This course is designed to develop students' practical translation competence. A wide range of topics will be covered to build students' problem-solving skills during the process of translation. The topics are negotiated with the class, and the content may include the following: (1) translating texts with general topics; (2) translating advertisements; (3) translating science and technology; (4) translating commercial texts; (5) translating government and legal documents; (6) translating film subtitles; (7) translating literary works.