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Lecturer & Course coordinator
Dr. Baohui Xie
643a Wills Building
North Tce Campus
Adelaide, SA5000
Ph: (08) 8313 4282
Fx: (08) 8313 4388
Email: baohui.xie@adelaide.edu.au

Advanced Translation: From English to Chinese
(Semester 1, 2016)

Tuesday
Workshop
2 hours 3:10-5.00pm,
Lower Napier LG11

Wednesday
Workshop
2 hours
12:10 – 2:00pm,
Lower Napier LG18

1. Integrate theoretical knowledge of translation with practical skills
2. Apply contrastive linguistic analysis to translation practice
3. Develop strategies to deal with textual complexity at lexical, syntactic, grammatical and conceptual levels
4. Negotiate differences in cross-cultural thought forms through translation practice
5. Enhance insights into effective translation
6. Develop competence in critical textual and contextual analysis
7. Reflect on and communicate one’s own translation processes, challenges and problem-solving strategies
8. Engage in collaborative work and use the Internet to solve problems encountered in translation
9. Communicate effectively in bilingual and cross-cultural settings
10. Consolidate ethical awareness as a professional translator and prepare students for NAATI accreditation at Professional level in translation from English to Chinese

1. Depraetere, I. (2011) Perspectives on Translation Quality. Berlin, De Gruyter.
2. Newmark, P. (1981) Approaches to Translation, Oxford, Pergamon Press
3. Pellatt, V. and Liu, E. (2010) Thinking Chinese Translation, London and New York, Routledge.

Books
1. Antoinette, F. et al (2010) Translation. London, Continuum International Publishing.
2. 最新糖心Vlogn Government Information Management Office (2002) Style Manual for Authors, Editors and Printers (6th Ed), John Wiley and Sons.
3. Baker, M. and Saldanha, G. (Ed) (2009) Routledge Encyclopedia of Translation Studies (2nd Ed), London, Routledge.
4. Boase-Beier, J. (2006) Stylistic Approaches to Translation, Manchester and Kinderhook, St. Jerome Pub.
5. Bogucki, L. (2013) Areas and Methods of Audiovisual Translation Research. Frankfurt, Peter Lang GmbH.
6. Chan, L. T. (2004) Twentieth-century Chinese Translation Theory: Modes, Issues and Debates. Amsterdam/Philadelphia, John Benjamins Publishing Company.
7. Duff, A. (1981) The Third Language: Recurrent Problems of the Translation into English, Oxford, Pergamon Press.
8. Gambier, Y. and Doorslaer, L. (Ed) (2010) Handbook of Translation Studies, Amsterdam/Philadelphia, John Benjamins Publishing Company.
9. Gideon, T. (1995) Descriptive Translation Studies and Beyond. Amsterdam, Benjamins.
10. Gideon, T. et al (2008) Beyond Descriptive Translation Studies. Amsterdam, Benjamins.
11. Giuseppe, P. (2009) Key Terms in Translation Studies. London, Continuum Publishing.
12. Gouadec, D. (2007) Translation as a Profession. Amsterdam, Benjamins.
13. Kirkpatrick A. and Xu, Z. (2012) Chinese Rhetoric and Writing. Fort Collins, The WAC Clearinghouse; Anderson, Parlor Press.
14. Meng, J. (2011) Phraseology in Corpus-Based Translation Studies. Oxford, Lang, Peter, AG.
15. Munday, J. (2008) Introducing Translation Studies: Theories and Applications (2nd Ed), London, Routledge.
16. Newmark, P. (1981) A Textbook of Translation, London, Prentice Hall International.
17. Nord, C. (1997) Translating as Purposeful Activity: Functionalist Approaches Explained, Manchester Uk, St Jerome.
18. Snell-Hornby, M. (2006) The Turns of Translation Studies. Amsterdam/Philadelphia, John Benjamins Publishing Company.
19. Snell-Hornby, M. et al (1994) Translation Studies: An Interdiscipline, Amsterdam/Philadelphia, John Benjamins Publishing Company.
20. Wolf, M. and Fukari, A. (Ed) (2007) Constructing a Sociology of Translation. Amsterdam, Benjamins.

Journals:
1. Babel: International Journal of Translation ISSN 0521-9744, E-ISSN 1569-9668
2. Chinese Translators Journal (China) ISSN 1000-873X
3. International Journal of English Language & Translation Studies ISSN 2308-5460
4. Meta: Translators’ Journal ISSN 1492-1421 (digital) 0026-0452 (print)
5. Target: International Journal of Translation Studies
6. ISSN 0924-1884, Online ISSN: 1569-9986
7. Translation ISSN 2169-0731 (Online)
8. Translation Journal ISSN 1536-7207
9. Translation Review ISSN 0737-4836 (Print), 2164-0564 (Online)
10. Translation Watch Quarterly, ISSN 1832-6951

Dictionaries:

It is essential that students have a Chinese-English and English-Chinese Dictionary. The following dictionaries are recommended for the course:
陆谷孙，《英汉大词典》(第2版)，上海译文出版社
吴光华，《汉英大辞典》(第3版)，上海交通大学出版社

The MyUni site will be used to announce upcoming curricular and extra-curricular events and host supplementary material. The site will help students and lecturers to communicate outside of class and help students prepare for lectures. Learning materials will be uploaded on regular basis. Feedback will be given on MyUni Grade Centre.

