University of Surrey · Full-time
Interpreting, Technology and AI (Chinese pathway)
Why choose this course - Taught in collaboration with KL Communications Ltd, whose Managing Director, Dr Kevin Lin OBE, is the Lead Interpreter (Chinese) for the UK government’s Foreign Office, a successful business leader and experienced trainer. - Based arou…
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FABSS - Faculty of Arts, Business and Social Sciences · Business and management
Why choose this course - Taught in collaboration with KL Communications Ltd, whose Managing Director, Dr Kevin Lin OBE, is the Lead Interpreter (Chinese) for the UK government’s Foreign Office, a successful business leader and experienced trainer. - Based around a strong practical component that responds to the evolving needs of the Chinese interpreting market. - Encompasses technological innovation reshaping the industry, especially in audio/video-mediated remote interpreting and AI-driven technologies that support interpreting and interpreter preparation (speech technologies and generative AI such as ChaGPT), with the Centre for Translation Studies (CTS) recognised as a leading centre of excellence in interpreting and technology research. - Provides exceptional opportunities for gaining industry-relevant interpreting experience, training you to be ready for your first conference interpreter job upon graduation. - Supports internships and career development activities, enabling you to collaborate with language service providers and build a professional engagement portfolio that you can present to future employers. What you will study Our course covers the main principles, techniques and professional requirements of interpreting between Chinese and English, preparing you to work as an interpreter in conference, business and political settings. You will develop skills in all interpreting modes (consecutive, dialogue and simultaneous interpreting, and sight translation) and practice both on-site interpreting and remote/distance interpreting via audio/video link as well as note-taking and public speaking. Guided by Dr Kevin Lin and his team of professional interpreters, alongside experienced academics at Surrey’s Centre for Translation Studies (CTS), you will cover a variety of specialisms (e.g., business, legal, scientific, technical and medical domains), as you develop a solid grounding in the linguistic, cognitive, quality-related, social and ethical dimensions of interpreting. Uniquely, our course emphasises the integration of cutting-edge technologies into the interpreting workflow, for example, to support the interpreter’s preparation and real-time performance (such as electronic glossaries, digital note-taking, automatic speech recognition, machine translation and generative AI) and the delivery of interpreting services (audio/video-mediated distance/remote interpreting). This provides you with the necessary digital skills to develop a successful interpreting career in a fast-changing world and work environment. The Centre for Translation Studies (CTS)’ leading expertise in interpreting technologies will enable you to integrate different tools effectively and responsibly in your interpreting practice.
Getting in
As the university states it
A minimum of a 2:2 UK honours degree in English or a related subject. You must be a native Chinese speaker to apply. We may be able to take relevant work experience into consideration if you don't meet these requirements. If you have at least one year of relevant experience in a full-time graduate-level role (or a minimum of two years’ experience in a relevant graduate-level part-time role) please provide full details of your role and responsibilities in your personal statement and CV when you submit your application. English language requirements IELTS Academic: 6.5 overall with 6.5 in writing and speaking and 6.0 in each other element. Alternatively, if you have successfully been awarded the Certificate of Excellence offered by our partner, KL Communications, and had an IELTS of 6.0 overall with 6.0 in each category before you took this course, and this IELTS will still be valid for the start of the MA, then you will not need to take another IELTS.
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