Duration
60h Th
Number of credits
| Master in translation (120 ECTS) | 5 crédits |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
All year long, with partial in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
The course offers a theoretical and practical introduction to the translation of different types of texts (informative, persuasive, expressive texts) from French into Dutch. The topics covered will mainly be of a general nature (e.g. society, tourism, education, environment, health), although some more specific topics (e.g. literature, economics, law) may also be introduced. We will use mostly (semi-)authentic texts. In addition, the course aims to deepen the students' lexical and grammatical knowledge as well as their translation skills into the target language. Finally, the course offers an introduction to corpus-based translation studies through a research project using parallel corpora.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
knowledge of the effect of text type on translation strategies; conducting a research project; leverage parallel corpora as an additional tool for translation.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Translation exercises (as a group and individual exercises); Oral presentation of a translation exercise and a theoretical text; Research project.
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Présentiel
Recommended or required readings
Texts for translation and theoretical texts will be distributed in class.
Assessment methods and criteria
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
written exam ( open-ended questions )
Written work / report
Continuous assessment
Additional information:
During the first term:
- Present a translation exercise (10% of the final grade)
- Translate 10 short texts (10% of the final grade)
- A written translation test (2 hours, translation of an unknown text; 30% of the final grade).
- Oral presentation of a theoretical text about corpus-based translation studies (10% of the final grade)
- Research report on parallel corpora analysis (15% of the final grade)
Work placement(s)
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Organizational remarks
Contacts
isa.hendrikx@uliege.be