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Translation in Practice

Nanjing University

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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.
All the examples used in this course are taken from the course instructor's own translations of various genres and topics of writing. These examples are elaborated on to show you how to understand the idea, style and tone of the writer, the historical and cultural context of the writing, as well as the explicit and implied meanings of words, the grammatical structures of sentences, and the logic of sentences and paragraphs in order to achieve faithfulness, expressiveness, and elegance in the translation.

After completing this course, you will know what makes a qualified professional translator and acquire the abilities and skills that such a translator needs

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Approx. 23 hours to complete

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Subtitles: Arabic, French, Portuguese (European), Chinese (Simplified), Italian, Portuguese (Brazilian), Vietnamese, German, Russian, English, Spanish, Romanian

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Beginner Level

Approx. 23 hours to complete

English

Subtitles: Arabic, French, Portuguese (European), Chinese (Simplified), Italian, Portuguese (Brazilian), Vietnamese, German, Russian, English, Spanish, Romanian

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Yuan Yao

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Nanjing University

Nanjing University (NJU) is committed to excellence in teaching and research. Located on the prosperous eastern coast of China, NJU provides a dynamic environment that nurtures learning, creativity, and discovery on one of the most beautiful campuses in the country. Taking NJU's university offerings on Coursera will be a rewarding experience for learners from every corner of the world.

Syllabus - What you will learn from this course

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Week

Week 1

2 hours to complete

A Brief Introduction to Translation

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.

2 hours to complete

3 videos (Total 24 min)

Week

Week 2

4 hours to complete

The Process of Translation

This module discusses the four-step process of translation. Each step is discussed in detail.

4 hours to complete

4 videos (Total 52 min)

Week

Week 3

7 hours to complete

Understanding and Expressing Word Meaning

This module discusses how to understand word meaning in the source language and how to express word meaning in the target language.

7 hours to complete

6 videos (Total 82 min)

Week

Week 4

3 hours to complete

Sentence Translation: Word Order, Division, and Combination

This module discusses the techniques often used in the translation of sentences: keeping/changing the original word order and dividing/combining sentences.

3 hours to complete

4 videos (Total 48 min)

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TOP REVIEWS FROM TRANSLATION IN PRACTICE

by PVJun 16, 2019

The lecturer was very knowledgeable and skilful. The course content was very well planned and managed. On the overall, I am very happy to have participated in this course. Thanks!

by CAOct 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.

by DDFeb 9, 2019

Very high quality materials. Easy to understand. Helpful to know Chinese,however.

by JJNov 7, 2021

very intersting examples and vivid explanation. Good course to polish your translation skills

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