Legal Translation in Hong Kong

TRAN 8008ABF

Course Guide

TRAN 8008ABF

Course Guide

Legal Translation in Hong Kong

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Course Coordinator:

Dr Kelly Chan, BA (Hons), MA (CityU HK); PhD (Edinburgh)

Aims

The course aims to analyse in-depth the nature and characteristics of legal translation, to identify the linguistic and interpretation problems inherent in more complex texts, and to solve these problems satisfactorily.

Contents

Employment
Mediation and arbitration
Company-related documents (1)
Company-related documents (2)
Property — Tenancy agreement, sale and purchase agreement
Property — Sale and purchase agreement, deed of mutual covenants
Probate
Matrimonial and family
Pleadings
Witness statement and revision

Learning support

By taking the course, students should learn to evaluate translated texts in the legal field critically; to translate hands-on and complex legal texts using the skills and techniques covered in the course; and to carry out preliminary research in the field of legal translation.

Assessment

The course assessment is based on continuous assessment (100%), in which the in-class assessment comprises 15%; the research essay, 35%; and the in-class quiz, 50%.

Students are required to submit assignments via the Online Learning Environment (OLE).

Set book(s)

There is no set book for the course.