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Program Requirements
Le programme de 芦 Concentration mineure en Langue et litt茅rature fran莽aises (option 芦 Traduction 禄) 禄 offre une introduction 脿 la traduction de l鈥檃nglais vers le fran莽ais. Il favorise l鈥檃m茅lioration de la compr茅hension de l鈥檃nglais et des comp茅tences r茅dactionnelles en fran莽ais. Il est possible de s鈥檌nscrire d鈥檃bord 脿 ce programme et de le convertir par la suite en concentration majeure, moyennant l鈥檃jout des cours requis pour r茅pondre aux exigences de ce dernier programme. L鈥檃dmission n茅cessite une bonne connaissance du fran莽ais et de l鈥檃nglais lus et 茅crits, ainsi que du fran莽ais parl茅; cette connaissance est v茅rifi茅e 脿 l鈥檃ide d鈥檜n test de classement, 脿 la suite duquel l鈥櫭﹖udiant(e) peut se voir imposer de suivre le cours FREN 239 (芦 Stylistique compar茅e 禄) ou son 茅quivalent, le CCTR 219 (芦 Fundamentals of Comparative Stylistics & Writing (French) 禄), 脿 la session d鈥檃utomne de U1.
COURS OBLIGATOIRES (6 cr茅dits)
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CCTR 225 Introduction to Translation (English to French)
(3 credits) *1
Overview
Translation : Introduction to the principles and practice of translation from English into French, including contrastive analysis of English and French, general text analysis, as well as an introduction to appropriate research techniques and sources of documentation. Examination of various methods and strategies to identify and resolve different translation problems.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2023-2024 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2023-2024 academic year.
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CCTR 325 Semi-Specialized Translation (English to French) (3 credits) *2
Overview
Translation : Introduction to the translation of specialized subject matter through translation of various semi-specialized texts (texts written by specialists for non-specialists). Study of the various methods, strategies, appropriate tools and research techniques to identify and resolve translation problems specific to the selected texts, such as the recognition of terms or the challenges of popularizing specialized terminology in French. Students will be exposed to texts in a variety of fields in preparation for the specialized domains covered in subsequent translation courses.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2023-2024 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2023-2024 academic year.
Prerequisite: CCTR 225
Restriction: Only open to students in the Certificate in Translation, English to French option.
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FREN 244 Traduction g茅n茅rale (3 credits) *1
Overview
French (Arts) : Exercices portant sur les 茅l茅ments syntaxiques et lexicaux qui pr茅sentent des probl猫mes de traduction simples mais fr茅quents. Traduction de textes courts.
Terms: Fall 2023
Instructors: Leclerc, Catherine (Fall)
Fall
Pr茅alable : FREN 239 ou test de classement. Autorisation d茅partementale requise. En cas de note insuffisante au test de classement, l'茅tudiant-e s'inscrira plut么t au cours FREN 239.
Cours r茅serv茅 aux 茅tudiants inscrits aux programmes de 1er cycle du D茅partement de langue et litt茅rature fran莽aises pour lesquels ce cours est obligatoire ou compl茅mentaire.
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FREN 346 Traduction avanc茅e (3 credits) *2
Overview
French (Arts) : Stylistique compar茅e du fran莽ais et de l'anglais; 茅tude de proc茅d茅s de traduction. Traduction de textes vari茅s.
Terms: Winter 2024
Instructors: Leclerc, Catherine (Winter)
Winter
Pr茅alable : FREN 244
*1 L'茅tudiant(e) doit suivre le FREN 244 ou le CCTR 225.
*2 L'茅tudiant(e) doit suivre le FREN 346 ou le CCTR 325.
COURS COMPL脡MENTAIRES (12 cr茅dits)
6 脿 9 cr茅dits choisis parmi les cours suivants :
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CCTR 219 Fundamentals of Comparative Stylistics and Writing (French)
(3 credits) *3
Overview
Translation : Concepts and principles that are essential to the practice of translation, including a review of advanced grammar and syntax indispensable for translators; an extensive review of punctuation and mechanics; an overview of comparative stylistics between French and English; and, an introduction to basic writing techniques that includes the essentials of composition and rhetoric, to highlight the importance of tailoring each text to a specific audience and a purpose.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2023-2024 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2023-2024 academic year.
