Degree | Type | Year | Semester |
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2500249 Translation and Interpreting | OB | 2 | 1 |
This subject requires prior knowledge obtained through the following subject: Chinese C for translators and interpreters 2.
Students must be able to:
All the subject’s credits correspond to language and translation.
On successfully completing this subject, students will be able to:
Content
The subject’s content is intended to develop a number of competences that are not only linguistic but also grammatical, textual and sociocultural, as well as skills for learning autonomously and in groups.
The content can be categorised as follows:
Phonetic content
Lexical content
Grammatical content
Communicative and sociocultural elements:
To achieve the established objectives, this subject involves both lectures and practical classes. It is important that students attend classes on a regular basis, and vital that they spend time each week studying new content, performing exercises and reviewing lessons in order to keep up with the pace of the subject.
- The work students carry out mainly consists of:
Directed activities:
- Lectures
- Listening and speaking exercises
- Grammar exercises
- Practice of grammar and vocabulary use
- Role play
- Correction of homework
Supervised activities:
- Grammar and translation assignments to be performed outside class
- Listening and speaking exercises to be performed outside class
Autonomous activities:
- Practice of writing new characters
- Reading and preparation of texts and grammar points
- Language and translation exercises
- Listening and speaking exercises
- Study and revision of content
Assessment activities:
- Vocabulary tests
- Written exams
- Compositions and translations
Title | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
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Type: Directed | |||
Exercises | 7 | 0.28 | 2, 1, 5, 4, 3, 6 |
Lectures (grammar, vocabulary, writing, Chinese culture, etc.) | 42 | 1.68 | 2, 1, 5, 4, 3, 6 |
Oral comprehension activities | 7 | 0.28 | 2, 1, 5, 4, 3, 6 |
Oral production activities | 6.5 | 0.26 | 2, 1, 5, 4, 3, 6 |
Reading comprehension activities | 13 | 0.52 | 2, 1, 5, 4, 3, 6 |
Written production activities | 7 | 0.28 | 2, 1, 5, 4, 3, 6 |
Type: Supervised | |||
Correction of exercises | 6 | 0.24 | 2, 1, 5, 4, 3, 6 |
Oral comprehension exercises | 5 | 0.2 | 2, 1, 5, 4, 3, 6 |
Translation and composition exercises | 12 | 0.48 | 2, 1, 5, 4, 3, 6 |
Type: Autonomous | |||
Character writing exercises | 28 | 1.12 | 2, 1 |
Reading comprehension activities | 10 | 0.4 | 2, 1, 5, 3 |
Speaking exercises | 13 | 0.52 | 2, 1, 4, 6 |
Study of new characters and lexical and syntactical structures | 44 | 1.76 | 2, 1 |
Writing exercises | 13 | 0.52 | 1, 4, 6 |
Assessment
Students will be assessed on the basis of:
a) A portfolio (30%), comprising vocabulary tests (10%) and oral and written assignments (20%).
b) Exams (70%), specifically a mid-term exam (35%) and a final exam (35%).
Assessment is continuous. Students must provide evidence of their progress by completing tasks and tests. Task deadlines will be indicated in the course schedule on the first day of class.
Related matters
The above information on assessment, assessment activities and their weighting is merely a guide. The subject's lecturer will provide full information when teaching begins.
Review
When publishing final marks prior to recording them on students' transcripts, the lecturer will provide written notification of a date and time for reviewing assessment activities. Students must arrange reviews in agreement with the lecturer.
Missed/failed assessment activities
Students may retake assessment activities they have failed or compensate for any they have missed, provided that those they have actually performed account for a minimum of 66.6% (two thirds) of the subject's final mark and that they have a weighted average mark of at least 3.5. Under no circumstances may an assessment activity worth 100% of the final mark be retaken or compensated for.
The lecturer will inform students of the procedure involved, in writing, when publishing final marks prior to recording them on transcripts. The lecturer may set one assignment per failed or missed assessment activity or a single assignment to cover a number of such activities.
Classification as "not assessable"
In the event of the assessment activities a student has performed accounting for just 25% or less of the subject's final mark, their work will be classified as "not assessable" on their transcript.
Misconduct in assessment activities
Studentswho engage in misconduct (plagiarism, copying, personation, etc.) in an assessment activity will receive a mark of “0” for the activity in question. In the case of misconduct in more than one assessment activity, the students involved will be given a final mark of “0” for the subject.
Students may not retake assessment activities in which they are found to have engaged in misconduct. Plagiarism is considered to mean presenting all or part of an author's work, whether published in print or in digital format, as one's own, i.e. without citing it. Copying is considered to mean reproducing all or a substantial part of another student's work. In cases of copying in which it is impossible to determine which of two students has copied the work of the other, both will be penalised.
Title | Weighting | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
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First exam | 35 | 3 | 0.12 | 2, 1, 5, 4, 3, 6 |
Oral and written assignments | 20 | 4 | 0.16 | 2, 1, 4, 6 |
Second Exam | 35 | 3 | 0.12 | 2, 1, 5, 4, 3, 6 |
Vocabulary tests | 10 | 1.5 | 0.06 | 2, 1 |
Bibliography
Textbook:
Casas, Helena; Rovira, Sara; Suárez, Anne-Hélène. 2007. Lengua china para traductores: 学中文,做翻译 (Vol. II). Bellaterra: Servei de Publicacions de la UAB. (Materials, 188).
The textbook’s audio files and OMandarin, a downloadable app for smartphones and tablets, are available from www.uab.es/xuezhongwen.
Dictionaries:
Students do not need to buy a dictionary at this level, but must be familiar with them.
Reference works:
Students are advised to consult at least two of the following reference works:
Online resources:
1. About Pinyin transcription:
2. To practise pronunciation:
3. To practise writing characters (simplified and traditional):
4. Other resources:
Electronic dictionaries: