Professional Skills for Translators and Interpreters (TRIN7120)
Information valid for Semester 2, 2025
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 |
Please Note: Course profiles marked as not available may still be in development.
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 |