Selected aspects of specialised language: legal language - public and European law 3304-1DX3O-PNJF-JS26
This course is practical in nature and focuses on familiarizing students with
written and spoken texts belonging to the
legal sociolect (legal provisions, court rulings, and commentaries)
as well as statements about the law in public debate (press materials).
This will enable students to master the vocabulary and structure of these texts.
Part of the exercises will involve compiling terminology in the field of
legal language based on source texts in Polish and
French, as well as selected terminology resources. An additional
component will be the collaborative and independent
specialized translation of short texts, accompanied by an introduction to
the methodology of this type of translation. Work on the texts will
take into account issues of linguistic correctness, style, and the culture
of the Polish language, as well as elements of lexicographic analysis. The
curriculum includes various types of legal and
specialized texts concerning the operations of public institutions in Poland
and in French-speaking countries, as well as in the institutions of the European Union and
the Council of Europe, including judgments of the Court of Justice of the European Union and
the European Court of Human Rights.
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Course coordinators
Learning outcomes
K_W09 The student has in-depth knowledge of the functions of language in
social and intercultural communication
K_U11 The student is able to accurately translate various
types of texts from French into Polish
K_K02 The student is able to collaborate in a group, solve problems
through discussion, and propose solutions appropriate to the situation
Assessment criteria
The course concludes with a graded assessment.
The following are evaluated:
- class participation and preparation (collaborative work on
text translations, and preparation of short group or
individual homework assignments);
- a semester exam in the form of a PL-FR and
FR-PL translation of a specialized text.
Bibliography
Bissardon, S., Guide to Legal Language: Vocabulary, Pitfalls, and
Difficulties, LexisNexis, Paris, 2013.
Bissardon, S., Law Without Fault, Dilisco, Paris, 2020.
Chłopicki, W. (ed.) (2002) The Language of the Third Millennium, Vol. 2. Polish
and Foreign Languages: Translation and Teaching, Tertium, Kraków
Cornu, G., Legal Vocabulary, Presses Universitaires de France,
Paris 2024.
Gallerne J.-M., French as a Legal Language, Nowela, Poznań, 2014.
Guinchard S., Th. Debard, Lexicon of Legal Terms, Dalloz, Paris
2024.
Hejwowski K. (2004) Cognitive-Communicative Theory of Translation,
PWN Scientific Publishing House, Warsaw
IATE - European Union Terminology (search engine)
(https://iate.europa.eu/home)
Machowska A., Dictionary of Legal Terminology: French-Polish,
Wolters Kluwer, Warsaw 2020.
Machowska, A., Dictionary of Legal Terminology: Polish-French,
Wolters Kluwer, Warsaw 2020.
Tomaszkiewicz, T. (ed.) (2006) Finding the Right Words? Or,
How to Translate from French into Polish and Vice Versa, Wydawnictwo
Naukowe UAM, Poznań.
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