Overview
Translation : This course is intended to give translators additional training which will be of practical use in their work. The emphasis will be on the understanding and analysis of texts in order to determine the essential elements needed in pr茅cis writing. Exercises based on varied French and English texts are intended to familiarize students with the preparation of texts of a practical nature, e.g. reports, minutes, abstracts. The objective of the course is to train students to summarize a given text accurately and concisely in a way that respects the form and sophistication of the original text and exploits the idiomatic nature of the language./ Ce cours vise 脿 donner au traducteur une formation compl茅mentaire utile 脿 son travail. L'accent sera mis sur la compr茅hension et l'analyse du texte pour en d茅gager les 茅l茅ments essentiels 脿 partir desquels l'茅tudiant aura 脿 r茅diger un r茅sum茅. Exercices 脿 partir de textes fran莽ais et anglais vari茅s visant 脿 donner 脿 l'茅tudiant l'habitude de r茅diger des textes d'ordre pratique : comptes rendus, proc猫s-verbaux, condens茅s. L'objectif sera d'arriver 脿 une expression juste et concise respectant la forme et le niveau du texte, la correction et le caract猫re idiomatique de la langue.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2015-2016 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2015-2016 academic year.
Bilingual course / cours bilingue
Restriction(s): Only open to students in the following program: Certificate in Translation.