APG5013 · Chinese business translation 1: Bridging bilingual business communication

Overview

In this unit you will undertake Chinese language training in a business and commerce context. You will explore a specialised business text style by using the language features of business texts and practice writing and translating related texts. You will develop your bilingual language proficiency thus broadening your career opportunities.

Offerings

The Handbook publishes no offerings for this unit.

Assessment

The Handbook does not list a final examination among the assessment items. That is not a guarantee there is none.

Within semester assessments: 100%

Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.

Requisites

The Handbook lists no prerequisite, corequisite or prohibition for this unit.

Learning outcomes

1. Identify the basic linguistic features of Chinese and English business text through discourse analysis;
2. use basic Chinese business writing skills;
3. translate business texts using basic translation skills;
4. communicate effectively and appropriately in bilingual business situations.

Workload

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per teaching period typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

Student experience, not official rules. Nothing here changes what the Handbook says.