning of general translation; - ability to use technical terms specific to the translation profession; - knowledge of the practical aspects of the profession; - ability to use dictionaries/terminology databases.

Prior Experience

Not applicable