Teacher: Given a sentence in English, provide an equivalent paraphrased translation in French that retains the same meaning both through the translation and the paraphrase.
Teacher: Now, understand the problem? If you are still confused, see the following example:
The NBA season of 1975 -- 76 was the 30th season of the National Basketball Association .
Solution: La saison 1975-1976 de la National Basketball Association était la 30e saison de la NBA.
Reason: This is a correct and accurate translation from English to French because the translated paraphrase retains the main message that between the years 1975-1976, the 30th NBA season occurred.

Now, solve this instance: The department of dramatic speaking and public arts was originally headed by T. Earl Pardoe .
Student:
Le département des arts dramatiques et publics était à l'origine dirigé par T. Earl Pardoe.