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Program Requirements
** Ce programme n'accept pas des applicants. **
Le certificat d鈥櫭﹖udes sup茅rieures en traduction juridique est une formation sp茅cialis茅e con莽ue pour outiller les 茅tudiants et les professionnels des milieux du droit et des affaires qui souhaitent enrichir leurs connaissances ou 艙uvrer en traduction, en co茅criture et en r茅daction juridiques dans des contextes bilingues ou plurilingues, tant dans le secteur priv茅 que public. Cette formation comprend la traduction du fran莽ais vers l鈥檃nglais ou de l鈥檃nglais vers le fran莽ais.
Les principes et pratiques jurilinguistiques sont 茅tudi茅s 脿 l鈥檃ide des techniques et des outils les plus r茅cents. Tous les cours ont lieu sur place 脿 l鈥橴niversit茅 McGill. Le programme d鈥檜ne dur茅e maximale de trois ans peut 锚tre achev茅 en deux trimestres universitaires (automne et hiver) et peut 锚tre commenc茅 脿 l鈥檃utomne ou 脿 l鈥檋iver.
Cours requis (10.5 unit茅s)
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CCTR 530 Principles of Jurilinguistics
(3 unit茅s)
Vue d'ensemble
Traduction : Introduction to the field of jurilinguistics. Examination of jurilinguistic practices, including: drafting, legal translation, legal terminology development, revision, interpretation of law, and other aspects of legal language, such as readability and plain language.
Terms: Automne 2022
Instructors: Jolette, Lyne (Fall)
This is a bilingual course
Restriction: Open to students enrolled in the Graduate Diploma in Legal Translation or with departmental approval.
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CCTR 535 Introduction to Language
Technologies (3 unit茅s)
Vue d'ensemble
Traduction : Identification and classification of different types of language technologies and their components. Introduction to computer-assisted translation (CAT) tools, translation management systems, machine translation and post-editing. Hands-on experience with CAT tools usage including the creation of translation memories, file alignment, creation of terminology databases and records, as well as the translation of documents in a translation editing environment. Principles of real life meta-learning (i.e., learning how to learn).
Terms: 脡t茅 2023
Instructors: Boulanger, Ann Marie (Summer)
This is a bilingual course.
Early opening registration date for CS courses only
**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.
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CCTR 541 Legal Translation: General (3 unit茅s)
Vue d'ensemble
Traduction : Translation of legal texts. Overview of legal theory. Examination of legal translation methodology, legal terminology, phraseology, and legal citation guidelines through hands-on translation exercises of different subtypes of legal texts.
Terms: Hiver 2023
Instructors: Tellier-Marcil, Arnaud; H眉bsch, Jean-Fr茅d茅ric Yukio Wolfgang (Winter)
This is a bidirectional translation course (English to French and French to English). The languages of instruction are English and French.
Open to students enrolled in the Graduate Diploma in Legal Translation or with departmental approval.
Cours compl茅mentaires (4.5 unit茅s)
1.5 unit茅s puis茅es dans la liste de cours suivante :
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CCTR 544 (Co)Writing Techniques for Legal Drafters
(1.5 unit茅s)
Vue d'ensemble
Traduction : Drafting of legal documents in a clear and concise manner in unilingual, bilingual and multilingual contexts. The processes and procedures for (co)writing plain yet precise language will be the focus of practical exercises in (co)writing. Familiarity with the stylistic resources of both source and target languages will be studied with a view to making (co)writing outcomes reliable, idiomatic and readable.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2022-2023 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2022-2023 academic year.
Prerequisites: CCTR 530
Restriction: Only open to students enrolled in the Graduate Diploma in Legal Translation or by Departmental Approval.
This is a bilingual course.
Early opening registration date for CS courses only.
**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 fourth lecture day.
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3 unit茅s parmi les cours suivants* :
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CCLW 511 Law 1 (3 unit茅s)
Vue d'ensemble
Droit (CCE) : Sources and administration of law; the Canadian Constitution and the division of powers; the Quebec Civil Code, comprising the law of persons, the law of property, obligations, contracts, sale, lease and hire, mandate, suretyship, hypothecs and prescription.
Terms: Automne 2022, 脡t茅 2023
Instructors: Sepinwall, Bernard (Fall) Sepinwall, Bernard (Summer)
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CCTR 500 Translation Practicum 1 (3 unit茅s) **
Vue d'ensemble
Traduction : Translation project supervised by faculty and/or external partner.
Terms: Automne 2022, Hiver 2023
Instructors: Girard, Marie-H茅l猫ne (Fall) Girard, Marie-H茅l猫ne; Dupont, Eric (Winter)
Prerequisite: Departmental approval required.
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CCTR 601 Independent Studies (3 unit茅s) **
Vue d'ensemble
Traduction : Independent study under the guidance of a course supervisor specializing in the field of interest.
Terms: 脡t茅 2023
Instructors: Cordoba Serrano, Maria Sierra (Summer)
Prerequisite: Departmental approval required
Projects will have to be arranged individually with the instructors. A detailed study proposal must be submitted to the Director or Course Supervisor during the first week of class.
To obtain approval, a detailed study proposal must be submitted to the course supervisor.
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CPL2 524 Introduction: International Business (3 unit茅s)
Vue d'ensemble
Politique : This course deals with fundamental international business issues: the international business environment, foreign exchange risk, multinational corporations, international organizations, international sources of financing, international marketing policies, essential factors to be considered when entering foreign markets (licensing and exporting) and international management.
Terms: Automne 2022
Instructors: Saba, John (Fall)
Core Program
* Ou tout autre cours de niveau 500 ou 600 offert et approuv茅 par l'unit茅 du des 茅tudes de traduction.
** Autorisation du d茅partement requise.
School of Continuing Studies—2022-2023 (last updated avr. 26, 2022) (disclaimer)
