FR 206 - French Literature in Translation

Credit Hours: 3

This course has a dual purpose: to introduce the student to works originally written in French and available in English; and to give the student a glimpse at what is involved in translating, by doing some translations under the direction of the instructor.

Course Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

become familiar with particular works of French literature;
be acquainted with general principles of translation;
translate parts of novels and short stories from French into English;
be able to analyze critically from a literary perspective; and
be able to do basic research on literary works.

Prerequisites: Good background in French (a minimum of three years of language study in high school). This may be waived by the instructor under special circumstances.
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