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This is a portfolio of independent advanced translation work completed by the student as a concluding part of their programme of study. This work will reflect some of the key theoretical and practical issues addressed in the programme prescriptions. For students working on a portfolio of translation tasks, the portfolio will include translations of at least 10,000 words in total, of at least three different types (health, legal, literary, business, etc.). For students working on a portfolio of interpreting tasks, the portfolio will include a reflective report of 10,000 words on at least three interpreting tasks, reflecting on challenges, issues and solutions on the task. This work will be supervised by a staff member from the relevant language programme or an external assessor if required.
As a student in this course, you will gain practical experience in the fields of T&I, translating and reflecting on T&I tasks and scenarios. This portfolio will better equip you to practice T&I tasks and to theorise issues at stake, whether these occur textually or in the real world. Students will have an ability to apply the theories and methodologies studied in other T&I courses, and to better home in on self-reflective analyses.
This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop the Graduate Attributes specified below:
Critically competent in a core academic discipline of their award
Students know and can critically evaluate and, where applicable, apply this knowledge to topics/issues within their majoring subject.
Employable, innovative and enterprising
Students will develop key skills and attributes sought by employers that can be used in a range of applications.
Biculturally competent and confident
Students will be aware of and understand the nature of biculturalism in Aotearoa New Zealand, and its relevance to their area of study and/or their degree.
Engaged with the community
Students will have observed and understood a culture within a community by reflecting on their own performance and experiences within that community.
Globally aware
Students will comprehend the influence of global conditions on their discipline and will be competent in engaging with global and multi-cultural contexts.
TRIN401, and TRIN403 or TRIN404, and subject to the approval of the Head of Department.
LANC405
Antonio Viselli
Supervisors for each language: Chinese: Wei Teng French: Antonio Viselli German: Anne Blumenthal Japanese: Susan Bouterey Russian: Evgeny Pavlov Spanish: Wladimir Padilla Silva Te Reo Māori: Jeanette KingAn external assessor may be appointed for students working languages not taught at UC or if required by availability.
Domestic fee $2,169.00
International Postgraduate fees
* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.
For further information see Language, Social and Political Sciences .