Translation, interpreting and intercultural communication

Teacher(s)

Gallez Françoise;

Language

French
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Main themes

This course touches upon various themes, including: 

• the way in which a translator and/or interpreter detects sociocultural subtext in a text or a work and transposes these into French; 
• certain linguistic problems that arise from cultural differences; 
• the role of translators and/or interpreters as linguistic and cultural mediators. 

Learning outcomes

At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to :

Contribution of teaching unit to learning outcomes assigned to programme  This unit contributes to the acquisition and development of the following learning outcomes, as assigned to the Master's degree in translation:  translate and mediate in specific intracultural and intercultural contexts, for example, those involving public service translation (and interpreting), website or video-game localisation and accessibility, community management, etc. (8 – Translation).  Specific learning outcomes on completion of teaching unit  On completing this unit the student is able to:  detect underlying sociocultural components of a text or a work and deploy strategies for their most appropriate transposition;  analyse the intercultural components of a text or a work in the light of theoretical models and concepts;  analyse and deploy linguistic resources in French and one of the other languages studied in order to translate a text or a work in a manner that respects cultural conventions;  justify translation or interpretation choices while maintaining critical distance.

Content

This course will deal with several aspects of translation/interpreting as an intercultural mediation activity from a theoretical (review of current research) and practical perspective. We will first review the relevant literature and illustrate the issues with examples taken from the practice for the language combinations proposed by the Louvain School of Translation and Interpreting. Students will analyse their practice in light of the concepts and theoretical models presented in the lectures. They will identify the sociocultural components of the source texts, exploit the linguistic resources of the target language which will enable them to translate/interpret a text respecting the conventions of the target culture and justify their translation/interpreting choices backed by scientific evidence. Students will confront their points of view in team work with students with different language combinations in awareness raising exercises in order to discover the implications of a multicultural approach of translation/interpreting in general and for French as target language in particular.

Teaching methods

Lecture
Individual and team work

Evaluation methods

Formative and certificative assessment
Certificative assessment:
June: paper 70% + presentation 20%+ final oral exam 10%.
The practical details of the different assignments and exams will be communicated on the Moodle platform.
August/September: paper to be handed out on the first day of the august/september session (70%) + oral exam (30%, presentation + questions about the course material). 
The practical details of the different assignments and exams will be communicated on the Moodle platform.
The written and oral assignments are personal assignments that will reflect the student's skills. The references have to be mentioned adequately and the use of machine translation and artificial intelligence of any kind is strictly forbidden, except where explicitly authorized in the instructions for an exercise or assessment.

Online resources

-    Rapport mondial de l'UNESCO : Investir dans la diversité culturelle et le dialogue interculturel. (2010) - Chapter 3 http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0018/001878/187827f.pdf
(english version : http://www.unesco.org/new/fileadmin/MULTIMEDIA/FIELD/Brussels/pdf/investing%20in%20cultural%20diversity%20full%20report.pdf)
-    Online journals
-    Resources avalaible on the Moodle-platform
-    https://www.academia.edu/7397391/14818510-Translating-Cultures-An-Introduction-for-Translators-Interpreters-and-Mediators-David-Katan

Bibliography

[sélection]
Cordonnier, Jean-Louis (2002). « Aspects culturels de la traduction : quelques notions clés ». In : Meta : journal des traducteurs / Meta: Translators' Journal, vol. 47, n° 1, p. 38-50.
Eco, Umberto (2006). Dire presque la même chose - Expériences de traduction. Paris : Éditions Grasset et Fasquelle. Traduit de l'italien par Myriem Bouzaher.
Jeon, Mi-Yeon & Brisset,Annie (2006). « La notion de culture dans les manuels de traduction : domaines allemand, anglais, coréen et français ». In: Meta : journal des traducteurs / Meta: Translators' Journal, vol. 51, n° 2, p. 389-409.
Ost, François (2009). Traduire - Défense et illustration du multilinguisme, Paris: Fayard, coll. "Ouvertures".

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