Introduction to Translation from English into French

3 credits · Undergraduate

This course aims to introduce students with pertinent theoretical and practical aspects of the science of translating. Topics of emphasis include the following: an examination of relevant translation notions, the presentation of major translation methods and procedures, an examination of the various cognitive mechanisms and resources mobilized during the translation process, a discussion of pertinent notions such as language register, and style, and the translation of relatively short texts in a wide range of fields, from English into French.