Specialised Translation Workshops - Italian

Teacher(s)

Molino Guerrino (coordinator); Stevanato Tiziana;

Language

French

Prerequisites

For allophone students with a competency level of B2 in both French and Italian

Main themes

Translating texts relating to the fields of economics, law, science and/or technology.

Learning outcomes

At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to :
1	Contribution of teaching unit to learning outcomes assigned to programme This unit contributes to the acquisition and development of the following learning outcomes, as assigned to the Master's degree in translation 1.1, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5, 4.7 Specific learning outcomes on completion of teaching unit On completing this unit the student is able to: ·         Undertake documentary and terminological research relevant to the source text employing rigour and critical acumen;  ·         Structure and utilize documentary and terminological research findings;  Transpose a specialized text in Italian into written French paying attention to meaning and register and the terminology specific to the domain in question.

Content

Initiation to translation from Italian into French of specialized texts in the fields law, economy, sciences and technology.

Teaching methods

Translation exercises on PC in class with individual and collective corrections commented by the teacher. A special focus is put on documentary aspect indispensable to thematic and linguistic ability.

Evaluation methods

Continuous assessment.
The overall mark will be calculated by averaging the three marks. In case of an overall fail mark, the failed parts will have to be retaken during the August/September exam session.
In case of an unjustified absence, students will have to retake all three translation workshops during the August/September exam session.
Students who have failed the teaching unit when the academic year ends will have to retake all three translation workshops (economic; legal; scientific and technical) the following year.

Other information

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Online resources

www.dienneti.it; www.simone.it

Bibliography

Enciclopedia dell'economia, Garzanti, 2011.

Faculty or entity

LSTI