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Undergraduate Handbook 2008-2009 (archived)

Module FREN3051: FRENCH TRANSLATION

Department: Modern Languages and Cultures (French)

FREN3051: FRENCH TRANSLATION

Type	Level	Credits	Availability	Module Cap	Location
Open	3	20	Available in 2008/2009	90	Durham

Pre-requisites

French Language 2 (FREN2051) OR French Language 2 [for those taking a year abroad] (FREN2071) OR an equivalent qualification to the satisfaction of the Chairman/Chairwoman of the Board of Studies in MLAC or his/her representative.

Corequisites

Modern Languages, Combined Honours and all Joint and 'with' programmes: French Language 4 (FREN3041). Other: see Chairman/Chairwoman of the Board of Studies in MLAC or his/her representative.

Excluded Combinations

Students may take up to a total of three Translation/Interpreting modules in MLAC, but no more than two translation modules, selected from Translation Theory (MELA3111), Spanish Translation (SPAN3131), Italian Translation (ITAL3121), French Translation (FREN3051), German Interpreting (GERM3041) and French Interpreting (FREN3331).

Aims

The module seeks to develop students' skills in written translation from French to English and from English to French and to instil an awareness of the theoretical issues involved.

Content

There will be two major components to the module: The first component will be a practical language class, meeting for one hour weekly throughout the year, to undertake translation from and into French, with regular formative assignments, and assessed by a two-hour written examination.
The second component will be a lecture/seminar hour, assessed by an essay.
The component will begin with four lectures on the history, principles and nature of translation, to be followed by seminars in which students will prepare for the assessed essay.

Learning Outcomes

Subject-specific Knowledge

By the end of the course students should have developed their translation skills (from French into English and from English into French) and their knowledge and understanding of translation issues and the terms and concepts used in analysing them.

Subject-specific Skills

To enable students to draw on the appropriate theoretical terms and concepts in the analysis of an existing translation; to locate and make appropriate use of reference material from a variety of sources.

Key Skills

Students should have developed the ability to locate and use reference sources appropriately.

Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to the learning outcomes of the module

French-English and English-French translation is taught in weekly practical translation classes
Translation commentary is taught through a series of four lectures and four seminars

Teaching Methods and Learning Hours

Activity	Number	Frequency	Duration	Total Hours	Attendance Monitored
Lectures	4	1 every three weeks [4 in total]	1 hour	4	Yes
Tutorials	4	Every 3 weeks [4 in total]	1 hour	4	Yes
Practical Language Class	21	Weekly	1 hour	21	Yes
Student preparation and reading time				171
Total				200

Summative Assessment

Component	Component Weighting	Element	Length/Duration	Element Weighting
Summative Commentary	20%	Commentary	1200 words	100%
Summative Commentary	30%	Commentary	1800 words	100%
Written Examination	50%	Examination	2 hours	100%

Formative Assessment

None

Students who do not attend monitored activities shown under Teaching Methods and Learning Hours, or who fail to complete the summative or formative assessment(s) specified above, may be subject to the Academic Progress procedures defined in the University's General Regulation V, and may be required to leave the University.