French Hons - Language Paper 2 (FR0024)

? Credit Points : 10 ? SCQF Level : 10 ? Acronym : LLC-4-FR0024

This course is based on French texts in a range of styles, genres and registers and on a wide range of exercises and activities, which include polished translation, unseen translation, speed translation, the comparative analysis of published translations, translation commentary, negotiated group translation and various vocabulary-building exercises.

The course aims:

To consolidate and develop further French to English translation skills acquired in first and second year;

To promote awareness of the translation issues raised by different genres, styles and registers;

To help students to develop a range of translation strategies and approaches which can be adapted to the needs of a given translation situation and to the demands of a given text;

To promote awareness of the importance of precision, nuance, ambiguity and idiom in translation;

To promote active reading approaches to authentic French language materials;

To develop further transferable skills acquired at earlier stages of the course (analysis, evaluation, negotiation, lateral thinking, etc.)

Entry Requirements

none

Subject Areas

Home subject area

European Languages and Cultures - French, (School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures, Schedule G)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 4th year

? Delivery Period : Full Year (Blocks 1-4)

? Contact Teaching Time : 1 hour(s) per week for 22 weeks

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Tuesday	14:00	14:50	Central

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course students should be able:
-to translate competently from French in a variety of styles and registers and in a range of genres
-to demonstrate a good knowledge of French vocabulary and idiom
-to make effective use of a wide range of language-learning resources and reference materials
-to demonstrate an awareness of the importance of register, idiom, rhythm, nuance and ambiguity in translation
-to make efficient use of a wide range of language-learning resources and reference works
-to demonstrate awareness of the syntactical and idiomatic differences between French and English
-to demonstrate a good understanding of linguistically complex French texts
-to demonstrate competence in the analysis and evaluation of the translation problems raised by a given text.