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.
• 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.
• Identify what information and documentation is required.
• Master the strategies, tools and techniques needed for carrying out documentary or terminological research.
• Maintain personal archives in a logical, efficient and accessible manner.
• 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 the necessary analytical and synthesis faculties to be able to understand and work on complex texts.
• 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.

Language Combination

Unité d’enseignement de la combinaison linguistique

Learning Outcomes of UE

Specific skills
At the end of this course, students will be able to: - understand and translate texts; - adopt a contrastive approach to languages; - mobilize their writing skills; - evaluate paper or online documentary resources; - identify the working method to be applied; - demonstrate a good linguistic knowledge accompanied by extensive general knowledge; - render an informative text in the target language; - develop an appropriate working method for translating informative texts (pragmatic).
Cross-curricular competencies
At the end of this course, students will be able to : - prepare to translate various texts (narrative, argumentative, prescriptive, descriptive), in particular by carrying out appropriate terminological and conceptual research; - carry out activities to prepare for the use of CAT; - write a logbook listing all the stages of the translation project.

UE Content: description and pedagogical relevance

-Theoretical component: - theoretical foundations of textual analysis and written production; - mastery of the notions specific to the reality of interlinguistic transfer; - knowledge of the limitations of bilingual dictionaries.
-Practical component: - reasoned, methodical and practical learning of general translation; - ability to use technical terms specific to the translation profession; - knowledge of the practical aspects of the profession; - ability to use dictionaries/terminology databases.

Prior Experience

See Bloc 1