Duration
Spanish - General translation to French including aspects of sight translation : 30h Th
Spanish to French sight translation : 30h Pr
Number of credits
| Bachelor in translation and interpretation | 6 crédits | |||
| Bachelor in translation and interpretation | 5 crédits |
Lecturer
Spanish - General translation to French including aspects of sight translation : Yves Counasse
Spanish to French sight translation : Yves Counasse
Coordinator
Language(s) of instruction
French 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
Spanish - General translation to French including aspects of sight translation
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.)
Spanish to French 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) 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 of increasing length (350 words max). Note: at this point (Bloc 3), the public speaking aspect prevails over the language considerations.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
Spanish - General translation to French including aspects of sight 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, at the end of Bac3, to translate a text of average difficulty from Spanish into French.
Spanish to French sight 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 orally conveying a message from a source to a target language ; re/activate his/her passive vocabulary, and spontaneously use idiomatic expressions ; acquire strong public speaking skills, and, be capable to sight-translate a text of average difficulty from Spanish into French.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Spanish - General translation to French including aspects of sight translation
Very good knowledge of the Spanish language, and perfect command of the mother tongue.
Spanish to French sight translation
Very good knowledge of the Spanish language, and perfect command of the mother tongue.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Spanish - General translation to French including aspects of sight translation
Weekly translation ; interactive teaching
Spanish to French sight translation
Interactive teaching
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)
Spanish - General translation to French including aspects of sight translation
Face-to-face
Spanish to French sight translation
Face-to-face
Recommended or required readings
Spanish - General translation to French including aspects of sight translation
Students are expected to keep track of all text analyzes and translations (black list, stock-phrases, miscellaneous "recipes", etc.).
Spanish to French sight translation
Students are expected to keep track of all text analyzes and translations (black list, stock-phrases, miscellaneous "recipes", etc.).
Assessment methods and criteria
Spanish - General translation to French including aspects of sight translation
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.
Note: Students are also required to take a French language exam made up of all the issues discussed in class. For instance, the May 2017 version contained about 100 questions. The overall grade of 20 for this course disaggregates as follows : 80% on the written translation, and 20% on the French language exam. Note: the student needs a double-digit grade on each of the two exams to get a overall passing grade (i.e equal or greater than 10).
Spanish to French sight translation
Sight translation of a non-technical text of around 320 words. The student has eight (8) minutes for preparation. Grade on this exam is 20/20.
Work placement(s)
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Spanish to French sight translation
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Organizational remarks
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Spanish to French sight translation
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Contacts
Spanish - General translation to French including aspects of sight translation
For any further information, please click this link(yves.counasse@ulg.ac.be.)
Spanish to French sight translation
For any further information, please click this link(yves.counasse@ulg.ac.be.)