French Translation

This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2016:

170 hours

French 4 or French 6 or equivalent.

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For the purposes of considering request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Student Support and Engagement Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Overview, Learning Outcomes, Assessment and Generic Skills sections of this entry.

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This course will explore the comparative stylistics of French and English from a theoretical as well as a practical perspective. It will consist of lectures on the methodology of translation from French to English followed by tutorials where it will be put into practice. Students will explore aspects of literary, technical and official translation and their application in today’s world.

On successful completion of this subject, students should:

• be able to understand the mechanics of translation in general and from French into English in particular;
• be able to demonstrate their ability to translate several types of text from French into English;
• have expanded on their knowledge and mastery of French and English linguistic components for a better comprehension and rendering of literary, technical and official texts;
• have been introduced to some of the theory of translation through a study of comparative stylistics.
• be able to demonstrate an ability to reflect on their learning by assessing their progress and learning outcomes through writing a structured text in French.

• 3 in-class written tests during semester (2400 words) in Weeks 4, 8 and 12 [60%]
• 1 final written project due during the examination period (1600 words). Third year students will have to include in their final project a reflection on their learning in the course and an assessment of their progress.
  [40%]

This subject has the following hurdle requirements:

• Regular participation in tutorials is required with a minimum of 75% attendance.
• All pieces of written work must be submitted to pass this subject.

Assessment submitted late without an approved extension will be penalised at 10% per day and in-class tasks missed without approval will not be marked.

• Stylistique comparée du français et de l'anglais , J. Darbelnet and J.P. Vinay, Paris : Didier, 1996
• Texts will be available on the LMS

This subject potentially can be taken as a breadth subject component for the following courses:

• Bachelor of Biomedicine
• Bachelor of Commerce
• Bachelor of Environments
• Bachelor of Music
• Bachelor of Science
• Bachelor of Engineering

You should visit learn more about breadth subjects and read the breadth requirements for your degree, and should discuss your choice with your student adviser, before deciding on your subjects.

Students who successfully complete this subject should:

• have developed skills in critical thinking and analysis;
• have developed attention to detail through close reading and analysis of texts;
• have developed an underestanding of the relationship between language systems.