units

ATS3050

Faculty of Arts

Monash University

Undergraduate - Unit

This unit entry is for students who completed this unit in 2012 only. For students planning to study the unit, please refer to the unit indexes in the the current edition of the Handbook. If you have any queries contact the managing faculty for your course or area of study.

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6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

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LevelUndergraduate
FacultyFaculty of Arts
OfferedOverseas Summer semester A 2012 (Off-campus Day)
Coordinator(s)Hailan Paulsen

Notes

Previously coded CHI3976

Synopsis

This unit is offered in China through the Chinese Incountry Program. It is an extension of but can be independent from Chinese Translation for Professional Purposes 1. Through a number of text-analysis focused projects, this unit will introduce students to additional conceptual and practical issues in Chinese translation. Through project-based exercises, this unit will provide an opportunity for students to improve their understanding and analytical skills of all factors that affect the translation of source texts into target language.

Outcomes

  1. Students are expected to improve their understanding of theories relating to classification and identification of source texts and translation strategies;
  2. By applying some basic concepts relating to text analysis and translation strategies to weekly project-based translation practices and class discussions, students are also expected to improve their ability to determine a correct translation strategy for professional purposes;
  3. Students are to further practice translation techniques in new contextual backgrounds so as to foster a better understanding of translation of different text types.

Assessment

Written work and class test: 90%
Class participation and performance: 10%

Chief examiner(s)

Chunming Shan

Contact hours

60 hours over 3 weeks

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

Chinese translation
Chinese language

Prerequisites

With program convenor's permission only

Prohibitions

ATS2044, ATS2050, ATS3044