Undergraduate Course: French Hons - Language Paper 2 (ELCF10003)
Course Outline
| School | School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | 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. |
| Course description |
Coursework will include 2 Assessed Exercises which, taken together, will make up 20% of the formal course assessment. See 'Assessment'.
The final-year translation course aims
- to consolidate and further develop 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.).
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
Students MUST have passed:
French 2 (ELCF08001)
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | Entry to Honours in French |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2019/20, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Full Year |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Seminar/Tutorial Hours 22,
Summative Assessment Hours 3,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
73 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
80 %,
Coursework
20 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Coursework = 20%
One three hour exam in April/May = 80% |
| Feedback |
Not entered |
| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours & Minutes |
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| Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | | 3:00 | |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- 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 demonstrate an awareness of the importance of register, idiom, rhythm, nuance and ambiguity in translation;
- to demonstrate awareness of the syntactical and idiomatic differences between French and English;
- to demonstrate a good understanding of linguistically complex French texts and competence in the analysis and evaluation of the translation problems that they raise;
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Additional Class Delivery Information |
Times and venues of tutorials will be indicated on your personalised timetables. |
| Keywords | DELC Fr 4 LP2 |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Katharine Swarbrick
Tel: (0131 6)50 8415
Email: |
Course secretary | Mrs Elsie Gach
Tel: (0131 6)50 8421
Email: |
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