ATS3013 Chinese business translation 1: Bridging bilingual business communication
Faculty of Arts
ATS3013 Chinese business translation 1: Bridging bilingual business communication is a level 3, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Arts, offered in 2027 in Summer A and Semester 1 at Overseas, Caulfield and Clayton. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2027
- Summer A, Semester 1
- Overseas, Caulfield, Clayton
- Assessment
- No exam
- 4 tasks
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
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Requisites
Before ATS3013
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After ATS3013
No unit lists ATS3013 as a prerequisite in the 2027 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Prohibition: ATS3033, ATS4013, ATS4033, APG5013
Prerequisite: permission through language proficiency placement test.
Overview
In this unit you will undertake bilingual Chinese and English communication training in a business and commerce context. You will practice writing and translating business texts while learning to use digital translation tools and AI responsibly. Through progressive, ethically driven assessments across six core learning modules—advertising, corporate profiling, insurance documentation, human resources, economic analysis, and international trade—you will develop your bilingual language proficiency, critical thinking, and intercultural communication capabilities required for cross-cultural commercial interaction, thus broadening your career opportunities.
Offerings in 2027
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Summer semester A | Overseas | On campus, block |
| First semester | Caulfield | Flexible |
| First semester | Clayton | Flexible |
Assessment
- Translation task/sExercise25%
- Translation task/sExercise25%
- Translation task/sExercise30%
- Critical reviewWritten20%
Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
analyse cultural and linguistic nuances in Chinese and English business text through discourse analysis;
- 2
apply intercultural communication strategies to construct business correspondence and documentation;
- 3
translate business texts by integrating translation skills with digital tools responsibly and ethically;
- 4
communicate, collaborate, and express ideas effectively and appropriately across diverse cross-cultural commercial environment.
Workload and teaching
- Tutorials24 hours
- Lectures12 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. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.
This unit engages you in actively applying your knowledge, skills and attributes in interactive, collaborative and reflective activities.
Learning resources
Required resources
There are required texts for this unit. Required texts are usually available for purchase through the University Bookstore (https://www.monash.edu/retail/books-and-merchandise-store/Textbooks) and are sometimes available for short-term loan or as eBooks through the library (https://www.monash.edu/library).
This unit requires access to a laptop that meets minimum specifications (https://www.monash.edu/esolutions/students/bring-your-own-device-byod). Free specialist software is available via MoVE (https://www.monash.edu/learning-teaching/innovation/learning-technologies/move).
Where it fits
ATS3013 is part of 1 area of study in the 2027 handbook.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Ms Candy Wang
- Unit Coordinators
- Ms Candy Wang
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for ATS3013?
ATS3013 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is ATS3013 offered?
In 2027, ATS3013 runs in Summer A and Semester 1 at Overseas, Caulfield and Clayton.
How much work is ATS3013?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does ATS3013 have an exam?
No. ATS3013 has 4 assessment tasks and no exam.
Which majors and minors include ATS3013?
ATS3013 is part of Chinese studies.