Duration
30h Th
Number of credits
| Master in translation (120 ECTS) | 5 crédits |
Lecturer
Substitute(s)
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
In-depth study of translation theory in relationship with various sorts of both general and specialized texts. Numerous translation exercices will make it to possible to extend the student's lexical and grammatical knowledge in Dutch as well as in French.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
By the end of the course, the students will have improved their translation strategies from Dutch to French and with regards to different kinds of texts as well linguistic registers.
They will also have acquired a solid theoretical and methodological framework, which will enable them to identify translation problems and to comment on them.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Very good knowledge of Dutch and excellent knowledge of French.
It is warmly recommanded to first take the cours "Théorie et pratique de la traduction du néerlandais vers le français I" before taking the course.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Ex cathedra, seminars and workshop
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)
Face-to-face teaching + homework
Recommended or required readings
- Scientific texts and articles - Naaijkens, Ton, Cees Koster, Henri Bloemen, and Caroline Meijer, eds. 2010. Denken over Vertalen. Tekstboek Vertaalwetenschap. Nijmegen: Vantilt¿. - Loock, Rudy. 2016. La traductologie de corpus. Villeneuve d'Ascq: Presses Universitaires du Septentrion.
Assessment methods and criteria
Portfolio (40% of the final grade)
Written exam (60% of the final grade)
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
Contacts
Lore Vandevoorde
Items online
Online Notes
Notes are available on MyULg.