Duration
Art and culture : 30h Th
Spanish to French literary translation : 30h Th
Number of credits
Lecturer
Art and culture : Anne Debras
Spanish to French literary translation : Yves Counasse
Coordinator
Language(s) of instruction
Spanish language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the second semester
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
Art and culture
Spanish to French literary translation
The course content focuses on an array of literary or literature-related material. The number of literary genres to be dealt with will depend on the group dynamics which, to a great extend, usually sets the learning pace, and, therefore the number of texts, and text types. All material will be related to Spanish and Latin American literature.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
Art and culture
Spanish to French literary translation
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 to translate a literary or literature-related text from Spanish into French.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Art and culture
Spanish to French literary translation
Very good knowledge of the Spanish language, and perfect command of the mother tongue.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Art and culture
Spanish to French literary translation
Weekly translation ; interactive teaching
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)
Art and culture
Spanish to French literary translation
Face-to-face
Recommended or required readings
Art and culture
Spanish to French literary translation
Students are expected to keep track of all text analyzes and translations (black list, stock-phrases, miscellaneous "recipes", etc.). They also have to do some research, and collect background information on excerpts submitted for translation, as well as their authors.
Assessment methods and criteria
Art and culture
Spanish to French literary 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.
Total: 20 points
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
Contacts
Art and culture
Spanish to French literary translation
For any further information, please click this link(yves.counasse@ulg.ac.be.)