Objectives of Programme's Learning Outcomes

• Linguistic Skills - Apply linguistic knowledge to the practice of translation or interpretation.
• Master the French language at level C2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.
• Transmit a message expressed in another language, orally or in writing, all the while respecting the intention, the target audience, the linguistic register and the objectives of the original language and message.
• Cultural and Intercultural Competency - Utilise intercultural knowledge in order to understand, analyse, and contextualise in the practice of translation.
• Be familiar with the political, social and cultural environment of the working language and the chosen foreign languages, as well as a sustained effort to keep abreast of all new developments in those areas.
• Be able to recognise the socio-cultural components underlying an oral or written text.
• Analyse the assumptions, implicit or explicit, allusions, stereotypes and intertextuality of any oral or written document.
• Thematic Competency - Develop and apply thematic knowledge related to domains in which translation is practised.
• Undertake to acquire specialised terminology in the chosen foreign languages.
• Identify what information and documentation is required.

Learning Outcomes of UE

At the end of the Course in Translation of Scandinavian (Danish, Swedish, Norwegian) Texts with Specialised Focus, students will be able to:
- understand the challenges of this sort of translation and make the necessary research to solve those challenges;
- translate Scandinavian (Dansih, Swedish, Norwegian) texts with specialised focus in written and with a high degree of precision, in a correct French and in the appropriate style.
 

Content of UE

Written translation of Scandinavian (Danish, Swedish, Norwegien)  texts with specialised focus, of variable length and style, with highlighting of the common translation pitfalls and of the intertextual conventions in the source and target language.

Prior Experience

To master at least one of the Scandinavian languages at minimum level B1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for languages, as for receptive competences.

Type of Assessment for UE in Q1

• Presentation and/or works

Q1 UE Assessment Comments

Not applicable

Type of Assessment for UE in Q3

• Presentation and/or works

Q3 UE Assessment Comments

Not applicable

Type of Resit Assessment for UE in Q1 (BAB1)

• N/A

Q1 UE Resit Assessment Comments (BAB1)

Not applicable