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

1	Recognise basic syntactical and semantic differences and characteristics between English language and Chinese language
2	Understand the information conveyed in the source text for different contexts
3	Understand and respect socio-cultural differences and diversity through translation texts.
4	Diagnose mistranslation and loss of meaning in translation
5	Recognise and understand ethical issues in professional and intellectual contexts of translation.
6	Improve information literacy for problem solving purposes during a translation process.
7	Enhance translation capability through peer or group work
8	Employ basic information technology in a group work environment

Workshop practice materials will be given in class or through MyUni.

An English-Chinese Dictionary, and a Chinese-English dictionary

The Barr Smith Library has a collection of books and references on translation. Some of them are as below: 1. Newmark, Peter, About Translation, Call No. 418.02 N556ab 2. Knarr, Norbert, Translation planes: foundations and construction principles, Call No. 510.5 L471 1611 3. Catford, J.C. A linguistics theory of translation: an easy in applied linguistics, Call No. 808 C359 4. Nida, E.A.& Taber, C.R. The theory and practice of translation, Call No. 418.02 N664 5. Savory, T. The art of translation, Call No. 808 S26.2 6. Li, Yanlin, Theory and practice of translating culture in translation from English to Chinese (in Chinese), Call No. 495.1802 L6937l 7. Xu, Jun, Introduction to translation (in Chinese), Call No. 418.02 X8f 8. Jin, Huikang, Translation as cross-cultural commmunication (in Chinese). 聦Call No. 418.02 J618k 9. Li, Changshuan, Non-literary transaltion (in Chinese). 聦Call No. 495.1802 L6931f

This course adopts a student-centred approach and skill-based training. The workshop includes two sections of work and exercise. One is practice from Chinese to English and the other is exercises and research projects from English to Chinese. Workshop plans will be posted on MyUni.

1 x 3-hour workshop (or equivalent) per week	36 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

Schedule

Week 1	Introduction
Week 2	Chinese – English translation exercise
Week 3	Chinese - English translation
Week 4	Chinese – English translation test (1), translation exercise
Week 5	Chinese – English translation
Week 6	Chinese – English translation test (2), translation exercise
Week 7	English – Chinese translation exercise
Week 8	English – Chinese translation exercise (continued)
Week 9	English – Chinese translation exercise (continued)
Week 10	English – Chinese translation exercise (continued)
Week 11	Group presentation
Week 12	Group presentation

Assessment Task	Task Type	Weighting	Learning Outcome
2 x written in-class tests	Formative and Summative - Category A	30%	1-8
Participation	Formative and Summative - Category B	10%	1-8
Translation assignment and oral presentation	Formative and Summative - Category C and D	25%	1-8
1500 word translation project	Summative	35%	1-8

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.

In-Class Tests
There will be 2 Chinese to English tests during the first 6-week section of Chinese to English exercise, each worth 15% of the semester total. The main criteria used for assessment include:
1. Evidence of ability to recognise basic syntactical and semantic differences and characteristics between English language and Chinese language.
2. Demonstrated ability to understand and apply basic theories and techniques in translation.
3. Demonstrated ability to understand and respect socio-cultural differences and diversity through translation texts.
4. Demonstrated ability to understand the information conveyed in the source text for different contexts.
5. Ability to use accurate and varied structures in English written form.

Participation: students are expected to attend and participation in all workshops.

Translation assigment and oral presentation
There will be one group assignment in the English to Chinese workshop. A group-based translation work (approx. 1,000 words) and research note regarding the translation (approx. 500 words) are to be handed in through TURNITIN. Each group is required to demonstrate their work by an oral presentation during the last two weeks. The main assessment criteria include:
1. Evidence of ability to recognise basic syntactical and semantic characteristics and differences between English language and Chinese language.
2. Demonstrated ability to understand and apply basic theories and techniques in translation.
3. Application of basic translation research skills.
4. Demonstration of ability to understand and respect socio-cultural differences and diversity through translation texts.
5. Evidence of ability to recognise and understand ethical issues in professional and intellectual contexts of translation.
6. Demonstrated ability to use complex and varied structures in Chinese written form.

1500 word translation project
Each student will conduct a translation project (approx 1,500 words) on a topic agreed by the lecturer. The project is due on or before 20 June. Criteria for assessment are the 6 areas listed in the Group Seminar Presentation and Translation Work Section. Students will receive feedback in class regarding their tests as soon as is reasonably possible. Additional feedback can be arranged with the teaching staff during consultation times. Results of all tests will be available on the CHIN 3222 MyUni website.

Written assignments are to be submitted electronically through Turnitin and/or e-submission via MyUni.