1. Chinese 747 Advanced Chinese Translation Practice
Class Time: 9-11 am Wednesday
Classroom:
Teacher: Dr. Yan Ding (Lydia)

2. Recap of Week 3 Translation Competence Translator’s Tools
Competence as a summation of linguistic competencies
Competence as no such thing
Competence as multicomponential
Competence as just one thing
Translator’s Tools

3. Week 4 – Translation Competence Evaluation
Translation Quality
Evaluation Criteria
Revision Practice
Mini-Translation Project Practice
Mini-presentation and Guided Discussion

4. Translation Quality
The “Best Translation” of a given text must (Savory 1968:50):
Give the words of the original
Give the ideas of the original
Read like an original work
Read like a translation
Reflect the style of the original
Possess the style of the translator
Read as a contemporary of the original
Read as a contemporary of the translator… etc.

5. Evaluation Criteria
Error Analysis
Holistic Method

6. Revision - Practice
E-C

7. Mini-Translation Project – Assignment 1
Translate the journal article into Chinese;
The translation will be published in similar Chinese legal journals;
Use legal terms wherever appropriate to create the same stylistic effect;
Your translation will be peer-reviewed before finalized;
First draft is due on Monday 3 April.

8. Mini-Presentation and Discussion
Volunteer pair, discuss the following:
Practice
Translation process
Problems/difficulties
Solutions/strategies
Any revisions made?
General comments/suggestions/sharing

9. Summary