Syllabus: This course is to develop Vietnamese-English and English-Vietnamese translation skills with particular reference to specific fields relevant to participants’ professional requirements. It is designed to familiarize students with available reference and technological resources. It involves regular written and oral tasks in the participants’ first language and in Vietnamese. On completion of this course, the student will be able to translate standard documents within their field and begin to interpret in oral communication situations
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
On satisfying the requirements of this course, students will have the knowledge and skills at an Independent level of Vietnamese to:1. Demonstrate knowledge of translation theory and practice, and apply it to specific problems encountered in translation between English and Vietnamese, and vice versa.
2. Demonstrate an understanding of issues in translating from English into Vietnamese, and vice versa, including assessing translation tasks, identifying the place of register, reflecting the styles of different genres, and addressing issues of pragmatic and cultural interpretation.
3. Recognize and apply common techniques to complete a translation task of specific areas of interest to the student.
Indicative Assessment
Proposed Assessment: Short bi-weekly unseen translation/interpretation tasks (30 per cent); translation into and from Vietnamese (25 per cent); translation/interpretation project into Vietnamese (15 per cent); final examination (30 per cent)
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Workload
Contact Hours: One lecture and one tutorial per week
Requisite and Incompatibility
Prescribed Texts
Materials will be provided on wattle.
Specialisations
Fees
Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.
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- Student Contribution Band:
- 1
- Unit value:
- 6 units
If you are an undergraduate student and have been offered a Commonwealth supported place, your fees are set by the Australian Government for each course. At ANU 1 EFTSL is 48 units (normally 8 x 6-unit courses). You can find your student contribution amount for each course at Fees. Where there is a unit range displayed for this course, not all unit options below may be available.
| Units | EFTSL |
|---|---|
| 6.00 | 0.12500 |
Course fees
- Domestic fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2018 | $3180 |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2018 | $4860 |
Offerings, Dates and Class Summary Links
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