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CCTR 326 Semi-Specialized Translation (French to English)
(3 credits) *4
Overview
Translation : Introduction to the translation of specialized subject matter through translation of various semi-specialized texts (texts written by specialists for non-specialists). Study of the various methods, strategies, appropriate tools and research techniques to identify and resolve translation problems specific to the selected texts, such as the recognition of terms or the challenges of popularizing specialized terminology in English. Students will be exposed to texts in a variety of fields in preparation for the specialized domains covered in subsequent translation courses.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2023-2024 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2023-2024 academic year.
Prerequisite: CCTR 226
Restriction: Only open to students in the Certificate in Translation, French to English option.
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CCTR 441 Traduction Litt茅raire-Fran莽ais (3 credits) *5
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 2023-2024 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2023-2024 academic year.
Restriction(s): Only open to students in the following program: Certificate in Translation.
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CCTR 453 Technical Translation: Information Technology (English to French)
(1.5 credits) *6
Overview
Translation : Technical translation from English to French, focusing on IT-related products. Overview of key concepts which include localization, internationalization and globalization. Introduction to and study of the translation problems specific to these texts, as well as the various strategies, appropriate resources and tools used to mitigate them. Practice with software localization, in particular, user interfaces, user manuals and online help, as well as other texts related to computer applications in various industries.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2023-2024 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2023-2024 academic year.
Prerequisite: CCTR 325
Restriction: Only open to students in the Certificate in Translation, English to French option.
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CCTR 455 Technical Translation: Transportation (English to French) (1.5 credits) *6
Overview
Translation : Technical translation from English to French focusing on transportation. Emphasis on terminology, phraseology and the inner workings of mechanical engineering, civil engineering and architecture. Study of the translation problems specific to these texts, as well as the various strategies, appropriate resources and tools used to mitigate them. Translation exercises will focus on technical texts related to machinery, machine tools and vehicles, as well as physical structures (bridges, tunnels, subways, ports and airports).
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2023-2024 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2023-2024 academic year.
Prerequisite: CCTR 325.
Restriction: Only open to students in the Certificate in Translation, English to French option.
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CCTR 457 Financial Translation: Investments (English to French)
(1.5 credits) *6
Overview
Translation : Introduction to financial translation, focusing on investment-related documents. Overview of key concepts, including asset(s), fixed-income, equity and investment funds. Study of problems specific to the translation of financial texts, as well as the various strategies, appropriate resources and research techniques used to mitigate them. Practical translations include factsheets, prospectuses, performance reports and website content.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2023-2024 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2023-2024 academic year.
Prerequisite: CCTR 325.
Restriction: Only open to students in the Certificate in Translation, English to French.
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CCTR 459 Transcreation (English to French)
(1.5 credits) * 6
Overview
Translation : Introduction to English-to-French translation and transcreation of marketing collateral and communications materials, with a focus on consumer goods and online platforms, including an introduction to the basics of search engine optimization-friendly content for translators. Survey of the specificities of online communication in translation in terms of readability and purpose. Translation exercises include Web pages, e-commerce sites and social media posts. Emphasis on understanding the hybrid role of the online community or social media manager in a multicultural and multilingual global context.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2023-2024 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2023-2024 academic year.
Prerequisite: CCTR 325
Restriction: Only open to students in the Certificate in Translation, English to French option.
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CCTR 507 Editing and Revising (French)
(3 credits) *7
Overview
Translation : Principles of editing and revising texts written in French or translated into French from English, including the difference between editing and revising by adopting a hands-on approach. An introduction to parameters and procedures applied in copyediting and editing practices (including structural, content and substantive editing); examination of those used in bilingual revision; post-editing (i.e., revising machine translation output), as well as computer aids for editors and revisers.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2023-2024 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2023-2024 academic year.
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CCTR 535 Introduction to Language
Technologies (3 credits) *8
Overview
Translation : Identification and classification of different types of language technologies and their components. Introduction to computer-assisted translation (CAT) tools, translation management systems, machine translation and post-editing. Hands-on experience with CAT tools usage including the creation of translation memories, file alignment, creation of terminology databases and records, as well as the translation of documents in a translation editing environment. Principles of real life meta-learning (i.e., learning how to learn).
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2023-2024 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2023-2024 academic year.
This is a bilingual course.
