82045 - Specialized Translation from Chinese into Italian

Learning outcomes

The student knows the strategies, techniques, traditional and state-of-the-art tools and methods used in specialized translation tasks; s/he is able to apply them to the translation of technical and scientific texts from different genres and text types, from Chinese into Italian, meeting specific translation briefs and respecting the communicative functions of the source texts; s/he knows the basic techniques required for information mining, drafting, editing and revising texts, including the overall quality evaluation of the translated text.

Course contents

During the course, a variety of texts will be analysed and translated, ranging from introductory to more advanced levels of difficulty, with a particular focus on the following domains:

• Medical and healthcare
• Legal and judicial
• Tourism
• Trade fairs and exhibitions
• Business and commerce
• Informative and promotional materials

Readings/Bibliography

All the texts and the materials are provided by the teacher

Teaching methods

on site lessons

Assessment methods

Ongoing text

Final Exams

Teaching tools

Texts, photocopies, dictionaries, audiovisual and multimedia supports, ppt

Office hours

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