This course is designed to perform a key role in the advanced training of translators through laying the foundations for the develpment of the English writing skills required in Chinese-English translation, and by introducing students to the concepts of comparative rhetoric.

Through intensively focused critical readings of a wide variety of text types in English and bilingual texts, taken from literature and a range of other sources, students will learn to build up the extensive lexical and rhetorical repertoire appropriate to the task of translation

Students will develop the abilities to comprehend and analyse an original text of substantial length and diffculty, and ultimately, to produce a translation work of quality; they will learn methods of solving various kinds of problems encountered in the course of translation, with appropriate linguistic and rhetorical strategies, thereby developing the requisite translation skills.

Linguistic and theoretical knowledge will be put in to practice through the actual work of translation.

Two assignments (of 1500 words each) - 15% each

One wordbook presentation - 20%

Final wordbook compilation - 50%

Applicants should have obtained a Bachelor degree from an approved tertiary education institution, with at least six Creit level grades in courses other than first year courses.

Students who are native speakers of English should have at least a major in another language, or equivalent.

Students who are native speakers of other languages should have either completeed their undergraduate study in English or mweet the normal English Language requirements of the ANU