French Language, Literature and Translation
45.03.01 In English, French and Russian
Level of education Bachelor
Type of instruction Full-time
Duration 4 years
Programme description
- The Bachelor’s programme "French Language, Literature and Translation" trains professionals in the fields of intercultural and interlingual communication, translation and Italian language teaching
- During the course of their studies, students become proficient in several foreign languages, acquire a broad knowledge of the culture of the target languages and regions, and gain a strong background in linguistics and general humanities. Students will also develop professional skills in translation and foreign language teaching
- The programme is suitable for candidates who have at least a B1 level of French (on the CEFR scale) and who wish to acquire skills in various types of translation or foreign language teaching
Main courses
- French
- English
- Second foreign language (Spanish/Italian/Portuguese/Romanian)
- Regional studies (France, Belgium, Switzerland and Canada)
- General Translation Studies
- Consecutive interpretation (from French into Russian and from Russian into French)
- Written translation (from French into Russian and from Russian into French) Innovative
- Translation Technologies
- Translator Career Introduction
- Methodology of teaching foreign languages
- Lexicology of the French language
- History of the French language
- Theoretical grammar of the French language
- Stylistics of the French language
Our advantages
Graduates receive a thorough philological and linguistic education in the spirit of the carefully preserved traditions of the St Petersburg School of Linguistics, which allows them not only to continue their studies in their chosen field, but also to successfully solve specific professional tasks in various fields of activity, to master the skills of bilateral translation of texts of various styles and subjects, and of interpreting — from Russian into French and from French into Russian.
Our advantages:
- Fluency in three foreign languages
- Ability to interpret and translate from and into a foreign language
- Rigorous training in linguistic theory and translation studies
- Mastery of various methods of linguistic analysis and research skills in linguistics and translation
- Graduates of the programme will be able to enter Masters programmes in a wide range of fields