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Certificate (Cert.) Translation: English to French Option (30 credits)

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Offered by: Translation     Degree: Certificate in Translation

Program Requirements

This program is designed to provide students with the fundamentals of written translation. The Certificate in Translation (English to French Option) requires the completion of 30 credits (ten courses). Non-credit preparatory courses must be completed by students who do not succeed in the Entrance Examination.

In the first stages of the program, equal time is devoted to translation in the languages of choice. The Comparative Stylistics course is designed to alert students to the uses of language and to the problems of translation; the translation courses provide practical experience in the actual translation of texts in a variety of fields. In the final stage, students are divided according to the language of specialization they have chosen.

Entrance Examination

Preparatory Course(s)

  • CCTR 222 English Usage for Translators (10 CE units)

    Offered by: Translation (School of Continuing Studies)

    Overview

    Translation : Review of the major problems encountered by students when drafting texts in English. The following aspects will be studied: grammar: grammatical terminology, tenses, syntax; lexicon: standard, regional and specialized vocabularies; textual analysis: structure of English texts at various levels (sentence, paragraph, etc.).

    Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2018-2019 academic year.

    Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2018-2019 academic year.

    • 45 hrs

    • Restriction(s): Only open to students in one of the following programs: Certificate in Translation (Qualifying); Certificate in Translation.

  • CCTR 223 Le bon usage pour traducteurs (10 CE units)

    Offered by: Translation (School of Continuing Studies)

    Overview

    Translation : Review of the major problems encountered by students when drafting texts in French. The following aspects will be studied: grammar: grammatical terminology, tenses, syntax; lexicon: standard, regional and specialized vocabularies; textual analysis: structure of French texts at various levels (sentence, paragraph, etc.).

    Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2018-2019 academic year.

    Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2018-2019 academic year.

    • 45 hrs

    • Restriction(s): Only open to students in one of the following programs: Certificate in Translation (Qualifying); Certificate in Translation.

Required Courses (27 credits)

  • CCTR 225 French Translation 1 (3 credits)

    Offered by: Translation (School of Continuing Studies)

    Overview

    Translation : An introduction to the principles of translation through careful analysis of selected texts and practice leading to improved skills in translating from English to French.

    Terms: Fall 2018

    Instructors: Del Burgo, Carlos (Fall)

    • Restriction: Only open to students in the following program: Certificate in Translation.

  • CCTR 226 English Translation 1 (3 credits)

    Offered by: Translation (School of Continuing Studies)

    Overview

    Translation : An introduction to the principles of translation through careful analysis of selected texts and practice leading to improved skills in translating from French to English.

    Terms: Fall 2018

    Instructors: Radford, Kathryn (Fall)

    • Restriction(s): Only open to students in the following program: Certificate in Translation.

  • CCTR 232 Documentation and Terminology/Documentation et terminologie (3 credits) *

    Offered by: Translation (School of Continuing Studies)

    Overview

    Translation : Skills needed for research in documentation and terminology; on- and off-line use of databanks, Internet resources as well as various forms of records and corpora; introduction to MT (machine translation), CAT (computer-assisted translation) and localization.

    Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2018-2019 academic year.

    Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2018-2019 academic year.

    • Bilingual course / cours bilingue

    • Restriction(s): Only open to students in the following program: Certificate in Translation.

  • CCTR 233 Techniques: Rédaction pour traducteurs (3 credits)

    Offered by: Translation (School of Continuing Studies)

    Overview

    Translation : Les étudiants auront à rédiger d'une façon claire et concise en respectant les règles du code écrit. Ils apprendront à tirer profit de toutes les ressources stylistiques de la langue pour rendre leurs textes idiomatiques. Le cours portera sur différents aspects de la rédaction: publicité, rédaction commerciale, comptes rendus, communiqués de presse, et d'autres discours spécialisés.

    Terms: Summer 2019

    Instructors: Archibald, James K (Summer)

    • en français

    • Restriction(s): Only open to students in the following program: Certificate in Translation.

  • CCTR 310 Comparative Stylistics 2 (3 credits) *

    Offered by: Translation (School of Continuing Studies)

    Overview

    Translation : Provides linguistic and stylistic comparisons between English and French in terms of their relation to the practical study of Translation. Comparative analysis of the structures of the two languages will be used to outline the common problems of translation and to develop strategies for dealing with them. The emphasis will be placed on problems of grammar, syntax and style.

    Terms: Fall 2018

    Instructors: Archibald, James K (Fall)

    • Bilingual course / cours bilingue

    • Restriction(s): Only open to students in the following programs: Certificate in Translation; English to French; Certificate in Translation; French to English;

  • CCTR 325 French Translation 2 (3 credits)

    Offered by: Translation (School of Continuing Studies)

    Overview

    Translation : Students will do specialized translation from English into French, e.g. management, real estate, insurance, and legal. There will also be practice in translating texts of a more general nature.