Early opening registration date for CS courses only
**Due to the intensive nature of this course, the standard add/drop and withdrawal deadlines do not apply. Add/drop is the second lecture day and withdrawal is the fifth lecture day.
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FREN 239 Stylistique compar茅e (3 credits) *3
Overview
French (Arts) : Initiation aux principes de la traduction par une 茅tude syst茅matique des contrastes entre les structures linguistiques de l'anglais et du fran莽ais. Une bonne connaissance des deux langues est n茅cessaire au d茅part.
Terms: Fall 2023
Instructors: Everett, Jane (Fall)
Pr茅alable : test. Pas de pr茅alable ni autorisation d茅partementale pour la section hiver r茅serv茅e aux 茅tudiants de la Facult茅 d'茅ducation. Autorisation d茅partementale requise. Effectifs contingent茅s. Priorit茅 donn茅e aux 茅tudiants inscrits dans les programmes de traduction.
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FREN 320 Traduire, 茅crire, exp茅rimenter.
(3 credits)
Overview
French (Arts) : Production de textes litt茅raires par le biais d'exercices li茅s aussi bien 脿 la traduction qu'脿 des explorations diverses (d茅tournements, pastiches, 茅criture 脿 contraintes).
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2023-2024 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2023-2024 academic year.
Restrictions: Autorisation d茅partementale requise.
Language of instruction is French.
1. Cours r茅serv茅 en priorit茅 aux 茅tudiant-e-s inscrit-e-s 脿 l'un des programmes du D茅partement de langue et litt茅rature fran莽aises.
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FREN 324 Traduction litt茅raire 1 (3 credits) *5
Overview
French (Arts) : Probl猫mes pratiques que pose la transposition en fran莽ais de qualit茅 d'un texte originellement r茅dig茅 en anglais litt茅raire.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2023-2024 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2023-2024 academic year.
Pr茅alable: Autorisation d茅partementale requise.
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FREN 341 Traduction et recherche 1 (3 credits)
Overview
French (Arts) : Cours 脿 contenu variable. Pratique de la traduction 脿 partir de certaines questions de recherche qui y sont reli茅es.
Terms: Fall 2023
Instructors: Zorgati, Ines (Fall)
Pr茅alable: Autorisation d茅partementale requise.
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FREN 347 Terminologie g茅n茅rale (3 credits) *8
Overview
French (Arts) : 脡tude empirique des diff茅rents stades dans le travail du terminologue: collection de donn茅es, production de fiches terminologiques, recherches ponctuelles et th茅matiques. Les probl猫mes terminologiques de la traduction. 脡tude de probl猫mes pratiques pos茅s par la terminologie bilingue ou multilingue et ses r茅percussions dans un domaine particulier des connaissances humaines.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2023-2024 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2023-2024 academic year.
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FREN 349 Traduction et recherche 2 (3 credits)
Overview
French (Arts) : Cours 脿 contenu variable. Pratique de la traduction 脿 partir de certaines questions relevant de la traductologie.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2023-2024 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2023-2024 academic year.
Winter
Pr茅alable : Autorisation d茅partementale requise.
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FREN 431 Traduction et r茅vision (3 credits) *7
Overview
French (Arts) : R茅vision de textes, principes et pratiques de la r茅vision unilingue et bilingue. lnitiation au contr么le de la qualit茅. La profession de r茅viseur. Travaux pratiques.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2023-2024 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2023-2024 academic year.
Fall
Pr茅alables : FREN 244. Autorisation d茅partementale requise.
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FREN 441 Traduction fran莽ais-anglais (3 credits) *4
Overview
French (Arts) : Traduction de textes g茅n茅raux du fran莽ais vers l'anglais.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2023-2024 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2023-2024 academic year.
Pr茅alable : FREN 244 ou permission du professeur.
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FREN 443 Traduction litt茅raire 2 (3 credits) *5
Overview
French (Arts) : Traduction vers le fran莽ais de textes originellement r茅dig茅s en anglais litt茅raire. R茅flexion sur les enjeux de la traduction litt茅raire.
Terms: Winter 2024
Instructors: Leclerc, Catherine (Winter)
Pr茅alable : Autorisation d茅partementale requise.
