This course offers you basic but valuable techniques used by a good translator in the translation between English and Chinese. We’ll discuss what is translation, what is good translation, and learn about how to produce good translations.
Translation in Practice
Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
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There are 6 modules in this course
This module discusses why translation matters, what is translation, and what is good translation. It also gives an overview of the content of the entire course.
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3 videos3 discussion prompts
This module discusses the four-step process of translation. Each step is discussed in detail.
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4 videos3 peer reviews1 discussion prompt
This module discusses how to understand word meaning in the source language and how to express word meaning in the target language.
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6 videos6 peer reviews
This module discusses the techniques often used in the translation of sentences: keeping/changing the original word order and dividing/combining sentences.
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4 videos4 peer reviews
This module discusses the awareness of cultural elements in the source language and the translation of these cultural elements.
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3 videos3 discussion prompts
This module discusses the translation of different genres of writing, including scientific writings, legal documents, public speeches, and literary works.
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4 videos2 peer reviews2 discussion prompts
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CA
5
Reviewed on Oct 2, 2019
Although the course is aimed at Chinese translations, the professor manages to bridge that gap by introducing translation techniques that anyone can use.
SY
4
Reviewed on May 25, 2020
It would be great if the assignments are graded by professors.
DD
5
Reviewed on Feb 9, 2019
Very high quality materials. Easy to understand. Helpful to know Chinese,however.
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