报刊选读与翻译 Reading and Translation of Selected Articles from Newspapers and Periodicals

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Rationale for the Course To enlarge the students’ vocabulary; To enhance the students’ proficiency in reading comprehension; To help students understand the difference between Chinese and English news; To provide the students with the basic knowledge of journalistic writing in Chinese and English; To develop the student’s capability in E-C and C-E translation;

Course Features 18 weeks (Teaching: 16 weeks; Testing: 2 weeks) Self-directed learning experience Teacher as faciliator Interaction Group work

Lecture Plan Pre-class Reading: Writing and Reporting News

《英汉新闻翻译》

《汉英新闻编译》

Class Structure: Quiz for Pre-class Reading (about 10 minutes) 3~5 questions Lecturing/Interaction/Group Discussion (about 45 minutes) In-class Assignment (about 20 minutes) Group Presentation (about 15 minutes)

Assessment Individual Assignments: 3%*5=15% Group Assignment: 15% Quiz for Pre-class Reading: 10% Class Performance: 10% Final Examination: 50%

Assignment Individual Assignment: Group Assignment: Written analysis report Translation of news Group Assignment: News article of the chosen subject Analysis of the news article Analysis and presentation of the students’ translation

Specifications for After-Class Assignments A4 size Printed Signed Source properly quoted Handed in on time

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Recommended British Newspapers and Periodicals The Times （《泰晤士报》） The Guardian （《卫报》） Financial Times （《金融时报》） The Daily Telegraph （《每日电讯报》） Daily Mirror （《每日镜报》） The Economist （《经济学家》）

Recommended U.S. Newspapers The New York Times （《纽约时报》） The Washington Post （《华盛顿邮报》） Los Angeles Times （《洛杉矶时报》） The Wall Street Journal （《华尔街日报》） USA Today （《今日美国》） International Herald Tribune （《国际先驱论坛报》）

Recommended U.S. Periodicals Time （《时代》） Newsweek （《新闻周刊》） Reader’s Digest （《读者文摘》） Fortune（《财富》） The New Yorker （《纽约人》/《纽约客》） BusinessWeek （《商业周刊》） National Geographic （《国家地理》） People （《人物》） Forbes/Forbes China （《福布斯》/《福布斯中国》）

Major English Newspapers and Periodicals in China China Daily （《中国日报》） Shanghai Daily （《上海日报》） Shanghai Star （《英文星报》） 21st Century （《21世纪英文报》） Beijing Review （《北京周报》） China Today （《今日中国》） Global Times（《环球时报》英文版）

Contact Information Lecturer: Bi Zhao Office Hour: 3:00~4:30pm, Wedesdays Office: Room 5408 Email: zhaob@shisu.edu.cn Mobile: 13918155108 (Anonymous SMS is NOT welcome!)