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FREN422 will explore the application of translation theories in a French-language context. Students will examine translations to and from French and English via multiple genres, techniques and methodologies, from literary to technical translations.
This course prepares students according to the UC’s graduate attributes in the following ways:Critically competent in a core academic discipline of their award as well as Employable, innovative and enterprising students will gain professional and transferable skills pertaining to advanced language learning, particularly in a vast array of disciplines, spanning the environmental sciences, linguistics, political sciences, and law, to name a few.Biculturally competent and confident students will discuss topics related to indigeneity and colonialism, particularly in the Francosphere. Comparisons will be drawn between these contexts and Aotearoa.Engaged with the community this course is designed to engage with the French-speaking community in Christchurch.Globally aware Foreign language learning, at its very core, is an international and multicultural discipline. Students will further intercultural competence and understanding of a globalized world through language, textual, and translation studies.
This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop the Graduate Attributes specified below:
Critically competent in a core academic discipline of their award
Students know and can critically evaluate and, where applicable, apply this knowledge to topics/issues within their majoring subject.
Employable, innovative and enterprising
Students will develop key skills and attributes sought by employers that can be used in a range of applications.
Biculturally competent and confident
Students will be aware of and understand the nature of biculturalism in Aotearoa New Zealand, and its relevance to their area of study and/or their degree.
Engaged with the community
Students will have observed and understood a culture within a community by reflecting on their own performance and experiences within that community.
Globally aware
Students will comprehend the influence of global conditions on their discipline and will be competent in engaging with global and multi-cultural contexts.
Subject to approval of the Programme Coordinator.
Antonio Viselli
Eric Mouhica
Texts and materials will be available via Ako | Learn.
Domestic fee $2,299.00
International Postgraduate fees
* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.
For further information see Language, Social and Political Sciences .