CHIN 5007 - Transcultural Communication/Translation Thesis
North Terrace Campus - Semester 1 - 2017
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General Course Information
Course Details
Course Code CHIN 5007 Course Transcultural Communication/Translation Thesis Coordinating Unit Asian Studies Term Semester 1 Level Postgraduate Coursework Location/s North Terrace Campus Units 9 Contact 2 hours supervision per week Available for Study Abroad and Exchange Y Prerequisites Completion of 39 units (with credit average) of core courses and electives in the Master of Translation and Transcultural Communication program Incompatible CHIN 5006 Transcultural Comm/Translation Thesis - Extended Restrictions Available to Master of Translation and Transcultural Communication students only Course Staff
Course Coordinator: Dr Delia Lin
Course Timetable
The full timetable of all activities for this course can be accessed from Course Planner.
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Learning Outcomes
Course Learning Outcomes
1 To extend students’ understanding of the ontological, epistemological and axiological principles underpinning ‘Western’ positivist, interpretive, critical and postcolonial research in Asian and Pacific studies in a global context. 2 To introduce students to the key elements of transcultural theory, as coined by Ortiz (1940/1995) and developed in education (Song and Cadman 2012), and to train them to conduct transcultural research in a thesis. 3 To develop research capacity via one-to-one research supervision. Students will develop the skills required for ‘Western’ research, that is: (1) to interrogate conventional criteria for success in Western research contexts from a transcultural perspective; (2) to design and conduct a rigorous research dissertation ie to locate, analyse, evaluate and synthesise information from a wide variety of sources in a planned and timely manner. 4 To facilitate students’ capacity to identify social and cultural problems and to develop effective and creative research solutions by exploring the complexities of transcultural communication in a large summative thesis format. 5 To increase students’ understanding of appropriate scholarly argumentation for international publication, and to develop their ability to write the required genre for publishing their research through group and principally individual manuscript writing. 6 To provide students with fundamental information about the research preparation, argumentation and synthesis, and to write a critical dissertation. 7 To expand students’ command of technological tools in academic research, notably through information technology, data-base searching and bibliographic software. 8 To inspire and strengthen students’ desire to reflect upon their own cultural heritage in relation to prevailing conventions and values of other cultures by bringing theoretical perspectives to social analysis. 9 To encourage students to engage in and commit to the high levels of professional integrity required to participate in the international scholarly academy. 10 To respect diverse ethical and cultural conventions and to evaluate their impact on professional skills, responsibilities and forms of communication University Graduate Attributes
No information currently available.
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Learning & Teaching Activities
Learning & Teaching Modes
One-on-one supervision of 2 hours per week.Workload
The information below is provided as a guide to assist students in engaging appropriately with the course requirements.
2 hours supervision per week 24 hours per semester 14 hours reading per week 168 hours per semester 9 hours preparation and writing per week 108 hours per semester 14 hours research per week 168 hours per semester TOTAL WORKLOAD 468 hours per semester Learning Activities Summary
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Assessment Summary
Assessment Task Task Type Weighting Learning Outcome 10,000 word thesis Formative and Summative 100% 1-10 Assessment Detail
10,000 word thesis: 100%Submission
Details available on enroment.Course Grading
Grades for your performance in this course will be awarded in accordance with the following scheme:
M10 (Coursework Mark Scheme) Grade Mark Description FNS Fail No Submission F 1-49 Fail P 50-64 Pass C 65-74 Credit D 75-84 Distinction HD 85-100 High Distinction CN Continuing NFE No Formal Examination RP Result Pending Further details of the grades/results can be obtained from Examinations.
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Final results for this course will be made available through Access Adelaide.
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