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| TRAD0054-1 | Spanish - general translation into French including elements of sight translation
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| Duration : | 60h Th |
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| Lecturer : | Yves Counasse |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language |
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Organisation and examination :
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| Teaching in the second semester |
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Course contents :
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| Written Translation
The course content is based on a wide variety of texts with difficulty levels ranging from 1 to 3 on a 9-point scale. All documents in this lower tier are genuine (i.e. originally written in) Spanish texts selected as per the following four major criteria : (i) the topic (one per week not be be repeated throughout the semester), (ii) the country (texts from major as well as minor Spanish-speaking countries), (iii) the type (opinion, editorial, press review, special report, feature article), and (iv) the relevance of each content with regard to translating (grammar issues, "sister language"-related traps, etc.)
Sight Translation
The course is based on a multi-step approach:
1) Learning the basics of cross-reading so as to quickly grasp the key elements of each sentence. Use of a common visual support to progessively unveil the text structure (key => detail information).
2) Text rendering by limited chunks (50 to 100 words at this stage) in reading mode. Each student is invited to take the floor.
3) Same text rendering in memory mode (with no visual support).
4) Once the technique is understood and acquired, the same rendering exercise is performed off printed material.
Note: at this point (Bac 3), the public speaking aspect prevails over the language considerations. |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| Through a perfect understanding of the source language (a prerequisite unrelated to this course), the sudent is expected to learn and master a range of techniques designed to overcome difficulties when conveying a message from a source to a target language ; re/activate his/her passive vocabulary, and spontaneously use idiomatic expressions ; acquire strong writing skills, and, be capable, at the end of Bac3, to translate a text of average difficulty from Spanish into French. |
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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| Very good knowledge of the Spanish language, and perfect command of the mother tongue. |
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| Weekly translation ; interactive teaching |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| Face-to-face |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| Students are expected to keep track of all text analyzes and translations (black list, stock-phrases, miscellaneous "recipes", etc.). |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| Written Translation
Final exam is based on a 500-word text to be translated in 150 minutes. The student is allowed to use one French and one Spanish monolingual dictionary. This end of the year assessment focuses on four main criteria: a) meaning, b) grammar, c) style, and d) terminology.
Sight Translation
No exam planned at the end of Bac3, as learning outcomes will be assessed at the end of M1.
Note: Students are also required to take a French language exam made up of all the issues discussed in class. For instance, the June 2013 version contained about 100 questions.
The overall grade of 20 for this course disaggregates as follows : 16/16 on the written translation, and 4/4 on the French language exam. Note: the grade on the latter must be higher than or equal to 10 to be computed within the overall grade. |
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Work placement(s) :
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| n/a |
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Organizational remarks :
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| n/a |
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Contacts :
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| For any further information, please click this link(yves.counasse@ulg.ac.be.) |
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