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FREN 494 Traduction sp茅cialis茅e (3 credits) *6
Overview
French (Arts) : Ce s茅minaire a pour but d'approfondir les connaissances dans une perspective d'exercice pratique de la traduction. Il ne s'agit pas de former les 茅tudiants dans une langue de sp茅cialit茅 quelconque, mais plut么t de faciliter la compr茅hension de textes portant sur les diff茅rentes disciplines ou faisant intervenir les notions propres 脿 celles-ci.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2023-2024 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2023-2024 academic year.
Pr茅alable : FREN 431 ou permission du professeur.
*3 L鈥櫭﹖udiant(e) peut suivre le FREN 239 ou le CCTR 219.
*4 L鈥櫭﹖udiant(e) peut suivre le FREN 441 ou le CCTR 326.
*5 L鈥櫭﹖udiant(e) peut suivre le FREN 324 et/ou le FREN 443 ou le CCTR 441.
*6 L鈥櫭﹖udiant(e) peut suivre le FREN 494 ou deux demi-cours parmi les suivants : CCTR 453, CCTR 455, CCTR 457 et CCTR 459.
*7 L鈥櫭﹖udiant(e) peut suivre le FREN 431 ou le CCTR 507.
*8 L鈥櫭﹖udiant(e) peut suivre le FREN 347 ou le CCTR 535.
3 脿 6 cr茅dits choisis parmi les cours suivants :
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CCTR 331 Current Trends in Translation Studies
(3 credits) *9
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鈥� professionalization.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2023-2024 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2023-2024 academic year.
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FREN 201 Le fran莽ais litt茅raire (fran莽ais langue seconde) (3 credits)
Overview
French (Arts) : Perfectionnement de l'expression 茅crite au contact d'une vari茅t茅 de textes litt茅raires et par la r茅daction de courts textes d'invention.
Terms: Winter 2024
Instructors: D茅camps, Seia (Winter)
Pr茅alable: avoir r茅ussi le FRSL 431 ou avoir r茅ussi ou 锚tre inscrit-e 脿 au moins un des cours suivants : FRSL 445, FRSL 446, FRSL 449 ou FRSL 455. L'茅tudiant-e n'ayant compl茅t茅 ou n'茅tant inscrit-e 脿 aucun de ces cours devra passer un test de classement. Effectifs contingent茅s. Autorisation d茅partementale requise.
Cours r茅serv茅 en priorit茅 aux 茅tudiant-es inscrit-e-s au programme B.A. ; Concentration mineure Langue & litt茅rature fran莽aises ; Langue fran莽aise ou au programme B.A. ; Concentration mineure Langue & litt茅rature fran莽aises ; Traduction.
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FREN 203 Analyse de textes (fran莽ais langue seconde)
(3 credits)
Overview
French (Arts) : Perfectionnement de l鈥檈xpression 茅crite : analyse et apprentissage des r猫gles de composition de divers genres de discours (textes argumentatifs, lettres, dialogues, r茅cits, descriptions ou portraits).
Terms: Fall 2023
Instructors: D茅camps, Seia (Fall)
Pr茅alable: avoir r茅ussi le FRSL 431 ou avoir r茅ussi ou 锚tre inscrit-e 脿 au moins un des cours suivants : FRSL 445, FRSL 446, FRSL 449 ou FRSL 455. L'茅tudiant-e n'ayant compl茅t茅 ou n'茅tant inscrit-e 脿 aucun de ces cours devra passer un test de classement. Effectifs contingent茅s. Autorisation d茅partementale requise.
Cours r茅serv茅 en priorit茅 aux 茅tudiant-es inscrit-e-s au programme B.A. ; Concentration mineure Langue et litt茅rature fran莽aises ; Langue fran莽aise ou au programme B.A. ; Concentration mineure Langue et litt茅rature fran莽aises ; Traduction.
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FREN 231 Linguistique fran莽aise (3 credits)
Overview
French (Arts) : Bref historique de la linguistique fran莽aise de F. de Saussure 脿 nos jours. Description linguistique du fran莽ais moderne (茅l茅ments de phonologie, de phon茅tique normative, de lexicologie, de s茅mantique 茅volutive et synchronique, de syntaxe et de morphologie).
Terms: Fall 2023
Instructors: Bernadet, Arnaud (Fall)
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FREN 245 Grammaire normative (3 credits)
Overview
French (Arts) : R茅vision des principales difficult茅s de la langue fran莽aise.
