fléché

English translation: guided elective

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French term or phrase:enseignement d\'option fléchée
English translation:guided elective
Entered by: Catharine Cellier-Smart

10:23 Aug 7, 2020
French to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Education / Pedagogy / Enseignement d'option fléchée
French term or phrase: fléché
In the transcript of the first-year of a Bachelor's Degree in English one of the subjects is "Enseignement d'option fléchée".
I'm not exactly sure what this means here to or how to translate it.
I gather it *might* refer to the fact that the optional subject can only be chosen from a limited number of possibilities, but I'd like confirmation if anybody has already come across the term.
FWIW, the university is in (mainland) France and the target is US English.
TIA for your help
Catharine Cellier-Smart
Reunion
Local time: 14:31
guided
Explanation:
Slide 18 describes of the Aix-Marseille presentation describes what they mean by option fléchée.

I think it would correspond to "guided elective" in US English, as these are not just random options, they are from a list of options "recommended" by the department as far as I can tell.

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Apologies for the spurious "describes of" in my first sentence above! :/
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Suzie Withers
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Local time: 10:31
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Suzie Withers
3secondary [courses]
Matt Finizio
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Muriel Summersgill
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university document
cchat

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targeted


Explanation:
Maybe it would be an idea to know which university this was produced by and look at the prospectus online. The term may be explained there.

Muriel Summersgill
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Local time: 10:31
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Asker: I have already looked on the university website, and while there are plenty of references to "fléché" there's no explanation as to what it means

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guided


Explanation:
Slide 18 describes of the Aix-Marseille presentation describes what they mean by option fléchée.

I think it would correspond to "guided elective" in US English, as these are not just random options, they are from a list of options "recommended" by the department as far as I can tell.

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Note added at 49 mins (2020-08-07 11:12:33 GMT)
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Apologies for the spurious "describes of" in my first sentence above! :/


    https://scl.hypotheses.org/files/2015/09/L1-ALLSH-Aix-SCL-rentr-%C2%AEe-2015-2016_SCL.pdf
    https://www.valdosta.edu/sacj/criminal-justice/electives.php
Suzie Withers
United Kingdom
Local time: 10:31
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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Thanks!

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agree  Pierre POUSSIN
1 hr
  -> Thanks Pierre :)

agree  cchat: I think you're right. See the second reference I've just posted below.
20 hrs
  -> Thanks cchat -i also found that link :)

agree  Rebecca Reddin
1 day 31 mins
  -> Thanks Rebecca :)

agree  Rebecca Zandvliet: C'est une option orientée (reliée au sujet principal) donc "guided" me parait adapté
2 days 2 hrs
  -> Merci Rebecca :)
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secondary [courses]


Explanation:
In the linked document (and many others I've seen) we have a course outline talking about the courses for le tronc disciplinaire (the courses directly applying to one's major) and l'option fléchée (courses that are also required, but are still related). At first I was going to suggest "electives", but that seems to be a third category. Les options fléchées are definitely not just for fun (as an electrive might be) and have prerequisites. Therefore, I suggest "secondary courses," since the French education system is simply different from that in the US.

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My apologies. The form pre-filled "http://" and then I must have attached the full link onto that. Here is the correct link:

https://studylibfr.com/doc/1462294/licence-mention-«-philoso...


    Reference: http://https://studylibfr.com/doc/1462294/licence-mention-%C...
Matt Finizio
United States
Local time: 06:31
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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Asker: The link is broken

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Reference comments


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Reference: university document

Reference information:
This is for Aix-Marseille, in Philosophy.

"option fléchée" is an option from another university department.
possibly a minor?

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It's not an optional course, but you can choose the option you take, from the options available.

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https://alliedhealth.ouhsc.edu/Portals/1058/Assets/Guided El...


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The second document may help with Suzie's suggestion.


    https://www.pedagogie.ac-aix-marseille.fr/upload/docs/application/pdf/2015-10/structurelicence120152016.pdf
cchat
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Note to reference poster
Asker: Yes I already found this reference, some "option fléchée" are effectively from another department, but some are from the same one

Asker: Good point about the difference between "optional course" and a compulsory course where you have the option to choose from a number of possibilities.

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