Overview
Description
General principles, cultural issues, techniques and practice of translation. French to English and vice-versa.
Requirements
Prerequisites
FREN 305
Original catalog text
Prerequisites
Prerequisite(s): FREN 305
Units
Lecture3
Catalog Details
Offering
Offered: Other
Attributes
Standard
Learning Outcomes
- develop skills in practical translation from French to English and English to French.
- translate diverse French-language texts in the literary, cultural, commercial, scientific and technical fields.
- read, analyze and implement significant and diverse translation theories and terms, current trends in translation, and translation problems and strategies.
- develop and refine their translation skills including dictionary usage, speed, accuracy and fidelity.
- demonstrate enhanced ability in their French-language skills including reading comprehension, textual analysis, grammar and writing.
- prepare a final translation project that consists of two parts: a 500-word translation, and a three-page analysis paper that puts into dialogue the published translation of the work with their translation and two critical texts from the semester.