Recommended Study Sequence

This is a core unit for students in the Bachelor of Arts (Interpreting and Translation) course and an elective foundation unit for language key field of study in the BA. It introduces students to translation theory and practice. Lectures are held in English for students of all languages. The tutorials are language specific in Arabic, Japanese, Mandarin and Spanish.

This unit is designed to raise students’ awareness of what language is and how it works, by giving them a basic understanding and appreciation of general linguistics. It provides students with conceptual tools to be able to do basic analysis of language at the levels of phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics and pragmatics. It also makes students familiar with concepts and terms that occur in other language and linguistics-related disciplines (e.g. Sociolinguistics, Psycholinguistics, Developmental Linguistics, Bilingualism, and other applied linguistics areas).

This unit is part of the English Linguistics Major. It introduces students to two important fields of linguistics, semantics and pragmatics, with special reference to English. It intersperses the theoretical elements with practical applications through examples, exercises and textual analysis, which enable students to understand the significance of these fields of linguistics to the languages professions, such as interpreting and translation and language teaching. The unit also aims to refine students' academic writing skills through the preparation of a short research paper.

This is a core unit for students in the Bachelor of Arts (Interpreting and Translation) course and an elective foundation unit for language key field of study in the BA. It introduces students to the theory and practice of Interpreting. Lectures are held in English for students of all languages. The tutorials are language specific in Arabic, Japanese, Mandarin and Spanish.

This unit is designed to develop students' interest in language and society and give them an understanding and appreciation of variation in language (accents, dialects) and language change, language planning, as well as the interdependent relationship between language learning, communicative competence and cultural practices, both in the Australian context and also in a more global context. It also aims to show students how this unit fits in with other language and linguistics-related disciplines, e.g. Linguistics, Bilingualism and Biculturalism, Second Language Acquisition.

This unit explores language at the text or discourse level, overviewing several linguistic approaches to the analysis of discourse and focusing on the role of features such as context, social purpose, appropriateness, and textual cohesion and coherence in the production of texts.

This unit is a core unit in the BA Languages Key Program. It is part of the linguistics major and sub-major and can also be taken as an elective. Bilingualism and biculturalism are an important aspect of life in Australia: many Australian residents are, were, or could be, bilingual and/or bicultural. This unit aims to give students an understanding and appreciation of the most important facets and manifestations of bilingualism and biculturalism, in the linguistic, cognitive, personal, societal and educational spheres, particularly with regard to the Australian context. It also aims to show students how this unit fits in with other language and linguistics-related disciplines, e.g. Sociolinguistics, Second Language Acquisition, etc.

This unit aims to develop skills in translation from and into English in a number of specialised fields: medical documents; technical papers; legal documents; advertising material; journal articles. The aim of the unit is for students to develop skills in producing target texts in styles appropriate to the source text content and function, researching and developing appropriate specialist terminology, editing and revising, and producing camera-ready documents. The unit will be available, depending on sufficient demand, for Arabic, Japanese, Mandarin, Spanish and Vietnamese.

This unit aims to equip students with the theoretical and practical knowledge needed to effectively apply information and communication technologies to translation and other language related tasks. It focuses on translation memory and terminology management systems, and on the workflow involved in the handling of multilingual content. Emphasis is also put on uses of the Internet as a resource tool, and to the principles of controlled language for text to be processed by machine translation (MT). Tutorials will be conducted in a computer lab where students will familiarize themselves with leading computer-assisted translation (CAT) software applications.

This is a compulsory unit in the key field of the study of Interpreting and Translation in the Bachelor of Arts (Interpreting and Translation) course. The unit deals with the specialised technical skills necessary for the different modes of interpreting: dialogue, consecutive, simultaneous, and sight translation. Given the large amount of independent practice needed to develop competence in interpreting, it pays special attention to the teaching of techniques for autonomous learning. Lectures are held in English for students of all languages. The tutorials are language specific in Arabic, Japanese, Mandarin and Spanish.

This unit is a compulsory unit for the Bachelor of Arts (Interpreting and Translation) and aims to develop students' skills in interpreting at the professional level (formerly NAATI Level 3) through the modes of dialogue interpreting, consecutive interpreting, simultaneous interpreting, and sight translation in the domain of health services. Lectures are held in English for students of all languages. The tutorials are language specific in Arabic, Japanese, Mandarin and Spanish.

