This course spans two semesters. Students in the Research Stream will produce an extended piece of translation or bilingual writing, or a dissertation. Students in the Practical Stream will produce an extend piece of translation or bilingual writing. Translation projects should be from English into Chinese or vice versa. Bilingual writing projects require output in both Chinese and English. Dissertations can be in either English or Chinese, depending on the research topics. The length of the dissertation/ project should normally be between the lower limit of 12,000 words/characters and the upper limit of 16,000 words/characters, although greater flexibility is allowed under special circumstances. Students will receive individual supervision.