Study Programmes 2015-2016
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| English synchronic linguistics a (Bible Translation in English from Tyndale to the present day) | ||
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Duration :
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| 30h Th | ||
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Number of credits :
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Lecturer :
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| Archibal Michiels | ||
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| English language | ||
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Organisation and examination :
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| Teaching in the first semester, review in January | ||
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Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :
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| Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program | ||
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Course contents :
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| Extracts from the best-known English translations of the Bible (both NT and OT) are studied and compared, from Tyndale to present-day versions. Literary texts built on Biblical echoes are also taken into consideration, and the distorsions the Biblical text undergoes are carefully studied. | ||
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| improved command of English; analysis of translation procedures; better awareness of the influence of the Bible on language and literature | ||
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Prerequisite knowledge and skills :
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| not available | ||
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| See http://cipl82.philo.ulg.ac.be/horaires | ||
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Recommended or required readings :
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| not available | ||
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| not available | ||
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Work placement(s) :
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Organizational remarks :
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Contacts :
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Items online :
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 | Online Notes Notes are available online. See link below. |
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