APG5604 Professional translation practices
Faculty of Arts
APG5604 Professional translation practices is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Arts. It isn't offered in 2021. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2021
- Other periods
- Suzhou (SEU), Clayton
- Assessment
- No exam
- 3 tasks
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2021 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before APG5604
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After APG5604
No unit lists APG5604 as a prerequisite in the 2021 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Prohibition: APG5048
Overview
Translators and language professionals in the 21st Century are increasingly required to do more than translate texts. They play varied roles within translation and localisation processes, including as project managers, editors, revisers, and terminologists. This unit explores translation project management covering the pre-translation, translation and post-translation stages. It also teaches you how to approach the business of translation from the perspectives of both a project manager and freelance translator. The unit requires you to apply project management skills and principles to a scenario-based learning activity: a six-week long simulated translation project undertaken in teams.
Offerings in 2021
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Term 2 | Suzhou (SEU) | On campus |
| Trimester 3 | Clayton | Block on |
| Trimester 3 | Clayton | Flexible |
Assessment
- Pre- and post-class activitiesOther20%
- Translation and glossaryOther40%
- Translation revision and QAOther40%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Identify and discuss key elements of the business of translation and the process of translation project management;
- 2
Apply effective project management skills and articulate an approach to the planning and implementation of a translation project involving a multilingual team of translators;
- 3
Collaborate with team members to problem-solve, ensure consistency, and achieve the objectives of the client/end-users of the translations.
- 4
Utilise appropriate procedures and parameters when revising and editing your own and your peers’ translations in order to identify and correct errors, as well as provide peer feedback.
- 5
Apply translation, writing and editing skills, with a particular focus on texts produced by or used within international organisations dealing with global issues.
Workload and teaching
- Workshops9 hours
- Tutorials12 hours
- Teaching approachActive learning
Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.
The teaching approach is focussed on skills development and application of concepts to practical tasks, combining individual and collaborative activities.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Shani Tobias
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Shani Tobias
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for APG5604?
APG5604 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is APG5604 offered?
APG5604 has no offerings listed in the 2021 handbook.
How much work is APG5604?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does APG5604 have an exam?
No. APG5604 has 3 assessment tasks and no exam.