The course is designed to help postgraduate students to further develop appropriate working ethics with regard to professional translation, as well as acquire intermediate to advanced C-E translation skills through continuous practice. The sessions in this semester will focus on the following areas: (1) practical translating skills; (2) discourse and stylistic analysis for translating long documents; (3) editing skills; (4) basic skills in computer-aided translation (e.g. TRADOS); (5) seminars and discussions on samples of translation. Examples and translation exercises will be arranged throughout this course so as to provide students with a clear overview of the ways in which a professional translator tackles texts in various styles. Please note that a diagnostic test will take place in the first session to assess students’ language proficiency and translation skills.

Each week’s class is divided into two sessions, namely lecture (50 min x 2) and in-class exercise or seminar (50 min).