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FREN303 French Translation 1

Updated: 11 March 2013
Credit Points 6
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study
Armidale Trimester 1 Off Campus
Armidale Trimester 1 On Campus
Intensive School(s) None
Supervised Exam There is a UNE Supervised Examination held at the end of the teaching period in which you are enrolled.
Pre-requisites FREN202 or FREN250 or equivalent
Co-requisites None
Restrictions FREN370 or FREN403 or FREN470
Notes None
Combined Units FREN403 - French Translation 1
Coordinator(s) Jane Southwood (jsouthw5@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

This unit complements the 300-level French language units by offering translation from and into French and work in the stylistic analysis of modern and contemporary French. The unit is complemented by a second translation unit, but may be taken independently of it.

Prescribed Material
Mandatory
Text(s):

Note: Students are expected to purchase prescribed material. Please note that textbook requirements may vary from one teaching period to the next.

Annotated Texts for Translation: French-English
ISBN: ARAD07
Adab, B.J., UNE Reprint
Note: Available from the United Campus Bookshop, UNE
Text refers to: Trimester 1 , On and Off Campus
Annotated Texts for Translation: English-French
ISBN: ARAD13
Adab, B.J., UNE Reprint
Note: Available from the United Campus Bookshop, UNE
Text refers to: Trimester 1 , On and Off Campus
French Dictionary
ISBN: 9780007331550
Collins-Robert, Collins/Le Robert 9th ed. 2010
Note: OR DVD- ROM: Le Grand Robert & Collins (ISBN 9782849024805) 2009, Version 2. To be purchased online only from lerobert.com
Text refers to: Trimester 1 , On and Off Campus
Le Grand Robert & Collins DVD-ROM English/French & Francais/Anglais
ISBN: 9782849024805
Dictionnaires Le Robert, Dictionnaires Le Robert Version 2 2009
Note: To be purchased online only from lerobert.com. OR French Dictionary, 9th ed.
Text refers to: Trimester 1 , On and Off Campus
Recommended Material
Optional
Text(s):

Note: Recommended material is held in the University Library - purchase is optional

A Comprehensive French Grammar
ISBN: 9781405153850
Price, G., Blackwell 6th ed. 2008
Note: If students already have the 5th ed. that is acceptable
Text refers to: Trimester 1 , On and Off Campus
Thinking French Translation
ISBN: 9780415255226
Hervey, S. and Higgins, I., Macmillan 2nd ed. 2002
Note: Paperback edition.
Text refers to: Trimester 1 , On and Off Campus
Disclaimer Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Assessment
Title Exam Length Weight Mode No. Words
Translation and Commentary 50% 1500
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-3 GA: 1, 2, 3, 6
Final Examination 2 hrs 50%
Assessment Notes
Dictionaries allowed.
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-3 GA: 1, 2, 3, 6

Learning Outcomes (LO) Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
  1. translate accurately from and into French at an advanced level;
  2. demonstrate knowledge of, and attention to, culture-specific features of French; and
  3. analyse the stylistic features of contemporary French.

Graduate Attributes (GA)
Attribute Taught Assessed Practised
1 Knowledge of a Discipline
This unit focuses on translation to and into French, and this knowledge is therefore assessed in all set assessment tasks.
True True True
2 Communication Skills
Study of language is the study of communication, and this attribute is directly assessed in each of the set assessment tasks for this unit.
True True True
3 Global Perspectives
Study of a foreign language provides the opportunity to acquire global perspectives, which will be reinforced in assignments.
True True True
4 Information Literacy
Students are encouraged to access web pages in French.
True
5 Life-Long Learning
Ability to function in a foreign language paves the way for a continuing association with other cultures.
True
6 Problem Solving
Language study involves all the above skills.
True True True
7 Social Responsibility
By developing students' intercultural awareness this unit will also develop their social responsibility.
True
8 Team Work
This attribute will be practised in group work in class, but not formally assessed or taught.
True
   

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