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School of Culture History and Language · ANU College of Asia and the Pacific
Please direct course enquiries to Scott.Liu@anu.edu.au This course is designed for Independent level Standard Modern Chinese language students as a course in Chinese-English interpretation. It will introduce various forms of interpretation, but will focus on consecutive interpretation and sight interpretation. The course is intended to equip students with interpretation skills and serve as a foundation course for further Chinese-English interpretation courses. Students will learn how to solve real issues when it comes to cross-cultural communication, and implement what they learn in real life situation where interpretation is more and more frequent and necessary when people from different linguistic and cultural background meet each other.
Mid term exam
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3
Final exam
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3
Assignments (5 weekly assignments, 5% each, and 3 group assignments, 5% each)
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Quizzes (in week 1,3, 8, 10, 2.5% each)
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3
Three contact hours per week. The total workload for the course is 130 hours including independent study. Other Information On successful completion of this course, students will have the knowledge and skills to engage at an Independent level of Chinese. Students with native speaker proficiency (may include cognate languages and dialects) must review the language proficiency assessment site and contact the CAP Student Centre for appropriate enrolment advice. Students with previous “language experience or exposure” are required to undertake a language proficiency assessment to ensure enrolment at the most appropriate level. Relevant past experience includes: - Previous study of the language (both formal and informal, for example but not limited to, at school, or, home, or through online activities, etc.) - Being exposed to the language in childhood via a family member or friend - Travel or living in a country where the language is spoken - The language being spoken in your home (even if you do not speak it yourself) Students who are not sure if they need to undertake a language proficiency assessment should seek advice from the course or language convenor. Students who intentionally misrepresent their language proficiency level may be investigated under the Academic Misconduct Rule 2015 as having failed to comply with assessment directions and having sought unfair advantage. This may results in a penalty such as reduced grades or failure of the course. Students are not permitted to enrol in a language course below one that they have already successfully completed, except with permission of the language and/or course convenor.
No textbook is required for this course. All materials will be available from Canvas.