Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
Crédits Capitalisés Non Transférables
English translation:
non-transferable credits earned
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Conor McAuley
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Crédits Capitalisés Non Transférables
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This is in a transcript with grades for a university student in Cameroon.
In the "Decision" column there is the abbreviation "CANT" = Crédits Capitalisés Non Transférables.
I can translate this literally "Capitalised Non Transferable Credits", but I am not happy / familiar with the "capitalised" part. To me that refers to financial things, but I imagine that it refers to students passing / doing well with the subject.
I am in the UK, the client is US if that makes a difference.
In the "Decision" column there is the abbreviation "CANT" = Crédits Capitalisés Non Transférables.
I can translate this literally "Capitalised Non Transferable Credits", but I am not happy / familiar with the "capitalised" part. To me that refers to financial things, but I imagine that it refers to students passing / doing well with the subject.
I am in the UK, the client is US if that makes a difference.
Proposed translations
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| 3 +4 | non-transferable credits earned |
Conor McAuley
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| 4 | bon-transferable credit accumulation |
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non-transferable credits earned
I think you can simplify.
Sometimes credits from one course can be transferred to another, perhaps meaning that a student only has to do two years of a three-year course.
As you say, "capitalised" in this context in English doesn't sound natural or idiomatic at all.
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Perhaps in basic subjects (say French, in Cameroon), credits can't be transferred.
One example of "credits earned":
Credit Transfers | The American University of Parishttps://www.aup.edu › admissions › undergraduate › cr...
Transferring Credits to AUP. *Credit transfers* allow you to bring ***credits earned*** at another accredited institution with you to The American University of Paris.
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In a previous life I dealt with many very well-spoken and very polite Indian customers, possibly elderly, who talked better English than me, in a lovely accent too of course.
So what my little theory is, it's that second-language speakers might try to use flowery language to possibly show off a little, that's what we have here methinks.
Just speculating.
Sometimes credits from one course can be transferred to another, perhaps meaning that a student only has to do two years of a three-year course.
As you say, "capitalised" in this context in English doesn't sound natural or idiomatic at all.
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Perhaps in basic subjects (say French, in Cameroon), credits can't be transferred.
One example of "credits earned":
Credit Transfers | The American University of Parishttps://www.aup.edu › admissions › undergraduate › cr...
Transferring Credits to AUP. *Credit transfers* allow you to bring ***credits earned*** at another accredited institution with you to The American University of Paris.
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Note added at 18 hrs (2022-03-09 14:24:51 GMT)
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In a previous life I dealt with many very well-spoken and very polite Indian customers, possibly elderly, who talked better English than me, in a lovely accent too of course.
So what my little theory is, it's that second-language speakers might try to use flowery language to possibly show off a little, that's what we have here methinks.
Just speculating.
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philgoddard
: It looks just like an accounting term!
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Thanks Phil! I've had this term before, I'm sure I did the same with it the last time.
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Samuël Buysschaert
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Thanks Samuël!
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Steve Robbie
: You could think of "capitalisé" as "banked" or "accumulated" - but "earned" is a better translation here. // Indeed. I was just musing on the topic of "why this particular word?" // You're missing my point!
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[Edit] Just weird Eurospeak. The EU has bad marketing people, mashes up English, German, and French concepts and language. Fine. But, one example, in 1990 I needed a Carte de Séjour, report to the local Mairie, now I don't. Cue "Ode to Joy". Out? Haha.
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bon-transferable credit accumulation
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Credit_Accumulation_and_Transf...
Crédits ECTS : définition, histoire, avantages, modalités…
Faciliter la compréhension et la comparaison des programmes d’études des différents pays de l’UE, voilà la première mission des crédits ECTS ! Zoom sur leurs différentes caractéristiques.
Les crédits ECTS, qu’est-ce que c’est ?
Le terme ECTS signifie European Credits Transfer System en anglais, soit système européen de transfert et d’accumulation de crédits en français.
Les crédits sont calculés en fonction de la charge de travail qui prend en compte les cours magistraux, les travaux pratiques, les séminaires, les stages, les recherches, le travail personnel, les examens, les objectifs de la formation et les compétences à acquérir. Les crédits ECTS constituent un outil complémentaire au diplôme, qui facilite la mobilité des étudiants, que ce soit d’un pays à un autre ou même entre les établissements de l’enseignement supérieur.
D’où viennent les crédits ECTS ?
Ce système de mesures quantitatives a été créé en 1989 par l’Union européenne dans le cadre du programme Erasmus. L’ECTS est le premier et l’unique système de points expérimenté et connaissant un grand succès au niveau européen. L’ECTS va de pair avec la Déclaration de Bologne qui a permis d’harmoniser l’enseignement supérieur européen.
Comment sont comptabilisés les crédits ECTS ?
Les crédits ECTS sont accumulés chaque semestre :
1 semestre = 30 crédits. Donc 1 an = 60 crédits, soit 1500 à 1800 heures de travail.
1 crédit = 25 à 30 heures de travail.
Prenons un exemple : si vous êtes à l’université et que vous réussissez vos partiels, vous obtiendrez vos crédits ECTS (30 crédits ECTS par semestre validé). Pour valider 60 crédits ECTS, vous devez donc valider une année d’études supérieures. La licence correspond à 180 crédits ECTS (ou 6 semestres d’études validés). Un master correspond à 120 crédits ECTS (ou 4 semestres d’études validés). Ainsi, à la fin de votre master, vous aurez validé 300 crédits ECTS au total.
Qui délivre les crédits ECTS ?
Les crédits ECTS sont délivrés par les établissements d’enseignement supérieur.
Il peut s’agir :
des universités
des écoles spécialisées (écoles de commerce, écoles d’ingénieurs, écoles d’art, écoles de design, écoles de journalisme, etc.)
des lycées publics ou privés
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Erratum: NON-transferable instead of bon-transferable
Crédits ECTS : définition, histoire, avantages, modalités…
Faciliter la compréhension et la comparaison des programmes d’études des différents pays de l’UE, voilà la première mission des crédits ECTS ! Zoom sur leurs différentes caractéristiques.
Les crédits ECTS, qu’est-ce que c’est ?
Le terme ECTS signifie European Credits Transfer System en anglais, soit système européen de transfert et d’accumulation de crédits en français.
Les crédits sont calculés en fonction de la charge de travail qui prend en compte les cours magistraux, les travaux pratiques, les séminaires, les stages, les recherches, le travail personnel, les examens, les objectifs de la formation et les compétences à acquérir. Les crédits ECTS constituent un outil complémentaire au diplôme, qui facilite la mobilité des étudiants, que ce soit d’un pays à un autre ou même entre les établissements de l’enseignement supérieur.
D’où viennent les crédits ECTS ?
Ce système de mesures quantitatives a été créé en 1989 par l’Union européenne dans le cadre du programme Erasmus. L’ECTS est le premier et l’unique système de points expérimenté et connaissant un grand succès au niveau européen. L’ECTS va de pair avec la Déclaration de Bologne qui a permis d’harmoniser l’enseignement supérieur européen.
Comment sont comptabilisés les crédits ECTS ?
Les crédits ECTS sont accumulés chaque semestre :
1 semestre = 30 crédits. Donc 1 an = 60 crédits, soit 1500 à 1800 heures de travail.
1 crédit = 25 à 30 heures de travail.
Prenons un exemple : si vous êtes à l’université et que vous réussissez vos partiels, vous obtiendrez vos crédits ECTS (30 crédits ECTS par semestre validé). Pour valider 60 crédits ECTS, vous devez donc valider une année d’études supérieures. La licence correspond à 180 crédits ECTS (ou 6 semestres d’études validés). Un master correspond à 120 crédits ECTS (ou 4 semestres d’études validés). Ainsi, à la fin de votre master, vous aurez validé 300 crédits ECTS au total.
Qui délivre les crédits ECTS ?
Les crédits ECTS sont délivrés par les établissements d’enseignement supérieur.
Il peut s’agir :
des universités
des écoles spécialisées (écoles de commerce, écoles d’ingénieurs, écoles d’art, écoles de design, écoles de journalisme, etc.)
des lycées publics ou privés
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Erratum: NON-transferable instead of bon-transferable
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Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS) is used by many universities in the United Kingdom to monitor, record and reward passage through a modular degree course and to facilitate movement between courses and institutions.[1] One UK credit is equivalent to the learning outcomes of 10 notional hours of study,[2] thus a university course of 150 notional study hours is worth 15 credits, and a university course of 300 notional study hours is worth 30 credits. A full academic year is worth 120 credits and a full calendar year (normally only at postgraduate level) 180 credits. CATS schemes in use in Higher Education in the UK include CATS (England & Northern Ireland), SCOTCAT (Scotland), the Credit and Qualifications Framework for Wales credit framework (Wales), the Learning and Skills Development Agency credit framework and Open College Network credits.[3]
See the attachment in my translation section
I think it's case closed here anyway, let it go.
But no, just no, I'm not here to give out free lessons.
Part of the reality is that fakers, with English as their second language, are stealing from me.
Ok, that said, even though you're called François, you could have English as a first language.
But the reality remains: there's too much volume for native speakers to deal with.
I may be wrong.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Credit_Accumulation_and_Transf...
Let's just say that "capitalisation" here sounds weird to the English-speaker's ear, but then there's loads of Eurospeak that's like that, and I say that as a proud European and a national of a Member State.
Faculté des Sciences de l’Université de Yaoundé
https://facsciences.uy1.cm/
https://facsciences.uy1.cm/systeme-licence-master-doctorat-l...
A = Très bien
A- = Bien
B = Assez bien
C+ = Passable
C- = Crédits capitalisés non transférables
E = Échec
https://esp.umontreal.ca/diplomes-requis-et-seuils-dadmissio...
and here
https://cfcdn.proz.com/profile_resources/2307305_r58bebf3195...
It looks like 'Crédits Capitalisés Non Transférables' could be similar to a 'conceded pass grade' which is awarded under certain conditions - see
https://askvu.vu.edu.au/app/answers/detail/a_id/3005/~/what-...