Terms: Winter 2024
Instructors: G茅linas, Camilia (Winter)
Pr茅alable : Autorisation d茅partementale requise.
Cours r茅serv茅 en priorit茅 aux 茅tudiant-e-s inscrit-e-s 脿 l'un des programmes du D茅partement de langue et litt茅rature fran莽aises.
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FREN 250 Litt茅rature fran莽aise avant 1800 (3 credits)
Overview
French (Arts) : Introduction 脿 la litt茅rature fran莽aise des origines 脿 la fin du 18e si猫cle.
Terms: Fall 2023
Instructors: G茅linas, Camilia (Fall)
Fall
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FREN 251 Litt茅rature fran莽aise depuis 1800 (3 credits)
Overview
French (Arts) : Introduction 脿 la litt茅rature fran莽aise des 19e et 20e si猫cles.
Terms: Winter 2024
Instructors: Kogut, Maggie (Winter)
Fall, Winter
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FREN 252 Litt茅rature qu茅b茅coise (3 credits)
Overview
French (Arts) : Introduction 脿 la litt茅rature qu茅b茅coise des origines 脿 nos jours.
Terms: Winter 2024
Instructors: Bellehumeur, Guillaume (Winter)
Fall, Winter
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FREN 313 Langage et litt茅rature 1 (3 credits)
Overview
French (Arts) : Analyse critique des th茅ories du langage en les mettant 脿 l'茅preuve des textes litt茅raires; r茅flexion sur le statut de la langue litt茅raire, en liant l'茅volution du fran莽ais aux repr茅sentations qu'en donnent les 茅crivains.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2023-2024 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2023-2024 academic year.
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FREN 336 Histoire de la langue fran莽aise (3 credits)
Overview
French (Arts) : Histoire de la langue fran莽aise, du bas-latin 脿 la langue moderne. 脡tude de l'茅volution phon茅tique, syntaxique, s茅mantique. 脡tude de textes des diff茅rentes 茅poques.
Terms: Winter 2024
Instructors: Arseneau, Isabelle (Winter)
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FREN 356 Grammaire du texte litt茅raire (3 credits)
Overview
French (Arts) : 脡tude du fonctionnement de la grammaire dans les textes litt茅raires.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2023-2024 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2023-2024 academic year.
Restrictions: Autorisation d茅partementale requise.
1. Language of instruction is French.
2. Cours r茅serv茅 en priorit茅 aux 茅tudiant-e-s inscrite-s 脿 l'un des programmes du D茅partement de langue et litt茅rature fran莽aises.
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FREN 394 Th茅ories de la traduction
(3 credits) *9
Overview
French (Arts) : 脡tude de certaines th茅ories de la traduction. 脡tude des liens entre la th茅orie et la pratique.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2023-2024 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2023-2024 academic year.
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FREN 425 Traduction et culture (3 credits) *9
Overview
French (Arts) : 脡tude traductologique de l鈥檌nterrelation entre traduction et culture.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2023-2024 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2023-2024 academic year.
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FREN 434 Sociolinguistique du fran莽ais (3 credits)
Overview
French (Arts) : 脡l茅ments de sociolinguistique et leur application aux pays francophones. Rapports entre les aspects phonologiques, grammaticaux et lexicologiques du parler et le milieu social. Langues en contact, planification linguistique.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2023-2024 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2023-2024 academic year.
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FREN 491 Langage et litt茅rature 2 (3 credits)
Overview
French (Arts) : Analyse critique des th茅ories du langage en les mettant 脿 l'茅preuve des textes litt茅raires; r茅flexion sur le statut de la langue litt茅raire, en liant l'茅volution du fran莽ais aux repr茅sentations qu'en donnent les 茅crivains.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2023-2024 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2023-2024 academic year.
Restriction: R茅serv茅 aux 茅tudiants inscrits en U2 et U3
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FREN 492 Histoire de la traduction (3 credits)
Overview
French (Arts) : Histoire des pratiques et des th茅ories de la traduction de l'Antiquit茅 脿 nos jours.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2023-2024 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2023-2024 academic year.
*9 L'茅tudiant(e) peut suivre le FREN 394 et/ou le FREN 425 ou le CCTR 331.
NOTE: les chiffres 1 et 2 n'indiquent pas des s茅quences; ils servent 脿 d茅signer des cours 脿 contenu variable.
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