FRENCH 320
French Translation Practice
Please note: this is archived course information from 2018 for FRENCH 320.
Description
This course is designed for students wishing to develop practical translation skills and provides an introduction to professional translation.
All lectures/classes will have a hands-on, practical focus. The course will include an introduction to translation of a variety of text types that may include journalistic, academic, literary, administrative, technical and consumer-oriented texts. The course will also involve a focus on using written translation as a means of linguo-stylistic analysis of French and English texts.
By the end of this course, students will have gained the skills needed to translate accurately a variety of text types from French into English, for a variety of target audiences. Students will also gain an awareness of cultural issues at stake in translation.
Availability 2018
Semester 1
Lecturer(s)
Coordinator(s) Dr Trudy Agar
Reading/Texts
Hervey and Higgins, Thinking French Translation, Routledge, 2002.
Assessment
Coursework + exam
Points
FRENCH 320: 15 points
Prerequisites
FRENCH 304
Restrictions
FRENCH 720