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.
• Master the foreign languages at level C2 in reading and listening, and level C1 in writing and speaking.
• Continuously assess and maintain that linguistic knowledge.
• Cultural and Intercultural Competency - Utilise intercultural knowledge in order to understand, analyse, and contextualise in the practice of translation.
• 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.
• Identify what information and documentation is required.
• Master the strategies, tools and techniques needed for carrying out documentary or terminological research.
• Recognise when and know how to consult an expert.
• Develop knowledge and skills in various fields, in particular those specifically aimed at by translation activities, or which are related to translation studies.
• Cognitive Skills - Possess a solid theoretical grounding in translation and/or interpretation and be able to apply it to the professional practice thereof and actively pursue further independent development of it.
• Familiarise themselves with transposition techniques based on theoretical findings, subsequently leading to some practical automatisms.
• Develop knowledge and skills autonomously, particularly in terms of researching new theoretical approaches and tools in the field, with the aim of improving professional skills.
• IT Skills - Be familiar with and be able to use computer tools designed for translation and any applications specific to fields of specialisation.
• Master IT tools and be able to effectively use software designed to aid in text correction, translation, terminography, typesetting, documentation research, etc.
• Adapt to new tools and evaluate their strengths and limitations, particularly in the domains of voice recognition, subtitling and dubbing, localisation, etc.
• Keep up with new developments in the field of IT and use it for professional purposes or to carry out research.

Learning Outcomes of UE

By the end of this class, students will be able to master the complex functions of computer-aided translation (CAT) tools, and to handle all the resources that can be integrated in these tools (translation memories, terminology databases, machine translation). They will be able to use parallel corpora to create translation memories, to generate electronic terminology glossaries thanks to lists of terms, and to use machine translation tools with a critical eye in the framework of various projects.

They will also be able to provide a detailed critical analysis of a translation into French and will be able to delect, to review and correct poor translations, both in terms of faithfulness to original source text and on syntax, lexicon, style and typography aspects.

UE Content: description and pedagogical relevance

Short theoretical sessions followed by practical demonstrations and hands-on tasks with a view to enabling students to master the contents seen during classes: familiarisation with CAT tools mechanisms, creation and alignment of corpora to create domain-specific translation memories, creation of term lists to be imported in a terminology management software, critical thinking about machine translation in the framework of various text types. Practical individual and group tasks aiming at creating contents, some of which will be used during the exam
Critical thinking development and poor translation review exercises, as well as specific syntax, punctuation and typography rules application exercises in French.
 

Prior Experience

Not applicable