This unit is designed for students who are interested in understanding how a second language is learned. It examines learning in both natural or classroom contexts as well as language development in child and adult learners. Students are introduced to current theories of Second Language Acquisition, as well as current research and its applications to the classroom or the translation process. Students will conduct a small research project to become familiar with the process of learning a second language and some basic research notions and techniques.

Legal interpreting is a highly complex process that requires specialised training in interpreting techniques, litigation tactics, legal language and the legal system. This unit is a compulsory unit for students in the BA (Interpreting and Translation) course. It can also be offered to practising interpreters who wish to improve and perfect their knowledge and skills in legal interpreting. It aims to provide students with the theoretical background and the opportunity to develop the interpreting skills necessary to operate at the NAATI professional level as a court interpreter. Lectures are held in English for students of all languages. The tutorials are language specific in Arabic, Japanese, Mandarin and Spanish.

This is a compulsory unit in the key field of study of Interpreting and Translation in the Bachelor of Arts (Interpreting and Translation) course. It aims to provide practice and constructive feedback to students preparing for accreditation examination in interpreting and translation. A pass* in the unit in at least one of interpreting, translation into English, or translation from English will make students eligible for NAATI accreditation on completion of the rest of the requirements for the Bachelor of Arts (Interpreting and Translation). *Note: NAATI requires a minimum pass mark of 70%. This unit is only available to students enrolled in the Bachelor of Arts (Interpreting and Translation).

This unit aims to provide students with the opportunity to make useful observations about practical aspects of the interpreting or translation professions and related fields (such as the legal system), and to have supervised practice in the workplace. Students complete practical work relevant to their field of specialisation: interpreting, translation, or interpreting and translation.

This unit aims to develop skills in translation from and into English in a number of specialised fields: medical documents; technical papers; legal documents; advertising material; journal articles. The aim of the unit is for students to develop skills in producing target texts in styles appropriate to the source text content and function, researching and developing appropriate specialist terminology, editing and revising, and producing camera-ready documents. The unit will be available, depending on sufficient demand, for Arabic, Japanese, Mandarin and Spanish

This unit is part of the English Linguistics Major. It introduces students to two important fields of linguistics, semantics and pragmatics, with special reference to English. It intersperses the theoretical elements with practical applications through examples, exercises and textual analysis, which enable students to understand the significance of these fields of linguistics to the languages professions, such as interpreting and translation and language teaching. The unit also aims to refine students' academic writing skills through the preparation of a short research paper.

This unit explores language at the text or discourse level, overviewing several linguistic approaches to the analysis of discourse and focusing on the role of features such as context, social purpose, appropriateness, and textual cohesion and coherence in the production of texts.

This is a core unit for students in the Bachelor of Arts (Interpreting and Translation) course and an elective foundation unit for language key field of study in the BA. It introduces students to translation theory and practice. Lectures are held in English for students of all languages. The tutorials are language specific in Arabic, Japanese, Mandarin and Spanish.

This unit is designed to raise students’ awareness of what language is and how it works, by giving them a basic understanding and appreciation of general linguistics. It provides students with conceptual tools to be able to do basic analysis of language at the levels of phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics and pragmatics. It also makes students familiar with concepts and terms that occur in other language and linguistics-related disciplines (e.g. Sociolinguistics, Psycholinguistics, Developmental Linguistics, Bilingualism, and other applied linguistics areas).

This is a core unit for students in the Bachelor of Arts (Interpreting and Translation) course and an elective foundation unit for language key field of study in the BA. It introduces students to the theory and practice of Interpreting. Lectures are held in English for students of all languages. The tutorials are language specific in Arabic, Japanese, Mandarin and Spanish.

This unit is designed to develop students' interest in language and society and give them an understanding and appreciation of variation in language (accents, dialects) and language change, language planning, as well as the interdependent relationship between language learning, communicative competence and cultural practices, both in the Australian context and also in a more global context. It also aims to show students how this unit fits in with other language and linguistics-related disciplines, e.g. Linguistics, Bilingualism and Biculturalism, Second Language Acquisition.

