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.
• 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.
• Master the strategies, tools and techniques needed for carrying out documentary or terminological research.
• 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 activities, students will be able to:
- understand the challenges of general translation and do the necessary research to solve those challenges;
- translate general texts (C2 level of the CEFR) in written and with a high degree of precision, in a correct French and in the appropriate style;
- translate and/or summarize general texts orally, without any mistranslations and at the normal rhythm of speech delivery.

They will be able to:
- implement the basic principles of terminological work;
- select and to use terminological tools;
- manage the terminology necessary to a translation project.

UE Content: description and pedagogical relevance

Written translation of non-specialized texts of variable length and style, with highlighting of the common translation pitfalls and of the intertextual conventions in the source and target language.
Improvement of wording ability.
Oral translation, exhaustive or summarized, of shorter general texts.

The students will be introduced to the basic principles of terminology and lexicography.
They will become acquainted with term banks and other terminological resources, in their foreign language in particular.
They will be given practical assignments in which they will be asked to create and manage terminological databases using computer tools.      

Prior Experience

Not applicable