Module: French Economic Translation

Module Specifications.

Current Academic Year 2024 - 2025

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Date posted: September 2024

Module Title	French Economic Translation
Module Code	FR401 (ITS) / FRE1028 (Banner)
Faculty	Humanities & Social Sciences	School	SALIS
Module Co-ordinator	Dervila Cooke
Module Teachers	Agnes Maillot, Mary Phelan, Miriam Watchorn, Ryoko Sasamoto, Sharon O'Brien
NFQ level	8	Credit Rating	5
Pre-requisite	Not Available
Co-requisite	Not Available
Compatibles	Not Available
Incompatibles	Not Available

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Reassessment involves translating a text under time pressure. Unlike the first sitting, resits are not conducted on computer but are taken in an exam hall during the resit examination period.

Description

The purpose of the module is to build students' translation competence for a variety of text types and contexts from the domain of economics, with French as a source language and English as a target language. Students are expected to attend lectures, work individually and in teams on translation and contribute to discussions in the class and, where applicable, online.

Learning Outcomes

1. Demonstrate advanced translation strategies for a variety of text types within the domain of economics and from French as a source language into English as a target language.
2. Create native-speaker, domain-specialist level target language texts, which are fluent and accurate translations of the source text.
3. Work under pressure of time to create advanced translations using a computer and an array of online and hard-copy resources.
4. Locate, critically evaluate and utilise relevant terminological resources.

*Type*	*Hours*	*Description*
Workload	Full-time hours per semester
Lecture	24	Group meets once a week to discuss problems encountered in the assignment given, potential solutions etc.
Independent Study	101	Student works individually or in groups on translation assignments and submits by the deadline specified by the lecturer.
Total Workload: 125

All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml

Indicative Content and Learning Activities

Current economic topics
Students will be expected to translate texts from French into English on current economic topics, such as stock market activity, European economic policy/debates, property market etc.

Reading
Students will be expected to read, in both French and especially English, texts pertaining to economics in general in order to (a) increase their understanding of current economic topics and (b) improve their ability to produce appropriate text types and registers.

Research
Students will be expected to research bi-lingual terminology, concepts, definitions etc, using both online and hard-copy materials.

Electronic File Handling
Students will be expected to produce and manage versions of their translations in electronic format.

Assessment Breakdown
Continuous Assessment	10%	Examination Weight	90%

Type	Description	% of total	Assessment Date
Course Work Breakdown

Reassessment Requirement Type
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories: Resit category 1: A resit is available for both* components of the module. Resit category 2: No resit is available for a 100% continuous assessment module. Resit category 3: No resit is available for the continuous assessment component where there is a continuous assessment and examination element.
* ‘Both’ is used in the context of the module having a Continuous Assessment/Examination split; where the module is 100% continuous assessment, there will also be a resit of the assessment
This module is category 1

Indicative Reading List

Paul Guivarche: 1980, A companion to economic translation : themes et versions economiques, Bordas, Paris, 204012148X
J.P. Vinay & J. Darbelnet: 1995, Comparative stylistics of French and English: a methodology for translation, John Benjamins, Amsterdam, 1556196911
Hervey Sandor: 1992, Thinking translation : a course in translation method, French-English, Routledge, London, New York, 0415078164
Nigel Armstrong: 2005, Translation, linguistics, culture : a French-English handbook, Multilingual Matters, Clevedon, Buffalo, 1853598054

Other Resources

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