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Study programmes 2011-2012Last update : 13/02/2012
LGER0103-1  English Linguistics (Bible Translation in English from Tyndale to the present day)

Duration :  30h Th
Number of credits :  
Master in Modern Languages and Literatures : General, Teaching Focus, 1st yearFirst semester5
Master in Modern Languages and Literatures : General, Teaching Focus, 2nd yearFirst semester5
Master in Modern Languages and Literatures : German, Dutch and English, Research Focus , 1st yearFirst semester5
Master in Modern Languages and Literatures : German, Dutch and English, Research Focus , 2nd yearFirst semester5
Master in Modern Languages and Literatures : German, Dutch and English, Teaching Focus, 1st yearFirst semester5
Master in Modern Languages and Literatures : German, Dutch and English, Teaching Focus, 2nd yearFirst semester5
Master in Modern Languages and Literatures : German, Dutch and English, Research FocusFirst semester5
Master in Linguistics, Research focus, 1st yearFirst semester5
Master in Modern Languages and Literatures : General, Research Focus, 1st yearFirst semester5
Master in Modern Languages and Literatures : General, Research Focus, 2nd yearFirst semester5
Master in Modern Languages and Literatures : GeneralFirst semester5
Master in Languages and Literatures : General, Professional Focus in Translation, 1st yearFirst semester5
Master in Languages and Literatures : General, Professional Focus in Translation, 2nd yearFirst semester5
Modern Languages and Literatures : German, Dutch and English, Professional Focus in Translation, 1st yearFirst semester5
Modern Languages and Literatures : German, Dutch and English, Professional Focus in Translation, 2nd yearFirst semester5
Lecturer :  Archibal Michiels
Language(s) of instruction :  
English language
Course contents :  
Extracts from the best-known English translations of the Bible (both NT and OT) are studied and compared, from Tyndale to present-day versions. Literary texts built on Biblical echoes are also taken into consideration, and the distorsions the Biblical text undergoes are carefully studied.
Learning outcomes of the course :  
improved command of English; analysis of translation procedures; better awareness of the influence of the Bible on language and literature
Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :  
not available
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :  
See http://cipl82.philo.ulg.ac.be/horaires
Recommended or required readings :  
not available
Assessment methods and criteria :  
not available
Contacts :  
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