Bachelor of Arts (BA) - The University of Hong Kong

114CHIN3301.Translation criticism II (6 credits)Select literary translations in Chinese and English will be analyzed in terms of the specific problemsencountered in the process of translating. In some cases, different versions of the same original text willbe studied in comparative terms.Assessment: 25% coursework, 75% examination.CHIN3302.Advanced language studies for translation II (6 credits)A continuation of CHIN2302, including a contrastive study of the Chinese and English languages, andan examination of language styles and language use for special purposes, the emphasis being on thestudy of styles both as a problem of translation and as a part of the language skills essential totranslators.Assessment: 25% coursework, 75% examination.CHIN3303.Translation for special purposes (6 credits)A general survey of the problems and techniques of translating for the media and civil service, and forlegal and commercial purposes, with practice (including a Long Translation Project) in translatingbetween Chinese and English.Assessment: 70% coursework, 30% examination.CHIN3304.Oral translation (6 credits)The main emphasis of this course is on the training in consecutive interpretation. A small number ofexercises in simultaneous interpretation will also be included. The pre-recorded texts in Chinese andEnglish are, in the main, on current affairs. There will be drills on note-taking, shadowing, abstracting,sight translating, and the translating of numbers. The improvement of the student's oral skills in generaland oral English in particular will be among the aims of this course.Assessment: 50% coursework, 50% examination.GROUP D: DISSERTATIONThird Year CourseCHIN3401.Dissertation (12 credits)A short dissertation will be written on a subject approved by the supervisor and the Department. Thiscourse is only open to students majoring in the Department of Chinese.Assessment: 100% coursework.ASSESSMENTCoursework assessment will be based on performance in tutorials and seminars, and on the strength ofessays and such other exercises as can be assessed continually.Each course will be examined by a written paper of not more than 2-hour duration except those courseswhich are assessed by 100% coursework. The course CHIN3304. Oral translation will be examinedorally.