Chinese-English Interpreting CHIN3216  - Details

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Later Year Course


Offered By: Faculty of Asian Studies
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Subject: Chinese
Offered in: Second Semester, 2010
Unit Value: 6 units
Course Description: This course is designed to be an introductory course in Chinese-English interpretation.  It will introduce the three different forms of interpretation including simultaneous interpretation, consecutive interpretation and sight interpretation.  The course is intended to equip students with some basic interpretation skills.
Learning Outcomes:

It is expected that students should understand the skills needed for different forms of interpretation and the principal requirements for good-quality interpretation.  Students are also expected to master some basic interpretation skills by working on a selection of materials in relevant areas which can serve as a foundation for further training and improvement.

 

Indicative Assessment:

Interpretation Practice - 30%

Assignments - 30%

Exams - 30%

Classroom performance - 10%     

Workload: Thirty hours per semester.
Areas of Interest: Asian Languages
Requisite Statement: CHIN 3022 Modern Chinese 5 or permission of course coordinator
Majors/Specialisations: Asian Language Major (Chinese)
Academic Contact: Ms Tiejun Yang