Courses
TRAN3055 Interpreting Technology (3 units)
- Prerequisite:
- TRAN3036 Beginning Interpreting
- Medium of Instruction:
- English
This course aims to provide students with intensive training in the technological aspects of interpreting, including computer-assisted interpreting (CAI) and useful interpreting technologies. Students will acquire holistic knowledge of interpreting technologies and will gain systematic training in utilising them to support their interpreting learning and future careers. The objective of this course is to create a comprehensive and market-oriented 'tech pack' to support students' interpreting careers. To this end, this course sets out to help students develop a solid skillset of CAI and promote human-machine interaction in the language service industry. Specifically, this course will enrich students' hands-on experience with interpreting applications and tools in real-life interpreting projects, and help students adapt to different interpreting modes with technological support. It will introduce trainee interpreters to the rationales and techniques of CAI, and the operations of machine interpreting engines. At the end of this course, it is expected that students can utilise these technologies effectively, responsibly and ethically while upholding the expectations and standards of the University for good academic practise and integrity (see: Academic Integrity (hkbu.edu.hk)).