Minor Thesis - Translation Studies

This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2016:

Time commitment totals 170 hours.

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For the purposes of considering request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Student Support and Engagement Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Overview, Learning Outcomes, Assessment and Generic Skills sections of this entry.

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A thesis of 12,000 words on a research project on English-Chinese translation approved by the coordinator or supervisor.

On completion of this subject students should

• Have an ability to develop a topic and methodology suitable for a higher reseach degree or Extended Translation Project
• Be familiar with advanced theoretical approaches while gaining specialised knowledge of current and emerging industrial issues related to the field.
• Can use innovative applications of communication technology to support translating and/or interpreting practice and gain insight into your own creativity.

A thesis of 12,000 words due end of second semester (100%)

Hurdle Requirements – The following hurdle requirements must be met in order for students to be eligible to submit the final thesis:

1. Supervision: Regular supervisory meetings.

2. Topic Proposal Form: To be submitted by the first week of the semester of thesis enrolment.

3. Thesis outline and synopsis (to be submitted in week 3).

4.Thesis Draft: A full draft of the thesis is to be submitted approximately 2 weeks prior to the final thesis submission date.

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This subject is not available as a breadth subject.

On completion of this subjects, students will have developed the following generic skills:

• Research skills: to write complex arguments and ideas effectively and accurately; critical thinking and analytic skills; ability to engage academically with peers; organisation and time management skills.

• Bilingualism: Translation entails the highest possible degree of written competence in at least two languages, with an acute capacity for metalinguistic awareness, and a preparedness to continually improve.
• Intercultural understanding: Translation requires the practitioner to be deeply engaged with two cultures and to understand how to mediate between them on behalf of people who do not share both cultures.

Decision making: Translators are creative decision makers who need to draw on multiple sources of data to form judgments that are seldom clear-cut, and who are prepared to defend their decisions and to revise them when necessary.develop cross-cultural and cross-linguistic sensitivity