Undergraduate - UnitATS2016 - Chinese translation 2

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6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

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Level	Undergraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Arts
Organisational Unit	Chinese Studies
Offered	Clayton Second semester 2013 (Day)
Coordinator(s)	Chunming Shan

Notes

Previously coded CHI2660

Synopsis

This unit introduces students to a number of additional basic conceptual and practical issues in Chinese translation studies. It is aimed at improving students' intercultural and inter-lingual communication skills through various translation projects and critical readings of a range of different representations of Chinese translation works. Through the study of Chinese and Western translation history, students will be able to enhance their translation skills. In addition, translation analysis is also introduced.

Outcomes

Upon successfully completing the unit, students are expected:

to have furthered their understanding of theoretical and practical issues in modern Chinese translation activities and studies
to have improved their communication skills between the two languages and cultures and
to have acquired some important techniques of translation between Chinese and English, and
to be able to enrol in higher level of translation studies (Graduate Diploma or Masters of Translation Studies).