This unit is a core unit in the BA Languages Key Program. It is part of the linguistics major and sub-major and can also be taken as an elective. Bilingualism and biculturalism are an important aspect of life in Australia: many Australian residents are, were, or could be, bilingual and/or bicultural. This unit aims to give students an understanding and appreciation of the most important facets and manifestations of bilingualism and biculturalism, in the linguistic, cognitive, personal, societal and educational spheres, particularly with regard to the Australian context. It also aims to show students how this unit fits in with other language and linguistics-related disciplines, e.g. Sociolinguistics, Second Language Acquisition, etc.

This is a compulsory unit in the key field of the study of Interpreting and Translation in the Bachelor of Arts (Interpreting and Translation) course. The unit deals with the specialised technical skills necessary for the different modes of interpreting: dialogue, consecutive, simultaneous, and sight translation. Given the large amount of independent practice needed to develop competence in interpreting, it pays special attention to the teaching of techniques for autonomous learning. Lectures are held in English for students of all languages. The tutorials are language specific in Arabic, Japanese, Mandarin and Spanish.

This unit is designed for students who are interested in understanding how a second language is learned. It examines learning in both natural or classroom contexts as well as language development in child and adult learners. Students are introduced to current theories of Second Language Acquisition, as well as current research and its applications to the classroom or the translation process. Students will conduct a small research project to become familiar with the process of learning a second language and some basic research notions and techniques.

This unit aims to develop skills in translation from and into English in a number of specialised fields: medical documents; technical papers; legal documents; advertising material; journal articles. The aim of the unit is for students to develop skills in producing target texts in styles appropriate to the source text content and function, researching and developing appropriate specialist terminology, editing and revising, and producing camera-ready documents. The unit will be available, depending on sufficient demand, for Arabic, Japanese, Mandarin, Spanish and Vietnamese.

This unit aims to equip students with the theoretical and practical knowledge needed to effectively apply information and communication technologies to translation and other language related tasks. It focuses on translation memory and terminology management systems, and on the workflow involved in the handling of multilingual content. Emphasis is also put on uses of the Internet as a resource tool, and to the principles of controlled language for text to be processed by machine translation (MT). Tutorials will be conducted in a computer lab where students will familiarize themselves with leading computer-assisted translation (CAT) software applications.

This unit is a compulsory unit for the Bachelor of Arts (Interpreting and Translation) and aims to develop students' skills in interpreting at the professional level (formerly NAATI Level 3) through the modes of dialogue interpreting, consecutive interpreting, simultaneous interpreting, and sight translation in the domain of health services. Lectures are held in English for students of all languages. The tutorials are language specific in Arabic, Japanese, Mandarin and Spanish.

Legal interpreting is a highly complex process that requires specialised training in interpreting techniques, litigation tactics, legal language and the legal system. This unit is a compulsory unit for students in the BA (Interpreting and Translation) course. It can also be offered to practising interpreters who wish to improve and perfect their knowledge and skills in legal interpreting. It aims to provide students with the theoretical background and the opportunity to develop the interpreting skills necessary to operate at the NAATI professional level as a court interpreter. Lectures are held in English for students of all languages. The tutorials are language specific in Arabic, Japanese, Mandarin and Spanish.

This unit aims to develop skills in translation from and into English in a number of specialised fields: medical documents; technical papers; legal documents; advertising material; journal articles. The aim of the unit is for students to develop skills in producing target texts in styles appropriate to the source text content and function, researching and developing appropriate specialist terminology, editing and revising, and producing camera-ready documents. The unit will be available, depending on sufficient demand, for Arabic, Japanese, Mandarin and Spanish

This is a compulsory unit in the key field of study of Interpreting and Translation in the Bachelor of Arts (Interpreting and Translation) course. It aims to provide practice and constructive feedback to students preparing for accreditation examination in interpreting and translation. A pass* in the unit in at least one of interpreting, translation into English, or translation from English will make students eligible for NAATI accreditation on completion of the rest of the requirements for the Bachelor of Arts (Interpreting and Translation). *Note: NAATI requires a minimum pass mark of 70%. This unit is only available to students enrolled in the Bachelor of Arts (Interpreting and Translation).

This unit aims to provide students with the opportunity to make useful observations about practical aspects of the interpreting or translation professions and related fields (such as the legal system), and to have supervised practice in the workplace. Students complete practical work relevant to their field of specialisation: interpreting, translation, or interpreting and translation.

