CHIN2361 Translation Workshop E-C, 2017-18

Lecturer: Dr. John Wong (黃俊賢博士)

Office: Room 9.48, Run Run Shaw Tower, Centennial Campus
Email: soubei@hku.hk / johncywong2000@yahoo.com.hk
Tutors:
Tutorial 1: Miss Haidee Ng 吳凱菱小姐 (email: hhlng@hku.hk)
Tutorial 2: Dr. John Wong 黃俊賢博士 (email: soubei@hku.hk)
Tutorial 3: Miss Rain Ng 吳嘉善小姐 (email: nksrain@hku.hk)

Assessment:
Course work 100%: a) Individual assignments x 2 =40%
b) In-class exercise x 1=25%
c) Group presentation x 1= 20%
d) Tutorial participation x 3=15%

Class and Assignment Schedule:

Week Topic Activities/Requirements
1 (Jan 19) -Introduction: meaning in context
2 (Jan 26) -Translation of speeches
3 (Feb 2) No class (to be made up on Mar 9)
4 (Feb 9) -Translation of long sentences -Submission of Assignment 1 (in class)
-Foreignization vs. Domestication
5 (Feb 16) No class
6 (Feb 23) -Literary translation
7 (Mar 2) -Journalistic translation -Tutorial 1 (with Miss Haidee Ng)
8 (Mar 9) -Commercial translation (make-up class) -Submission of Assignment 2 (in class)
CPD-2.16
9 (Mar 16) No class
10 (Mar 23) -Translation of promotional materials -Tutorial 2 (with Dr. John Wong)
11 (Mar 30) No class
12 (Apr 6) -In-class exercise (3:30-4:30pm)
-Revision
13 (Apr 13) -Translation of film subtitles -Submission of Group work 1-4 (by email)
CPD-3.04
14 (Apr 20) -Presentation (Groups 1-4) -Tutorial 3 (with Miss Rain Ng)
-Submission of Group work 5-8 (by email)
15 (Apr 27) -Presentation (Groups 5-8)