Undergraduate - UnitATS3043 - Chinese translation for professional purposes 1

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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 First semester 2013 (Day)
Coordinator(s)	Hailan Paulsen

Notes

Previously coded CHI3750

Synopsis

Through a number of text-analysis focused projects, this unit will introduce students to various basic conceptual and practical issues in Chinese translation; It will help students to identify different types of source texts, build up their skills in text analysis and help students to choose correct strategies when translating different texts for professional purposes; Through project-based exercises, this unit will provide an opportunity for students to improve their understanding and analytic skills of all factors that affect the translation of source texts into target language; The integration of classroom teaching and translation projects encourages students to apply theories and skills they learn in class to translation practices.

Outcomes

Weekly lecture/seminar on prescribed texts will provide basic concepts of issues in translation studies in general and text analysis in particular. The unit will focus on some basic ideas on text analysis of translation studies and some popular theories which discuss factors that affect the translation of source texts into target language. Students are expected to improve their understandings of theories relating to classification and identification of source texts and translation strategies
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
Three supervised translation projects and one examination in a time controlled situation will be conducted during the semesters in order to test the progress of students.

Assessment

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

Chief examiner(s)

Hailan Paulsen

Contact hours

3 (2 hours lecture/seminar, one hour class discussion)

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

Chinese translation
Chinese language

Prerequisites

With program convenor's permission only

Prohibitions

ATS2049, ATS3049