    Terms: Fall 2018, Winter 2019

    Instructors: Dupont, Eric (Fall) Dupont, Eric (Winter)

    • Prerequisites: CCTR 225 and CCTR 226 or CCTR 220, and CCTR 310

    • Restriction(s): Only open to students in one of the following programs: Certificate in Translation; English to French; Certificate in Translation; French to English.

  • CCTR 326 English Translation 2 (3 credits)

    Offered by: Translation (School of Continuing Studies)

    Overview

    Translation : Students will do specialized translation from French into English, e.g. management, real estate, insurance, and legal. There will also be practice in translating texts of a more general nature.

    Terms: Winter 2019

    Instructors: Archibald, James K (Winter)

    • Prerequisites: CCTR 225 and CCTR 226 or CCTR 220, and CCTR 310

    • Restriction(s): Only open to students in one of the following programs: Certificate in Translation; English to French; Certificate in Translation; French to English.

  • CCTR 433 French Translation 3 (3 credits)

    Offered by: Translation (School of Continuing Studies)

    Overview

    Translation : This course concentrates on translating texts from English into French. Texts of specialized domains will be used (e.g. management, legal, computer technology, and engineering).

    Terms: Fall 2018

    Instructors: Dupont, Eric (Fall)

  • CCTR 435 French Translation 4 (3 credits)

    Offered by: Translation (School of Continuing Studies)

    Overview

    Translation : This course concentrates on translating texts from English into French. Texts from one or more specialized domains will be used (e.g. health and environmental sciences, computer software programs, engineering and aeronautics). Localization techniques will be studied.

    Terms: Winter 2019

    Instructors: Del Burgo, Carlos (Winter)

Complementary Course (3 credits)

  • CCOM 205 Communication in Management 1 (3 credits)

    Offered by: ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Writing Centre (School of Continuing Studies)

    Overview

    Communication (CCE) : Written and oral communication in Management (in English): emphasis on strategies for identifying, analyzing, and solving writing and speaking problems. Course work based on academic and professional communication in management.

    Terms: Fall 2018, Winter 2019, Summer 2019

    Instructors: Menon, Nirmala Ann; Laver, Susan Patricia; Andrews, Richard (Fall) Abram, Zachary (Winter) Martin, Jane; Laver, Susan Patricia (Summer)

    • Because this course uses a workshop format, attendance at first class is desirable.

    • Continuing Studies: requirement for the EA, AAC, and the Canadian Institute of Management.

  • CCTR 230 Précis-Writing / Contraction: texte (3 credits) *

    Offered by: Translation (School of Continuing Studies)

    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 précis 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 à donner au traducteur une formation complémentaire utile à son travail. L'accent sera mis sur la compréhension et l'analyse du texte pour en dégager les éléments essentiels à partir desquels l'étudiant aura à rédiger un résumé. Exercices à partir de textes français et anglais variés visant à donner à l'étudiant l'habitude de rédiger des textes d'ordre pratique : comptes rendus, procès-verbaux, condensés. L'objectif sera d'arriver à une expression juste et concise respectant la forme et le niveau du texte, la correction et le caractère idiomatique de la langue.

    Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2018-2019 academic year.

    Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2018-2019 academic year.

    • Bilingual course / cours bilingue

    • Restriction(s): Only open to students in the following program: Certificate in Translation.

  • CCTR 330 Text Revision/Révision: Texte 01 (3 credits) *

    Offered by: Translation (School of Continuing Studies)

    Overview

    Translation : This course is designed to teach students the principles of evaluating and correcting texts written in English or translated from French into English. Students will learn proofreading techniques and editorial practices. The relation between the translating and the revising of a text will be studied./ Ce cours vise à inculquer à l'étudiant des principes pour évaluer et corriger des textes rédigés en français ou traduits de l'anglais au français. On familiarisera l'étudiant aux techniques de la révision d'épreuves et au code typographique. La question des relations entre traduction et révision fera l'objet d'une étude.

    Terms: Winter 2019

    Instructors: Archibald, James K (Winter)

    • Bilingual course / cours bilingue

    • Restriction(s): Only open to students in the following program: Certificate in Translation.

  • CCTR 331 Current Trends in Translation Studies (3 credits) *

    Offered by: Translation (School of Continuing Studies)

    Overview

    Translation : Introduction to prominent trends and discourses in translation studies. Text-centered approaches to the study of translation, including the analysis, contextualization and application of central concepts to describe translators' practices, followed by the study of sociological approaches. Empirical case studies selected will analyze the social conditions of production and dissemination of translations, as well as the agents and institutions that shape translation processes and practices, including translators’ professionalization.

    Terms: Summer 2019

    Instructors: Dupont, Eric (Summer)

    • Condition préalable: CCTR 225 et CCTR 226 [ou CCTR 220]

    • Restriction(s): Only open to students in the following program: Certificate in Translation.

