Technical Translation (French)
Code
722111052
Academic unit
Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas
Department
Línguas, Culturas e Literaturas Modernas, Secção de Estudos Espanhóis, Franceses e Italianos
Credits
6
Weekly hours
3 letivas + 1 tutorial
Teaching language
Portuguese
Objectives
1) to develop and consolidate linguistic and terminological proficiency in technical translation.
2) to consolidate critical thinking skills in technical translation and revision
3) to develop and consolidate skills in order to analyse and resolve terminological and discursive problems in technical translation
4) to develop and consolidate skills in terminological management
5) to become autonomous in technical translation and revision, consolidating quality control techniques.
6) to develop technical knowledges (law, architecture, museology, among others)
Prerequisites
None.
Subject matter
1) Technical text : terminological and discursive specificities
2) Technical translation : problems and methodologies
3) Colaborative or individual translation of a greater variety of technical texts, revision and critical analysis about the various translation options
4) Terminological management (terms, collocations, fraseology) - creation of terminological records and glossaries, improvement of terminological databases
Bibliography
1) Bedard, C. (1986). La traduction technique: principes et pratique. Montréal: Linguatech.
2) Bocquet, C. (2008). La traduction juridique. Fondements et méthodes. Bruxelles : De Boeck.
3) Ballard, M. (2010). Traductologie et Enseignement de la Traduction à l’Université. Artois : Presses Université.
4) Nord, C. (2008). La traduction : une activité ciblée – Introduction aux approches fonctionnalistes. Arras : Artois Presses Université.
5) Oliveira, I. (2015). Terminologie, traduction et rédaction technique. Des ponts entre le français et le portugais. Limoges : Lambert-Lucas.
Teaching method
The postgraduate seminars are both theoretical (25%) and practical (75%), so that 75% minimum attendance is required. The teaching methodologies are based on the following activities: translations of different technical texts, carried out in class after prior preparation at home; grammatical analysis of the source text; supervised discussion of the specific problems of technical translation based on theoretical bibliography and the comparative method; improvement, in the classroom, of translations prepared at home; information, supervised research and use of relevant translation resources and tools for technical translation; and creation of terminological databases, individually or as a group, using the Moodle platform.
In class teaching.
Evaluation method
Assessment will focus on three main areas: 1) a written test (35%); 2) an individual translation with comments (35%); and 3) a terminological project (30%).