Course level

Postgraduate Coursework

Faculty

Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences

School

Languages & Cultures School

Units

2

Duration

One Semester

Attendance mode

In Person

Class hours

Lecture 2 Hours/ Week

Incompatible

CHIN7160, CHIN7170

Assessment methods

Professional Ethics 30%

Reflection 30%

Essay 40%

Course enquiries

Mr Carl Gene Fordham (Semester 2, St Lucia, In person)

Current course offerings

Course offerings Location Mode Course Profile
Semester 2, 2025 (28/07/2025 - 22/11/2025) St Lucia In Person Profile unavailable

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Course description

This course focusses on core preparation skills for professional translators and interpreters. Students will acquire the skills to effectively research for translation and interpreting assignments, including analysing and organising information. Concordance tools, electronic corpora and glossary building will also be covered, in addition to professional ethics, business skills, networking and how to adapt to market demands. Topics covered will include government, international organisations, foreign affairs, social policy and the environment.

Archived offerings

Course offerings Location Mode Course Profile
Semester 2, 2024 (22/07/2024 - 18/11/2024) St Lucia In Person Course Profile
Semester 2, 2023 (24/07/2023 - 18/11/2023) St Lucia In Person Course Profile
Semester 2, 2023 (24/07/2023 - 18/11/2023) External External Course Profile
Semester 2, 2022 (25/07/2022 - 19/11/2022) St Lucia Internal Course Profile
Semester 2, 2022 (25/07/2022 - 19/11/2022) External External Course Profile