  • CCTR 333 Spanish Translation to French (3 credits)

    Offered by: Translation (School of Continuing Studies)

    Overview

    Translation : Designed for students with a good working knowledge of Spanish, the course provides training in translation techniques from Spanish into French. Topics will cover areas of a general nature as well as business and administrative texts.

    Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2018-2019 academic year.

    Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2018-2019 academic year.

    • Restriction(s): Only open to students in the following program: Certificate in Translation; Spanish to French.

  • CCTR 334 Spanish Translation to English (3 credits)

    Offered by: Translation (School of Continuing Studies)

    Overview

    Translation : Designed for students with a good working knowledge of Spanish, the course provides training in translation techniques from Spanish into English. Topics will cover areas of a general nature as well as business and administrative texts.

    Terms: Winter 2019

    Instructors: Limaye, Deepti (Winter)

    • Restriction: Only open to students in the following program: Certificate in Translation; Spanish to English.

  • CCTR 360 Spanish Translation 2 (3 credits)

    Offered by: Translation (School of Continuing Studies)

    Overview

    Translation : The emphasis of this course is on translation from English/French into Spanish. Material chosen for this course will cover those areas which at the moment are in greatest demand: law, material related to international agreements on the environment; computer science, etc. / Cours de traduction anglais/français-espagnol. Les documents étudiés pendant le cours couvrent des sujets particulièrement d'actualité : droit, accords internationaux sur l'environnement, informatique, etc.

    Terms: Winter 2019

    Instructors: Zamorano, Daniel (Winter)

    • Note: Language of instruction: Spanish

    • Restriction(s): Only open to students in one of the following programs: Certificate in Translation; Spanish to English; Certificate in Translation; Spanish to French; Certificate in Translation; French/English to Spanish.

  • CCTR 401 Independent Studies: Translation (3 credits) **

    Offered by: Translation (School of Continuing Studies)

    Overview

    Translation : Research, reading and special projects, permitting independent study under the guidance of a staff member specializing in the field of interest. Projects will have to be arranged individually with the instructors. A detailed study proposal must be submitted to the Director during the first week of class. / Recherche, lecture et projets spéciaux, permettant des études indépendantes sous la direction d'un membre du personnel spécialisé dans le domaine choisi par l'étudiant. Les projets doivent être conçus individuellement avec les chargés de cours. Projet d'étude détaillé à présenter au directeur pendant la première semaine de cours.

    Terms: Fall 2018, Winter 2019

    Instructors: Archibald, James K (Fall) Cordoba Serrano, Maria Sierra; Archibald, James K (Winter)

    • Prerequisite: Permission of the Program Director

    • Condition préalable: autorisation du directeur du programme

  • CCTR 441 Traduction Littéraire-Français (3 credits)

    Offered by: Translation (School of Continuing Studies)

    Overview

    Translation : Translation (English into French) of prose of literary quality ranging from the critical essay to the descriptive or psychological novel.

    Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2018-2019 academic year.

    Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2018-2019 academic year.

    • Restriction(s): Only open to students in the following program: Certificate in Translation.

  • CCTR 442 Literary Translation-English (3 credits)

    Offered by: Translation (School of Continuing Studies)

    Overview

    Translation : Translation (French into English) of prose of literary quality ranging from the critical essay to the descriptive or psychological novel.

    Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2018-2019 academic year.

    Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2018-2019 academic year.

    • Restriction(s): Only open to students in the following program: Certificate in Translation.

  • CCTR 500 Translation Practicum (3 credits) **

    Offered by: Translation (School of Continuing Studies)

    Overview

    Translation : Students produce translated texts in a simulated translation office. A reviser will work with students under the guidance of the course instructor. The Practicum provides access to technology and documentation while teaching basic skills in practice development. / Les étudiants traduisent des textes à un service de traduction virtuel. Un réviseur travaillera avec les étudiants, en collaboration avec le chargé de cours. Accès à certaines technologies et à de la documentation.

    Terms: Fall 2018

    Instructors: Cordoba Serrano, Maria Sierra (Fall)

  • CCTR 504 Professional Contexts (3 credits)

    Offered by: Translation (School of Continuing Studies)

    Overview

    Translation : Introduction to the national and international contexts of professional practice in translation. Students will be sensitized to models of governance, deontology and practice organization, practice management and the translation industry. Particular attention will be paid to the internationalization of translation markets as well as marketing strategies in today’s digital world.

    Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2018-2019 academic year.

    Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2018-2019 academic year.

    • Restriction(s): Only open to students in the Certificate in Translation.

* Bilingual course
** Undergraduate degree and/or departmental approval required.

School of Continuing Studies—2018-2019 (last updated Jun. 28, 2018) (disclaimer)
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