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Program Requirements
This program is designed to provide students with the fundamentals of written translation. The Certificate in Translation (French to English 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)
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CCTR 222 English Usage for Translators (10 CE units)
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 2017-2018 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2017-2018 academic year.
45 hrs
Restriction(s): Only open to students in one of the following programs: Certificate in Translation (Qualifying); Certificate in Translation.
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CCTR 223 Le bon usage pour traducteurs (10 CE units)
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 2017-2018 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2017-2018 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)
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CCTR 225 French Translation 1 (3 credits)
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 2017
Instructors: Assouline, Sylvain (Fall)
Restriction: Only open to students in the following program: Certificate in Translation.
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CCTR 226 English Translation 1 (3 credits)
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 2017
Instructors: Cohen, Michele Suzy (Fall)
Restriction(s): Only open to students in the following program: Certificate in Translation.
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CCTR 232 Documentation and Terminology/Documentation et terminologie (3 credits) *
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: Fall 2017, Winter 2018
Instructors: Del Burgo, Carlos (Fall) Del Burgo, Carlos (Winter)
Bilingual course / cours bilingue
Restriction(s): Only open to students in the following program: Certificate in Translation.
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CCTR 234 Writing Techniques for Translators (3 credits)
Overview
Translation : Students will practice writing clearly and concisely, respecting the rules for written expression. They will learn to make use of all the stylistic resources of the language to make the text idiomatic and readable. The course will include various specialized discourses such as advertising, business letters, r茅sum茅s, press releases, etc.
Terms: Summer 2018
Instructors: Blythe, Deborah (Summer)
In English
Restriction: Only open to students in the following program: Certificate in Translation.
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CCTR 310 Comparative Stylistics 2 (3 credits) *
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 2017, Winter 2018
Instructors: Ford, Heather Angela; Daoud-Brikci, Houria (Fall) Archibald, James K (Winter)
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;
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CCTR 325 French Translation 2 (3 credits)
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 2017, Winter 2018
Instructors: Dupont, Eric (Fall) Malhame, Raymond (Winter)
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CCTR 326 English Translation 2 (3 credits)
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 2018
Instructors: Cohen, Michele Suzy (Winter)
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CCTR 434 English Translation 3 (3 credits)
Overview
Translation : This course concentrates on translating texts from French into English. Texts of specialized domains will be used (e.g. management, legal, computer technology, and engineering).
Terms: Fall 2017
Instructors: Cartlidge, Roy Francis (Fall)
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CCTR 436 English Translation 4 (3 credits)
Overview
Translation : This course concentrates on translating texts from French into English. 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 2018
Instructors: Blythe, Deborah (Winter)
Complementary Course (3 credits)
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CCOM 205 Communication in Management 1 (3 credits)
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 2017, Winter 2018
Instructors: Churchill, Andrew; Laver, Susan Patricia (Fall) Churchill, Andrew; Laver, Susan Patricia (Winter)
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.
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CCTR 230 Pr茅cis-Writing / Contraction: texte (3 credits) *
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 pr茅cis 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 脿 donner au traducteur une formation compl茅mentaire utile 脿 son travail. L'accent sera mis sur la compr茅hension et l'analyse du texte pour en d茅gager les 茅l茅ments essentiels 脿 partir desquels l'茅tudiant aura 脿 r茅diger un r茅sum茅. Exercices 脿 partir de textes fran莽ais et anglais vari茅s visant 脿 donner 脿 l'茅tudiant l'habitude de r茅diger des textes d'ordre pratique : comptes rendus, proc猫s-verbaux, condens茅s. L'objectif sera d'arriver 脿 une expression juste et concise respectant la forme et le niveau du texte, la correction et le caract猫re idiomatique de la langue.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2017-2018 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2017-2018 academic year.
Bilingual course / cours bilingue
Restriction(s): Only open to students in the following program: Certificate in Translation.