Specialised Translation Workshops - Turkish

Teacher(s)

Vanrie Pierre;

Language

French

Prerequisites

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

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 Turkish into written French paying attention to meaning and register and the terminology specific to the domain in question.

Content

- economic translation workshop ' Turkish/French (VANRIE Pierre): translation of texts addressing various theoretical approaches to economics, focusing on related vocabulary as well as on names and acronyms of international institutions.
The texts to be translated will give a general description of specific economic situations, leading to discussions on the economic situation of a given country, including but not limited to Turkey.
Without going into complex technical considerations requiring a high level of economic expertise, the course will set out to tackle various aspects of economic analysis (social, political or technological dimensions)
- legal translation workshop ' Turkish/French (VANRIE Pierre): translation of legal texts professional translators are most confronted with, such as contracts (CDD and CDI work contracts, rental contracts, etc.); family composition; calls for tenders; non-profit status.

Teaching methods

Personal tutorial work, face-to-face

Evaluation methods

During the term: formative assessment. January and August/September sessions: written examination.
Students are required to take one written examination per translation workshop (i.e. economic and legal) in connection with the topics dealt with during the term.
The overall mark will be calculated by averaging the two 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 the two translation workshops chosen during the August/September exam session.

Faculty or entity

LSTI