L0703 - FRENCH LANGUAGE AND TRANSLATION II

KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING:
The course aims to the acquisition of linguistic communication skills – receptive, productive and interactive – according to the C1+-C2 level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages, and it also includes competences in the analysis of linguistic problems, especially in the field of interlinguistic contact.
APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING:
Thanks to the acquisition of linguistic knowledge and cultural competences in French and European areas, the students will acquire the ability to combine knowledge in an interdisciplinary way, and interpret different cultural areas. They will also be able to identify and solve problems related to linguistic exchange.
MAKING JUDGMENT:
Thanks to the acquisition of concepts of French and Francophone culture and society, and the consequent development of their competence, students will be able to face problematic situations resulting from the comparison between different cultures, and combine knowledge in an interdisciplinary way.
COMMUNICATION SKILLS:
Students will acquire the ability to express their own thoughts, projects, and the results obtained from their studies in an articulated way, and efficiently communicate in an autonomous way, applying what they have learned during the course of studies to diversified working contexts.
LEARNING SKILLS:
Students will be able to create relationships and interact in more languages with heterogeneous interlocutors in different professional and cultural contexts, in which they will know how to interpret, understand, and use the formalities of expression and communication in autonomous way.
Specific Learning Objectives
In line with the general descriptors outlined above, the French Language and Translation course (LM-37/LM-38, C2 level) aims to develop the following specific competences:

to master theoretical and methodological tools for discourse analysis, applied to a variety of authentic texts (journalistic, institutional, literary, promotional, etc.);
to refine translation skills from a discursive and functional perspective, tailoring the translation process to the register, communicative intent, and context of use;
to identify and reformulate appropriately in Italian the main communicative and argumentative strategies used in contemporary French texts;
to develop awareness of intercultural and interlinguistic mechanisms involved in specialized and semi-specialized translation;
to strengthen critical reading, writing, and linguistic mediation skills in contexts with a high discursive density (e.g. institutional, political, media and cultural communication);
for LM-38 students, to further develop their ability to use French in diplomatic, legal and international contexts, also through the translation of official documents.