Translation skills at professional level will be developed through a task-oriented, skill-based approach. Students will be encouraged to participate actively at every stage of learning.

There are four contact hours per week divided into two 2-hour sessions: Critical analysis on homework and assignments will be conducted in Tuesday’s workshops. In-class practice and mock-up tests will be held in Wednesday’s workshops.

The total workload is 156 hours at minimum per semester, or 13 hours each week for 12 weeks. In addition to the four class contact hours, students are expected to spend at least nine hours out of class each week on average. These include five hours on self-guided practice, two hours reading and research, and two hours assignment preparation.

The weekly in-class learning activities are scheduled as follows:


Week                                              Workshop Description
   1           Tuesday           Introduction to the course and NAATI accreditation
                Wednesday      In-class practice & review
   2           Tuesday            Review of the assignments of the previous week
                Wednesday      In-class practice & review
   3           Tuesday            Review of the assignments of the previous week
                Wednesday      Mock-up test 1
   4            Tuesday           Review of mock-up test 1 and the assignments of the previous week
                 Wednesday      In-class practice & review
   5            Tuesday           Review of the assignments of the previous week
                 Wednesday      In-class practice & review
   6            Tuesday            Review of the assignments of the previous week
                 Wednesday       Mock-up test 2

                      Mid-term Break from 11th to 24th April, 2016

   9            Tuesday            Review of mock-up test 2 and the assignments of the previous week
                 Wednesday       In-class practice & review
   10          Tuesday            Review of the assignments of the previous week
                 Wednesday       In-class practice & review
   11          Tuesday            Review of the assignments of the previous week
                  Wednesday      Mock-up test 3
   12           Tuesday            Review of mock-up test 3 and the assignments of the previous week
                  Wednesday      In-class practice & review
   13           Tuesday            Review of the assignments of the previous week
                  Wednesday       In-class practice & review
   14           Tuesday            Review of the assignments of the previous week
                   Wednesday      In-class practice & review

The translation project is a collaborative work that takes small group discovery efforts. Each group of 2-3 students is to translate a text and write a reflection paper of approximately 1,000 words. In addition to individual translation, the team work focuses on translation process, applying theories to practice, identifying problems, as well as producing problem solving strategies and solutions.

Assessment task            Weighting                       Due date                          Intended learning outcomes assessed
Weekly assignments           45%                          Weekly                                  1-6
Mock-up tests                      15%                          Week 3, 6, 9                         1-5
Translation Project               20%                          17th June, 2016                   4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
Written Exam                       20%                           Exam week                          1-5, 10

Assessment in this course is criteria-based, i.e. the desired learning outcomes are specified and are designed to indicate progress towards the learning outcomes. The assessment grade is a measure of the extent to which the student has achieved the learning outcomes. The standard of performance required for the award of a particular grade is a judgement based on the professional expertise of the staff who contribute to the assessment process and is informed by experience of accepted standards. There is no predetermined distribution of grades.

1. Weekly assignments (45%)
The students are expected to translate 1-2 passages of approximately 250 words each per week. The assignments should be completed in an environment simulating NAATI test for accreditation at professional level. Each passage is expected to be translated within 70 minutes including 10 minutes for reading and taking notes. The assignments must be WRITTEN BY HAND on formatted assignment papers. The assignment paper is available for download on MyUni. Please fill in the paper with all required information including student name, ID, starting and finishing time, etc. Only hardcopy dictionaries are allowed. Students are not allowed to use Internet resources during the translation. The assignments are to be scanned and MUST be submitted in pdf format via e-Assignment on MyUni by the due date.

2. Mock-up tests (15%)
There will be three mock-up tests in Wednesday’s workshop in week 3, 6 and 9 respectively. The students are to translate two passages of 250 words each within two hours. Only paper dictionaries are allowed in the tests. The papers will be marked strictly in accordance with NAATI standards.

3. Translation project (20%, 1,000 characters at minimum)
The translation project is a collaborative work that takes small group discovery efforts. Each group of 2-3 students is to translate a text and write a reflection paper of approximately 1,000 words. In addition to individual translation, the team work focuses on translation process, applying theories to practice, identifying problems, as well as producing problem solving strategies and solutions. Each student is expected to translate the passage independently, review the works of group members, and brainstorm for an outcome that leads to a refined final edition. Whilst paper dictionaries only are allowed in individual translation, the students may use all available resources including online and offline tools during the group discussion sessions. The project must be finalized on a formatted task paper and submitted via e-Assignment on MyUni. The task paper is available for download on MyUni.



4. Written Exam (20%)
There will be a written exam during the exam week of Semester 1. The exam will be a simulation in NAATI Format at the level of professional translators. The students will be required to translate two passages of approximately 250 words each within 140 minutes, including 20 minutes for reading and taking notes. Only paper dictionaries are allowed. The dictionaries must be clean and without notes of any kind. Electronic devices including e-dictionaries are not allowed.

Written assignments are to be submitted electronically to e-Assignment on MyUni before the prescribed deadlines. Submission by other means will not be marked.
Late submission may be allowed in some circumstances at the discretion of the course co-ordinator. However, a penalty of 1 out of 100 points per day will apply unless otherwise exempted due to medical reasons supported by a doctor’s certificate or in compassionate circumstances approved by the co-ordinator.