Fundamentals of cultural mediation in translation and interpreting B (French)
Code: 101450 ECTS Credits: 6| Degree | Type | Year | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2500249 Translation and Interpreting | OB | 3 | 1 |
Contact
- Name:
- Maria del Mar García López
- Email:
- MariaMar.Garcia@uab.cat
Use of Languages
- Principal working language:
- (fre)
- Some groups entirely in English:
- No
- Some groups entirely in Catalan:
- No
- Some groups entirely in Spanish:
- No
Prerequisites
- Level of French required for this course: B2.2/C1.1 (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages)
Students with C1 can understand a wide range of demanding, long texts, and recognise implicit meaning; they can express themselves fluently and spontaneously without much obvious searching for expressions; they can use language flexibly and effectively for social, academic and professional purposes; they can produce clear, well-structured, detailed text on complex subjects, showing controlled use of organisational patterns, connectors and cohesive devices.
Objectives and Contextualisation
Translation competence is more than simply substituting words from one language to another. It encompasses a number of interrelated linguistic and extra-linguistic sub-competences. Translators, as a mediators between cultures and languages, should be able to understand cultural references.
The translator’s intercultural competence involves a deep knowledge and understanding of both source culture and target culture as well as abilities to perform cross-cultural comparisons, and attitudes of flexibility, open-mindedness, and adaptabiliy. Identifying, interpreting and translating "culturemes" (cultural references) is a complex task that requieres practice and training.
By the end of the course the students will be able to:
- Demonstrate they have acquired knowledge about different cultural areas of their B language.
- Apply this knowledge to interpret cultural references related to their B language.
- Incorporate this knowledge so they are able to make reasoned judgements about cultural aspects of the B language.
- Communicate information about cultural aspects of their B language.
Competences
- Applying cultural knowledge in order to interpret.
- Applying cultural knowledge in order to translate.
- Working in a multicultural context.
Learning Outcomes
- Identifying the need to mobilise cultural knowledge in order to translate: Identifying the need to mobilise cultural knowledge in order to translate.
- Implementing strategies to acquire cultural knowledge in order to interpret: Implementing strategies to acquire cultural knowledge in order to interpret.
- Implementing strategies to acquire cultural knowledge in order to translate: Implementing strategies to acquire cultural knowledge in order to translate.
- Incorporating cultural knowledge in order to solve interpretation problems: Incorporating cultural knowledge in order to solve interpretation problems.
- Incorporating cultural knowledge in order to solve translation problems: Incorporating cultural knowledge in order to solve translation problems.
- Possessing cultural knowledge in order to interpret: Possessing cultural knowledge in order to interpret.
- Possessing cultural knowledge in order to translate: Possessing a basic cultural knowledge in order to translate.
- Recognising the need to mobilise cultural knowledge in order to interpret: Identifying the need to mobilise cultural knowledge in order to interpret.
- Working in a multicultural context: Effectively interceding between one's own culture and the foreign one.
- Working in a multicultural context: Recognising several strategies in order to make contact with people from a different culture.
- Working in a multicultural context: Recognising the cultural and social diversity as a human phenomenon.
Content
"Culturemes" designates a variety of phenomena related to:
1. Natural culture: toponymy, climate, living species, natural resources, landscapes,places, etc.
2. Material culture: art, buildings, monuments, clothing, and other objects.
3. Social, historic and folkloric culture: historical facts and characters, legends, festivities, popular beliefs, etc.; conventions and social habits : moral values, politeness, gestures, eating manners, everyday activities, etc.; Social organisation: political, legal and educational systems, etc.
4, Religious culture and spirituality.
5. Conceptual culture.
6. Linguistic culture: proverbs, interjections, idioms, curse words, etc.
7. Cultural interferences
Methodology
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All activities have a deadline that must be met, according to the proposed schedule.
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Work by students mainly consists in assisting to the lectures, research and analysis of information and assignments.
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The readings are aimed to enable assignments.
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The different exercises will be returned with comments and guidelines for further improvement.
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The main tools used will be: course materials, complementary readings material, and course schedule.
Activities
| Title | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Type: Directed | |||
| Lectures | 10 | 0.4 | 2, 3, 1, 8, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11 |
| Oral and written productions | 30 | 1.2 | 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 10, 11 |
| Type: Supervised | |||
| Supervising oral and written productions | 35 | 1.4 | 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 10, 11 |
| Type: Autonomous | |||
| Personal study | 60 | 2.4 | 1, 8, 6, 7 |
Assessment
The following information concerning student evaluation is only a general orientation. The lecturer will provide a detailed description at the beginning of the semester.
Revision
Prior to formally entering final marks, the lecturer will publish the date / time for assessment revision and the final mark.
Recovery
Students have the right to resit or make up evaluated work providing they have submitted a minimum of 66.6% (two thirds), or more, of the formally assessed work, and who have an average of 3.5 or more.
The lecturer will inform students of the procedure for resitting or making up evaluated work. The lecturer may require an individual assignment / test to make up for each failed evaluated task, or task not performed, or choose to combine failed assessed tasks for the same purpose.
"No-evaluable" mark
A mark of (N/A Not Assessable) will be awarded if a student fails to hand in less than 30% of the assessed work.
Plagiarism, copying, identity theft
In cases of plagiarism, copying, identity theft, etc. in an evaluation activity, a mark of "0" will be given. If such a case is detected over more than one of the evaluable exercises then the student will be given a final mark of "0" for the course.
A student does not have the right to resitting or making up work in cases of plagiarism, copying or identity theft.
Special cases
Students whose mother tongue is French will have to achieve the same assessment conditions than the rest of students.
Assessment Activities
| Title | Weighting | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active student participation | 10% | 3 | 0.12 | 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 10, 11 |
| Oral exercices and tests | 45% | 6 | 0.24 | 2, 3, 1, 4, 5, 8, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11 |
| Written exercises and tests | 45% | 6 | 0.24 | 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 11 |
Bibliography
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Webography
Media
Le Monde: http://www.lemonde.fr/
Libération: http://www.liberation.fr/
Courrier international: http://www.courrierinternational.com
Le Figaro, http://www.lefigaro.fr
Les Inrockuptibles: http://www.lesinrocks.com/
L'Express: www.lexpress.fr/
Le Point: www.lepoint.fr/
Le Nouvel Observateur: http://tempsreel.nouvelobs.com/
Marianne: http://www.marianne.net/
Charlie Hebdo: http://charliehebdo.fr/
Africultures: http://www.africultures.com/
France Culture : https://www.franceculture.fr/
France Inter : https://www.franceinter.fr/
Radio France Internationale : https://www.rfi.fr/fr/
Arte: http://www.arte.tv/fr
TV5 monde : http://www.tv5.org/TV5Site/enseigner-apprendre-francais/accueil_apprendre.php Arte: http://www.arte.tv/fr/70.html/
Institut National de l'Audiovisuel (INA): http://www.ina.fr/
Varia
Atlas sonore des langues régionales de France : https://atlas.limsi.fr/
BNF: http://classes.bnf.fr/index.php/
Encyclopédie Larousse en ligne : https://www.larousse.fr/encyclopedie
Hérodote. Le média de l'Histoire : https://www.herodote.net/
L'Histoire pour tous : https://www.histoire-pour-tous.fr/
La documentation française : www.ladocumentationfrancaise.fr/
Lumni enseignement : https://enseignants.lumni.fr/