CHIN 2213 - Translation for Chinese Speakers: Chinese-English

North Terrace Campus - Semester 2 - 2017

This course is to develop students' basic practical skills in translation from Chinese into English. It focuses on developing students' skills in applying knowledge and experience to their understanding, interpretation and production of texts of various genres. The course incorporates theoretical concepts with practice. It introduces different approaches to translation to help students be aware of their own perceptions of translation and translation process. It exposes students to the features and requirements of text production for different genres in both Chinese and English and to translation practice in various areas that is relevant to everyday life, including society, business and trade, law and media. Students also have an opportunity to use computer-based skills and the internet for translation purposes.

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Course Details

Course Code	CHIN 2213
Course	Translation for Chinese Speakers: Chinese-English
Coordinating Unit	Asian Studies
Term	Semester 2
Level	Undergraduate
Location/s	North Terrace Campus
Units	3
Contact	Up to 3 hours per week
Available for Study Abroad and Exchange	Y
Prerequisites	Native or near native Chinese language proficiency (including Chinese dialects) or successful completion of CHIN 3212 Chinese IIISB or equivalent
Incompatible	CHIN 3006
Assumed Knowledge	Completion of junior secondary school in China or Chinese-speaking countries or regions or equivalent, with native or near native Chinese language proficiency (including Chinese dialects)
Assessment	written test (25%), group assignment and presentation (30%), final exam (35%), participation (10%)

Course Staff

Course Coordinator: Dr Delia Lin

Course Timetable

The full timetable of all activities for this course can be accessed from .

Course Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

1	recognise both simplified and traditional characters for translation purposes
2	switch between Wade-Giles and Pinyin Romanisation systems for translation purposes
3	understand the information conveyed in the source text for different contexts/genres
4	understand the complex social and cultural messages embedded in the source text
5	express understood meaning in the target language for different contexts/genres
6	write in appropriate styles, free from grammatical and other errors, and taking into account the linguistic, socio-cultural and other factors associated with the source language text and the target language text
7	diagnose mistranslation and loss of meaning in translation
8	articulate/communicate one’s own translation process, including contrastive linguistic analysis involved, choice of vocabulary, problem-solving strategies etc
9	engage in collaborative work and use the Internet to solve problems encountered in translation
10	recognise and understand ethical issues in professional and intellectual contexts of translation

Learning & Teaching Modes

Classes are conducted with an interactive approach. Sample texts of translation are discussed in tutorials following the introduction and practice of translation techniques as well as analysis of language features of Chinese and English in lectures.

Workload

The information below is provided as a guide to assist students in engaging appropriately with the course requirements.

1 x 2-hour lecture (or equivalent) per week	24 hours per semester
1 x 1-hour tutorial (or equivalent) per week	12 hours per semester
6 hours reading per week	72 hours per semester
2 hours research per week	24 hours per semester
2 hours assignment preparation per week	24 hours per semester
TOTAL WORKLOAD	156 hours per semester

Learning Activities Summary

Schedule
Week 1	Introduction
Week 2	Translation as a process and approaches to translation; introduction to Chinese Romanisation systems; translating names, titles and certificates
Week 3	Translation standards/requirements; the problem of Chinglish; simplified vs traditional characters; writing and translating signs and notices
Week 4	Differences between Chinese and English; business letter format; translating letters
Week 5	Complexity of meaning; the word order; translating education
Week 6	Active and passive voices; translating the business world
Week 7	Translation strategies
Week 8	Quiz
Week 9	Translating for legal purposes
Week 10	Translating addresses and speeches
Week 11	Translating news reports
Week 12	Translating fiction; NAATI

Specific Course Requirements

Students are expected to attend all lectures and tutorials.

Small Group Discovery Experience

Small group discovery is an integral part of the learning process. Techniques such as Think-Pair-Share will be used regularly in tutorials. Accumulative snow-balling techniques will be used to learn complex concepts and texts. The translation assignment and oral presentation will be completed in pairs.

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Assessment Summary

Assessment task	Task type	Weighting	Course learning outcomes
Participation	Formative and summative	10%	1-10
Oral presentation	Formative and summative	10%	1-10
Translation assignment	Formative and summative	20%	1-10
In-class quiz	Formative and summative	20%	1-8, 10
Final exam	Summative	40%	1-8, 10

Assessment Related Requirements

Students are expected to attend all lectures and tutorials. There are no supplementary tests for assessments other than the final exam. Students who have missed an assessment due to medical or compassionate reasons and who have notified the course coordinator/tutor prior to the assessment will be given an average mark based on the results of other assessments. Those who do not turn up for assessments without medical or compassionate reasons will be given no marks.

Assessment Detail

Participation: students are required to actively participate in learning activities in lectures and tutorials - 10% weighting

Translation assignment: students are required to work in pairs to translate an article with a particular genre - 20% weighting

Oral presentation: students in pairs will give a 10 minute oral presentation in English to reflect on their translation process - 10% weighting

In-class quiz: quiz on all aspects of translation - 20% weighting

Final exam: covers all areas of the course - 40% weighting

Submission

Assignments are submitted electronically via MyUni.

Course Grading

Grades for your performance in this course will be awarded in accordance with the following scheme:

M10 (Coursework Mark Scheme)
Grade	Mark	Description
FNS		Fail No Submission
F	1-49	Fail
P	50-64	Pass
C	65-74	Credit
D	75-84	Distinction
HD	85-100	High Distinction
CN		Continuing
NFE		No Formal Examination
RP		Result Pending

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