School Of Humanities And LanguagesCommunity Translation (PG)Western Sydney University Unit Code: 100924.1
Discipline: TRANSLATING AND INTERPRETING
Student Contribution Band: 1
Level: 7
Credit Points: 10
Assumed Knowledge
Sufficient proficiency in English plus one other language at native or near-native level.
Equivalent Units
A7462 - Community Translation
Unit Enrolment Restrictions
Students need to be bilingual in the language combinations offered by the School.
About this Unit
This unit aims to develop skills in translation particularly into English in a number of specialised fields: institutional information; documents; medical and legal information; special event literature and advertising and material relevant to special groups (e.g., temporary visitors to sporting events and trade exhibitions). The aim of the unit is for students to develop skills in producing target texts in styles appropriate to specific groups and communities, and to the content and function of the source text. The unit also aims to develop skills in researching and using appropriate specialist terminology, editing and revising, and producing camera-ready documents. On the basis of these skills, the unit is to further develop students’ ability to reflect upon translation in terms of strategies and appropriateness in relation to the target audience as well as make critical written and oral assessment of relevant translations. The unit will be available, depending on sufficient demand, for Arabic, Japanese, Mandarin and Spanish.