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Archived Curricula Guide 2015–2017
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MVKS16R Law and Administration Translation Seminar Finnish - French 5 ECTS
Organised by
Master's Programme in Multilingual Communication and Translation Studies
Preceding studies
Compulsory:
Corresponding course units in the curriculum
School of Language, Translation and Literary Studies
Curricula 2012 – 2015

Learning outcomes

Upon successful completion of the course unit, the student will have a thorough understanding of the law and administration translation field and its characteristics and methods. The student will be able to translate texts in the field of law and administration from Finnish into French and justify their translation solutions. The student will also have an understanding of the role that juridical terms, the rigid form of juridical texts and set phrases have in the field of law and administration translation. The student will be able find equivalents for terms and typical expressions in the field of law and administration and to assess their suitability for use in a specific context.

Contents

The course unit explores the central text genres of law and administration translation, communicative situations, operators and sources of information, and the distinguishing features of legal language. In addition, the course unit includes analysing texts in the field of law and administration, using parallel texts, and translating and justifying translation solutions.

Teaching language

Finnish

Modes of study

Option 1
Available for:
  • Degree Programme Students
  • Other Students
  • Open University Students
  • Doctoral Students
  • Exchange Students
Participation in course work 
In Finnish
Evaluation 
Numeric 1-5. 

Evaluation

Numeric 1-5.

Belongs to following study modules

School of Language, Translation and Literary Studies
2016–2017
Teaching
Archived Teaching Schedule. Please refer to current Teaching Shedule.
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School of Language, Translation and Literary Studies