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CCTR 554 Legal Translation: Judgments (French to English) (2 credits)

Offered by: Global & Strategic Comm. (School of Continuing Studies)

Overview

Translation : Translation of judgments from French to English. Review of judicial systems and subject-matter jurisdiction. Examination of legal translation principles and techniques applied to judgments. Study of macro-level translation strategies specific to judgments, including structure, genre, function (of the judgment and its translation) and context, and micro-level textual specificities of judgments and their translation. Strategies used to solve specific terminological and phraseological translation problems. Research techniques and use of appropriate references and tools when translating judgments.

Terms: Fall 2024

Instructors: Roy, Vera (Fall)

  • Prerequisite: CCTR 541

  • Restriction: Open only to students enrolled in the Graduate Diploma in Legal Translation.

  • **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.

  • Early opening registration date for CS courses only.

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