跨语传意及语言科技(荣誉)文学士

课程简介
翻译课程已从单纯口笔译训练演进为宽口径、多技能的语言服务人才教育。如今,翻译课程旨在培养具备多种技能的双语人才,而不仅仅是语言转换技能。跨语传意及语言科技(荣誉)文学士课程强调培养学生的双语写作、口语沟通、跨文化理解及语言智能技术应用能力,以拓宽其职业发展路径。
本翻译课程涵盖各种翻译和写作应用场景,包括学术、创意和专业沟通。课程还包含公众演讲训练,帮助学生清晰且自信地表达自己的观点,使学生能够与不同受众有效互动,并根据具体情况调整其信息传递方式。
课程注重提升学生的跨文化理解能力。通过鼓励学生从不同视角探索多元文化,课程助力学生打破语言壁垒、提升同理心,学会在多元文化环境中有效沟通与灵活调适,凸显翻译在推动不同社群相互合作、彼此尊重方面的重要作用。
此外,本课程关注人工智能和数字化语言服务的发展,引导学生了解AI 辅助口笔译及相关语言智能工具的应用,培养学生的技术意识和工具使用能力,帮助学生适应不断变化的翻译实践和语言服务行业。
课程特色
本课程结合理论基础与实际应用,提供全面且跨学科的培养,内容涵盖翻译、跨语言及跨文化传播。必修课程如 「传播与翻译导论 」和 「翻译研究导论 」为理解该领域的关键概念奠定基础。中英传译与笔译的专门训练课程,让学生掌握工作场景必备的实战能力。
课程设置不同方向,支持学生根据兴趣和职业规划个性化学习。方向 A 着重跨文化沟通与文学翻译,方向B 则聚焦人工智能和企业沟通。「跨文化传意」和「人工智能企业传讯」等课程反映了翻译和语言服务实践在数字时代的演进,帮助学生应对行业新挑战。
整体而言,本课程致力于培养学生的文化意识、多语能力和批判性思维,确保毕业生具备良好的口笔译能力,能在多元环境中应对全球沟通和翻译实践的复杂问题。
畢業生就業機會
香港作為兩文三語社會,加上大中華地區及國際市場對跨語言溝通和本地化服務的持續需求,翻譯畢業生擁有廣泛的就業機會。除擔任筆譯員和傳譯員外,過去五年,本系不少畢業生投身教育界,或於政府部門及私營機構擔任行政職位,從事企業傳訊、文案編輯、新聞傳媒、市場推廣、公關、人力資源及學術研究等工作。就業去向顯示,本課程培養的人才兼具專業翻譯技能、獨立思考能力和多語溝通能力,是適應不同專業環境的複合型通才。
课程结构
本课程设置全面,理论与实践并重。学术课程为有意继续深造的学生打下坚实基础,实践课程则让学生提前适应职场环境,为未来职业发展做好准备。
Students have to take compulsory courses within the first 4 years.
| Course Code | Course Name | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| TRA2001 | Introduction to Computer-aided Translation | 3 |
| TRA2101 * | Introduction to Cantonese-English Interpreting | 3 |
| TRA2102 | Introduction to English-Cantonese Interpreting | 3 |
| TRA2108 | Introduction to Communication and Translation | 3 |
| TRA3001 | Chinese Writing Workshop for Translators | 3 |
| TRA3203 | Introduction to Translation Studies | 3 |
| TRA3227 | English Writing Workshop for Translators | 3 |
| TRA4319~ TRA4320~ TRA4325~ | Translation Project (E-C) or Translation Project (C-E) or Translation Studies Research Project / Corporate Communication Project | 6 |
(Total 7 courses, 21 credits, to be taken from Years 2 to 4)
Students need to take at least 5 out of the 7 programme electives in one of the two concentrations (Concentration A: Cross-cultural Communication; Concentration B: Digital Corporate Communication) in order to fulfil the concentration requirement. Students have to take courses from both concentrations.

Concentration A: Translation and Cross-cultural Communication
| Course Code | Course Name | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| TRA2105 | The Sound of Language: Phonetics and Phonology | 3 |
| TRA2106 | The Structure of Language: Morphology and Syntax | 3 |
| TRA3002 | English through Subtitles | 3 |
| TRA3107 | Literature, Culture and Translation | 3 |
| TRA3204 | Translation Criticism in Digital Age | 3 |
| TRA3205 | Literary Translation | 3 |
| TRA3214 | Bilingual Communication Workshop | 3 |
| TRA3217 | Translating Cultures | 3 |
| TRA3221 | Topics in Bilingual Studies: Love in Chinese and Western Literatures | 3 |
| TRA3224 # | Introduction to Putonghua and English Interpreting | 3 |
| TRA3228 | Liaison Interpreting | 3 |
| TRA3238 | Cross-cultural Perspectives in Film: Thematic Comparisons | 3 |
| TRA3241 | Studies on Translators | 3 |
| TRA3242 | Translation and Sino-Western Cultural Exchange | 3 |
| TRA3244 | Translating Travel Literature | 3 |
| TRA4303 | Research and Writing | 3 |
| TRA4307 | Gender, Language and Translation | 3 |
| TRA4308 | History of Translation | 3 |
| TRA4329 | World Literature and Translation | 3 |
Concentration B: AI and Corporate Communication
| Course Code | Course Name | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| TRA2107 | Digital and Audiovisual Translation | 3 |
| TRA3208 | Digital Media Translation | 3 |
| TRA3209 | Bilingual Communication in Popular Culture | 3 |
| TRA3211 | Digital Translation in Creative Industries | 3 |
| TRA3213 | Bilingual Digital Publication Workshop | 3 |
| TRA3218 | Translation in the Hong Kong Context | 3 |
| TRA3222 | Business Writing Skills and Translation | 3 |
| TRA3223 | Financial Translation | 3 |
| TRA3239 | Corporate Communication and Translation | 3 |
| TRA3240 | Digital Marketing and Content Creation with AI | 3 |
| TRA3243 | Translation and AI Industries | 3 |
| TRA4310 | Translation for Science and Technology | 3 |
| TRA4326 | Conference Interpreting | 3 |
| TRA4327 | Eco-translation | 3 |
| TRA4328 | Translation of Court Documents | 3 |
Note:
* Students with insufficient proficiency in Cantonese may substitute the course with an alternative course, TRA3224 Introduction to Putonghua and English Interpreting. Details regarding this option will be disseminated in the email about Academic Advising, which is sent each February.
@ Students who have taken TRA4301 Advanced Interpreting (C-E) or TRA4302 Advanced Interpreting (E-C) are not allowed to take this course.
^^ Students who have taken TRA4323 Legal Translation (C-E) and TRA4324 Legal Translation (E-C) are not allowed to take this course.
# This course can be taken by mainland students whose mother tongue is not Cantonese as a core interpreting course in replacement of TRA2101.

We are grateful to Phrase for giving us free access to their platform, which is one of the Computer-aided Translation tools we use in our teaching.


