CHIN 1700 - TRANSLATION THEORY AND PRACTICE

Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course is intended for speakers of English who possess advanced Chinese proficiency. It is an overview of theory and practice of translation from Chinese to English, including the training on hands-on translation practices. Students will use real-life translation materials such as news articles, legal documents, commercial flyers, financial reports, and technical manuals to simulate a professional translation process. Basic techniques and strategies that are practiced commonly in the translation field will be introduced and further reinforced through lectures, and research and analysis of Chinese-English bilingual websites.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: CHIN 1021 (MIN GRADE 'B-')
Course Attributes: DSAS Cross-Cult. Awareness General Ed. Requirement, DSAS Social Science General Ed. Requirement, SCI Polymathic Contexts: Global&Cross Cul GE. Req., SCI Polymathic Contexts: Soc/Behav. GE. Req.

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