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TRAN8074 – Professional Practice in Translating and Interpreting
2020 – Session 1, Weekday attendance, North Ryde
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General Information
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| Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Adelis Huang
Margaret Wood
Administrator
Xiaoxia Shen
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| Credit points |
Credit points
10
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| Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
(TRAN821 or TRAN8021) and (TRAN877 or TRAN8077) or admission to MConflnt
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| Corequisites |
Corequisites
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| Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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| Unit description |
Unit description
This unit prepares students for professional practice as translators and/or interpreters. Students will be required to complete the fieldwork components (Practicum) required to complete the program. In addition to the fieldwork, the unit will cover a range of knowledge and skills that are essential to working as a freelance practitioner or as part of an in-house team of translators and interpreters. These include a profound understanding of translator and interpreter ethics, business creation and administration, marketing, building good client relationships, and lifelong learning. |
Important Academic Dates
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Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
- ULO1: Demonstrate a professional manner with or without supervision during a translation/interpreting job under practicum.
- ULO3: Demonstrate effective communication with clients and good client relationship management.
- ULO4: Analyse the scenarios during a translation or interpreting job and apply the AUSIT Code of Ethics in the activities of translation and interpreting practice.
- ULO5: Demonstrate competent management of translation and interpreting tasks in a teamwork environment.
- ULO6: Get in-depth knowledge on the translation and interpreting industry, incluing code of ethics/conducts for the translation and interpreting professionals, market composition, dealing with clients, industry associations and bodies, etc.
Assessment Tasks
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Delivery and Resources
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The main on-campus delivery method of the unit is seminars by guest lectures to cover different topics of working as a professional translator and/or interpreter. Other than attending the seminar, the T&I Program is also liaising with the community to secure interpreting placement opportunities and translation projects for the students to practise in the real mode, with the final products supervised by qualified interpreters and/or translators. Students will also be required to act as practising interpreters/translators for various clients sourced by the program or by themselves (pre-approval of the program is needed before the actual work is carried out).
Policies and Procedures
Macquarie University policies and procedures are accessible from Policy Central (https://staff.mq.edu.au/work/strategy-planning-and-governance/university-policies-and-procedures/policy-central). Students should be aware of the following policies in particular with regard to Learning and Teaching:
- Academic Appeals Policy
- Academic Integrity Policy
- Academic Progression Policy
- Assessment Policy
- Fitness to Practice Procedure
- Grade Appeal Policy
- Complaint Management Procedure for Students and Members of the Public
- Special Consideration Policy (Note: The Special Consideration Policy is effective from 4 December 2017 and replaces the Disruption to Studies Policy.)
Students seeking more policy resources can visit the Student Policy Gateway (https://students.mq.edu.au/support/study/student-policy-gateway). It is your one-stop-shop for the key policies you need to know about throughout your undergraduate student journey.
If you would like to see all the policies relevant to Learning and Teaching visit Policy Central (https://staff.mq.edu.au/work/strategy-planning-and-governance/university-policies-and-procedures/policy-central).
Student Code of Conduct
Macquarie University students have a responsibility to be familiar with the Student Code of Conduct: https://students.mq.edu.au/study/getting-started/student-conduct
Results
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