Introduction to Business Translation (Chinese – English)

This course introduces a broad scope of language support services pertaining to the business environment, specifically, to a variety of written documents and face-to-face verbal situations that call for translation between Chinese and English–from official stationery, daily correspondences, and meetings to press releases, press conferences, advertising copies, product manuals, and trade events. Students will learn to analyze source documents in real world indicators of the project in question: the client (commissioner of the work), targeted audience, purpose of document, and context of use; students will practice handling documents as an in-house language support staff, providing sight or summary translation, or general interpreting between Chinese and English in the context of business meetings. Through class discussions and practice, principles and approaches will emerge from a survey of key industry drivers of Chinese/English translation in real estate development, tourism, entertainment, digital gaming, and the art market.

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