Translation Studies

Course Synopses


CCTR 553 : Legal Translation: Judgments (English to French)

Course Description

Translation of judgments from English to French. 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.

Prerequisites

  • NONE

Corequisites

  • NONE

Schedule

This Course was not Offered During Winter 2025 Term

Available Section(s) for Spring/Summer 2025 Term
Section CRN Day Offered Location
CCTR 553/784 491 THU TBA

The tentative timetable is not yet available for the Fall 2025 Term

The tentative timetable is not yet available for the Winter 2026 Term