This unit gives students knowledge of research methods relevant to humanities disciplines. Modules provide advanced instruction in developing a research topic, evidence-based research and Human Research Ethics processes and policy.

This unit is aimed at those who have successfully finished Arabic 202, or have an advanced speaking and writing proficiency in Modern Standard Arabic. It is one of the obligatory units for students intending to graduate with Arabic as a major or sub-major. It seeks to develop the writing skills to prepare students to make professional use of the language, and it is particularly recommended for those who wish to involve themselves in areas such as language teaching and translation. Students will be introduced to a full range of text types and language purposes. They will be guided to analyse, interpret and evaluate passages provided, and will be encouraged to extend their ability by experimenting with a variety of writing styles.

This is a compulsory unit for students in the BA (I and T) (Arabic) and for students intending to do Arabic as a major or sub-major. As a companion unit of Arabic 303 : Advanced Writing Skills, it aims to prepare students to make professional use of the language, in this case by placing particular emphasis on oral skills, and it is also specially recommended for those wishing to pursue careers in areas such as language teaching and translation. Students will be introduced to a full range of oral text types and language purposes. They will be guided to analyse, interpret and evaluate examples of oral discourse, and be encouraged to develop effective public speaking skills.

This is an optional unit within the Arabic major program, which aims to expose students to examples of contemporary Arabic poetry, and to show the political, social and cultural context that this poetry reflects. This will be done through the study of selected poems by modern Arab poets from different Arab countries. This unit will also examine the contribution of emigre Arab poets in Australia and other countries, as well as the Arab song that is often based on poetry.

This is an optional unit in the Arabic major program, which aims to introduce students to the study of the Arabic novel and short story, and which examines the historical, political, social and cultural context that this literature reflects. This will be done by studying selected novels and short stories. Students will be able to do a research component on a novel of their choice. This unit will also examine children's literature, including traditional children stories and contemporary Arabic literature, as well as translated western traditional stories.

This unit aims to give students an understanding of the phonological, morpho-syntactic, semantic and pragmatic changes that have occurred to the Arabic language both spoken and written in the last century. Particular attention will be paid to the different dialects spoken in some of the Arab countries and their relation to Modern Standard Arabic. A special study will be made of the Australian Arabic used by migrant communities.

This unit introduces students to modern and contemporary Chinese literature in the Chinese language. It includes a brief overview of Twentieth-century Chinese literature, and exposes students to a variety of literary genres. Students are expected to work individually and in groups in order to analyse, evaluate and critique these works, whose social and cultural context is integral to understanding them. This process will not only increase students' understanding and appreciation of Twentieth-century Chinese literature, but it will also develop their critical thinking skills.

This unit introduces students to Chinese classical literature in the Chinese language. It includes a brief overview of Chinese classical literature and exposes students to the prose, poetry, drama and fiction genres of Chinese classical works from the Han dynasty to the Qing dynasty. Through selected readings, students will gain some knowledge of the stylistic and linguistic features of classical prose and develop skills in reading classical Chinese. Students will also develop an understanding of the Chinese literary tradition and an appreciation of the continuing relevance of classical Chinese in contemporary China.

This unit offers a brief review of Chinese film and introduces some of the best Chinese-language productions of the last two decades from mainland China and Taiwan. Students will be required to work individually and in groups to critique the social and moral issues raised in these films. They will also consider the historical context from which these films emerged. This process will develop a deeper understanding of Chinese society and the lives of Chinese people of different eras. It will also enhance students' appreciation of Chinese cultural identity and moral values.

This unit provides a brief overview of Chinese culture and examines the cultural interchanges of which it has been a part throughout history. Students will analyse the effects of these cultural contacts, both positive and negative. They will also evaluate and critique relevant cultural issues, from a comparative perspective. This process will increase students' understanding of the cultural identity of China, and it will also enable them to appreciate the importance of outside cultural influences, thereby reinforcing an open and mature attitude towards multiculturalism. The unit will be conducted in Chinese.

This unit introduces students to the heritage of Chinese philosophical thought, and briefly traces its historical development. Students read selected works of prominent Chinese thinkers in their original versions, or in modern Chinese or English versions. They are expected to interpret these works in their Chinese context as well as from a western perspective. Students will develop an understanding of the part the various schools of philosophy have played in forming the cultural identity and social reality of traditional and contemporary China. The unit is conducted in Chinese.

