Duration
30h Th
Number of credits
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
The course offers the possibility to practise translation skills from French into English via the translation of recent articles excerpted from newspapers or magazines and written in a complex language. Some short translation exercises will complement the study of the lexical and syntactic complexities and specificities of the English language. Particular attention will also be paid to the procedures facilitating the process of translation from French into English.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
The students must be able to translate into English without resorting to syntactic and idiomatic calques. They should have integrated the specificities of vocabulary and construction of the English language, and they should be able to write in a fluid and elegant language.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Excellent command of the English language.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
The students' personal translations of (thematically varied) texts are corrected and commented upon collectively.
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Face-to-face course
Course materials and recommended or required readings
Further information:
A selection of texts (addressing a range of topics in the cultural, economic, and political fields and offering a variety of linguistic specificities), as well as short translation exercises, are emailed to the students or handed out in class.
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
written exam ( open-ended questions )
Further information:
A written test in January will be centred on a translation of a (journalistic) text which has not been previously translated but whose theme may have been dealt with.
Machine translation allowed (on the conditions that will be specified in class).
Students are nevertheless required to take note of the following institutional instructions on the use of AI: https://www.student.uliege.be/cms/c_19230399/fr/faq-student-charte-uliege-d-utilisation-des-intelligences-artificielles-generatives-dans-les-travaux-universitaires.
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
The course is taught in English on Fridays from 10 a.m. to noon.
Contacts
Marie Herbillon, Associate Professor
Marie.Herbillon@uliege.be
Département de Langues modernes : linguistique, littérature et traduction
Rue de Pitteurs 20 (L3 building, ground floor)
Laura Gerday
Laura.Gerday@uliege.be
Département de Langues modernes : linguistique, littérature et traduction
Association of one or more MOOCs
There is no MOOC associated with this course.
Items online
coursepack 2015-2016
here is a selection of texts to be translated this semester