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Programme Structure
Programme Learning Outcomes (PLOs)
- Demonstrate specialised knowledge in Translation and Interpreting Studies; display good research skills in the discipline.
- Show ingenuity in solving translation and interpreting problems by opening a dialogue between theory and practice.
- Be able to explain different kinds of translation phenomena with theoretical knowledge and to meet the ever-changing market demands for translation and interpreting.
- Demonstrate the ability to translate or interpret the same text for different target readers/audience ranging from specialists (e.g. judges and barristers) to the general public.
- Demonstrate the ability to negotiate professionally with clients on the goals and methods of translation or interpreting; demonstrate the ability to address ethical issues and resolve ethical dilemmas in translation/interpreting in a professional manner.
Requirements
Students in this curriculum are required to complete a total of 66 credits to graduate:
- Nine courses (54 credits) from Module 1 or Module 2, including at least three courses from Module 1 (with no more than two interpreting courses among them)
- A capstone experience (12 credits) from Module 3
Module 1
6 credit units each
| Course Code | Course Name |
|---|---|
| CHIN 7201 | Advanced Translation Studies (6 credits) |
| CHIN 7203 | Introduction to Interpreting (6 credits) |
| CHIN 7204 | Language Contrast for Translators (6 credits) |
| CHIN 7205 | Culture and Translation (6 credits) |
| CHIN 7209 | English-Chinese Conference Interpreting (SI) (6 credits) |
| CHIN 7210 | English-Cantonese Legal Interpreting (6 credits) |
| CHIN 7218 | Translation Criticism (E-C & C-E) |
| CHIN 7225 | Human Issues in Translation in the Age of AI (6 credits) |
Module 2
6 credit units each
| Course Code | Course Name |
|---|---|
| CHIN 7202 | Approaches to Translation (6 credits) |
| CHIN 7206 | Translation of Government and Commercial Texts (6 credits) |
| CHIN 7207 | Legal Translation (6 credits) |
| CHIN 7208 | Mass Media Translation (6 credits) |
| CHIN 7212 | Translation of Music Writings and Lyrics (6 credits) |
| CHIN 7213 | Financial Translation (6 credits) |
| CHIN 7214 | Subtitling in Film, Television and Beyond (6 credits) |
| CHIN 7215 | Translation of Social Science Writing (6 credits) |
| CHIN 7216 | Literary Translation: Chinese to English (6 credits) |
| CHIN 7217 | Literary Translation: English to Chinese (6 credits) |
| CHIN 7219 | AI-Assisted Translation of Case Law in Hong Kong (6 credits) |
| CHIN 7220 | Critical Skills and Practice in Human-AI Translation (6 credits) |
| CHIN7221 | Theatre Translation (6 credits) |
| CHIN 7222 | Translating Humour (6 credits) |
| CHIN 7223 | Translation of Documents Relating to International Affairs (6 credits) |
| CHIN 7224 | Translation Technology and Practice in the Posthuman Era (6 credits) |
| CHIN 7226 | Language, Culture, and Literature: Critical Post-Editing in Human-AI Translation (6 credits) |
Module 3
Capstone experience (12 credit units, compulsory)
| Course Code | Course Name |
|---|---|
| CHIN 7996 | Capstone Experience: Translation/Interpreting Project (12 credits) |
Contact
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852-3917 7291
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