This unit aims at providing students with a valuable insight into modern Japanese society and culture through print and audiovisual media. In addition, the unit aims to enhance students' skills in the language at an advanced level, especially speaking and listening.

This unit is designed to enable post-intermediate students of Japanese to learn and practice advanced level discourse in Japanese in a range of situations, registers and levels of formality.

Students in this unit further develop their competency in Japanese with a focus on reading and writing. The unit content is organised around communicative and cultural themes on Japanese society. To expose students to authentic language use, reading materials are selected from Japanese newspapers, magazines, and the internet. Acquisition of Kanji is accelerated through reading and writing tasks.

This unit prepares students to function effectively in business and commercial contacts with Japanese people. It will encompass the study of various types of business documents and spoken language appropriate to a range of business-related situations. It will also cover aspects of business culture and conventions.

Nihonjinron (the theory of uniqueness of the Japanese) has been discussed for many decades. Some scholars advocate the need for re-examining the concept, while others still hold the view that the Japanese have different sensitivities and values from people with other ethnic backgrounds. This unit aims to develop students' awareness of some of the arguments on this topic by reading relevant texts written by sociologists, anthropologists and novelists. Students will have opportunities to examine, analyse, discuss and evaluate texts from a range of authors. Texts are all written in contemporary Japanese.

This unit aims to develop the writing skills to prepare them to make professional use of the language. It is particularly recommended for those who wish to involve themselves in areas such as language teaching and translation. Students will be introduced to a full range of text types and language purposes. They will be guided to analyse, interpret and evaluate passages provided, and will be encouraged to extend their ability by experimenting with a variety of writing styles.

As a companion unit to Spanish 303: Advanced Writing Skills, this unit aims to prepare students to make professional use of the language, in this case by placing particular emphasis on oral skills. It is also specially recommended for those wishing to pursue careers in areas such as language teaching and translation. Students will be introduced to a full range of oral text types and language purposes. They will be guided to analyse, interpret and evaluate examples of oral discourse, and encouraged to develop effective public speaking skills.

This is a compulsory unit for students of the BA (Interpreting and Translation) (Spanish), and one of the optional units for students with advanced language skills in Spanish enrolled in the BA. It aims to introduce students to the study of contemporary Hispanic literary works so that they may acquire an appreciation of contemporary Latin American and Spanish literature and an understanding of the historical, political and social contexts in which that literature developed. Emphasis will be placed on the writer's role as an interpreter and critic of society.

This unit aims to introduce students to the history of Spain and Latin America in the Twentieth century to enable them to understand the historical background to present-day events, and to identify the major contemporary policy issues in these regions of the world.

This unit provides an introduction to the social and cultural history of Spain of the Sixteenth and Seventeenth centuries, and to the principal literary monuments of this period. The unit is based on the study of selected representative texts and appropriate background readings.

This is an optional level 3 core unit for the major in Arabic, Japanese, Chinese, Spanish, and Italian, within the BA Languages Key Program. It also constitutes part of the linguistics major and sub-major. It can also be taken as an elective. This is a language-specific unit intended to develop the students’ awareness of language usage issues which may have an impact on intercultural communication and, therefore, on cultural stereotyping as well as other real life interests, such as business relationships and professional performance. It covers issues such as the relationship between culture and language use, ingroup-outgroup relationships, speech acts across cultures, politeness in text and discourse, miscommunication and stereotyping.

This is an advanced unit for students majoring in one of the following languages: Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Spanish or Vietnamese. Lectures are held in English for students of all languages. The tutorials are language-specific. This unit aims to develop a practical and theoretical understanding of the ways in which major concepts used in everyday speech and writing are mapped and organized in the lexicon and the grammar of human languages, and how these forms develop in learners and users.

Contemporary Society introduces students to central issues in social analysis and a range of perspectives that have been used to understand the social world. It provides them with a theoretical grounding in the contral concepts and methods of social theory through an encounter with problems raised when social theory directly engages with practical problems such as racism, environmentalism, inequality etc.

This unit introduces students to Australia’s history, its political structures and processes and its relationship to the world. It offers an understanding of Australia as part of a worldwide process of European colonisation, and the struggles of space and land involved in this process. The unit offers an introduction to the Westminster system and also explores Australia’s historical and contemporary relations with Japan, China, Indonesia, the United States and Great Britain.