Programme Aims: 

The programme aims to (1) develop students' translating and interpreting skills in a wide variety of workplace contexts; (2) build upon the diverse experience that participants bring to the course and extend their knowledge of translating and interpreting; (3) enhance participants' ability to work as a team on issues related to intercultural and bilingual communication; (4) develop students' knowledge on the theory and practice of bilingual interaction and deepen their understanding about the nature of the English and Chinese languages and (5)equip students with language/sign-mediated and culture-specific communication skills, and knowledge of corporate communication conducts and practices, with reference to the rapid growth of globalisation and the multilingual, multicultural environment in Greater China. 

Programme Outcomes:

Students who have successfully completed the program will be able to:

• understand the core concepts and the major recent developments in Translation and Interpreting Studies that will be relevant to the development of their language expertise; 
• have a critical awareness of the range of techniques and skills available in translating and interpreting; 
• analyze, process and complete translating and interpreting tasks with a high level of professional competence; 
• undertake interpreting assignments on general topics in different contexts with a high level of professional skill; 
• have a good understanding of bilingual corporate communication functions such as internal and external communication, media relations, management-personnel liaison, customer service and corporate identity development;
• articulate the implications of the global spread of bilingualism and globalization of businesses for performing bilingual corporate communication functions particularly in the context of Greater China.