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2026-2027 / INFO0116-1

Literature review, research methodology and corpora

Bibliographic and documentary research

Using and creating a corpus as a translation aid

Research methodology

Duration

Bibliographic and documentary research : 15h Th
Using and creating a corpus as a translation aid : 15h Th, 15h Pr
Research methodology : 5h Pr

Number of credits

 Master in interpretation, professional focus in conference interpretation5 crédits 
 Master in translation, professional focus5 crédits 

Lecturer

Bibliographic and documentary research : Christophe Dony
Using and creating a corpus as a translation aid : Isa Hendrikx
Research methodology : Ernesto Wong García

Coordinator

Isa Hendrikx

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

All year long, with partial in January

If a student fails an examination during the first term:

  • They are permitted to resit the assessed subject during the second term (May-June);

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

Bibliographic and documentary research

    

Using and creating a corpus as a translation aid

The course offers

(a) Introduction to corpus-based translation studies

(b) Familiarize students with tools for creating and analyzing corpora
- to improve their translations
- in order to carry out research projects

The topics covered will be:

- Using corpora for teaching and learning to translate
- Corpora as a research tool in translation studies
- Scientific communication through research reports

Research methodology

   

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

Bibliographic and documentary research

      

Using and creating a corpus as a translation aid

Being able

  • to choose between existing corpora which ones can be of use for a specific translation problem or for a research project.
  • to create a corpus for a specific translation problem.
  • to annotate a corpus (using POS taggers and parsers)
  • to search a corpus
  • to conduct a small-scale corpus study
  • to write a short research report
  • to orally present research in a concise and comprehensible manner

Research methodology

   

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

Bibliographic and documentary research

          

Using and creating a corpus as a translation aid

None.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Bibliographic and documentary research

    

Using and creating a corpus as a translation aid

Group and individual exercises (compiling and annotating DIY corpora); Oral communication of a research project.

Research methodology

   

Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)

Bibliographic and documentary research

      

Using and creating a corpus as a translation aid

Face-to-face course


Additional information:

Enseignement oral en présentiel.

Research methodology

Face-to-face course

Course materials and recommended or required readings

Bibliographic and documentary research

      

Using and creating a corpus as a translation aid

Platform(s) used for course materials:
- eCampus
- MyULiège


Further information:

Theoretical texts and PPT presentations distributed in class

Recommended readings

Loock, R. (2016). La traductologie de corpus. Villeneuve d'Ascq: Presses Universitaires du Septentrion.

Zanettin, F. (2012). Translation-driven Corpora. Manchester: St Jerome Publishing.

Bibliographic and documentary research

      

Using and creating a corpus as a translation aid

Exam(s) in session

Any session

- In-person

written exam ( open-ended questions )

Written work / report

Continuous assessment


Further information:

This teaching unit ("Unité d'enseignement," or UE) is subject to the principle of the "note absorbante," which means that the student having obtained a mark below 8/20 for one of the learning activities ("activités d'apprentissage," or AA) will receive a failing grade for the entire unit and will have to retake the failed AA in the second session regardless of the mathematical average of the two AA grades. Weighting 65%.

First term:

  • Written theoretical exam (50% of the final grade)

Second term:

  • Research project - presentation of the intermediate results, cannot be rescheduled (15% of the final grade) 
  • Research project (group project) (35% of the final grade) 
 

Students are required to read the ULiège charter 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. 
Please note that the use of AI in this course is subject to restrictions set by the teacher: AI can be used as a spelling correction tool, but must not be used to complete assignments for you.

Work placement(s)

Organisational remarks and main changes to the course

Using and creating a corpus as a translation aid

Students are encouraged to bring their own laptop to class so that they can work directly with the documents available on eCampus and access the Internet when required for certain activities.

Contacts

Bibliographic and documentary research

   

Using and creating a corpus as a translation aid

Isa Hendrikx
Department of modern languages: linguistics, literature and translation studies

Bât. L3 Traduction du français vers le néerlandais
rue de Pitteurs 20
4020 Liège
Belgique

Tél: +32 4 3665438
isa.hendrikx@uliege.be

Office hours by appointment

Research methodology

Ernesto WONG GARCÍA

ewong@uliege.be

Association of one or more MOOCs

Items online

Using and creating a corpus as a translation aid

Typographty
Syllabus de Règles et usages de typographie française

Système de codes de correction

Liste des opérations

Recherche-remplacement

Fichier pour examen blanc