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 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.
• Master the strategies, tools and techniques needed for carrying out documentary or terminological research.
• Recognise when and know how to consult an expert.

Learning Outcomes of UE

At the end of the first module of the master in translation, students will be able to: - analyse different communication styles and registers of foreign language in order to compare them with the verbal, paraverbal and nonverbal standards of their native culture; - identify the cultural variables in written and oral argumentation strategies; - implement communication and argumentation strategies in a context of interlinguistic communication.

UE Content: description and pedagogical relevance

Contrastive analysis of written and oral accounts and interactions emphasizing cultural variables. Written and oral communication activities such as reformulation or adaptation to another target audience, explanation and synthesis, informal interpreting. In addition to Danish texts, the students may be asked to work with documents in Swedish and Norwegian.

Prior Experience

Not applicable