Activities - Department of Translation

2009
	Translation Lecture Series Looking at Translation from Seven Perspectives (翻譯講座：翻譯七面體) Jointly organized by Hong Kong Public Libraries and Department of Translation, CUHK. Chair: Professor Laurence K.P. Wong (Chair Professor, Department of Translation, The Chinese University of Hong Kong)

3 January	譯事知其然，亦知其所以然 by Prof. He Yuanjian 英譯中為甚麼特別困難? by Prof. Laurence K.P. Wong

7 February	譯出彩虹 – 以英詩《彩夢世界》中譯為例 by Prof. Serena Jin Sheng Hwa

13 March	Public Seminar: The Art of Translation – Julia Lovell and Zhu Wen by Ms. Julia Lovell, a lecturer in Chinese history at the University of London, and Mr. Zhu Wen, a poet, novelist and filmmaker. Organizer: The MAN Hong Kong International Literary Festival. Co-organizers: University Library System, Department of English and Department of Translation, CUHK.

30 March	Public Lecture: The Role of Cognition, Intelligence and Sense in Simultaneous Interpretation by Dr. Laura Bertone, a professional conference interpreter. PHOTO ALBUM

18 April	Ms Doris Albisser of CLS Communication Ltd. gave a talk at the Translation Technology Seminar.

29 August	International Conference on The Teaching of Computer-aided Translation PROGRAMME BOOKLET

2008
23 January	Public Lecture “Putting it back together”: Chinese Studies Online – A Joint ANU/CUHK Project by Professor John Minford, Professor of Chinese and Head of the China and Korea Centre, The Australian National University. PHOTO ALBUM

5 November	Public Lecture: Rose or Jade Problems in Translating Medieval Chinese Literature by Professor David R. Knechtges, ICS Visiting Professor, Institute of Chinese Studies, CUHK, Professor of Chinese, Department of Asian Languages and Literature, University of Washington and Fellow, American Academy of Arts and Sciences. PHOTO ALBUM

26-27 November	The 4th Cross-Strait Translation Forum – Translation Education in the 21st Century. PROGRAMME PHOTO ALBUM (Day 1) PHOTO ALBUM (Day 2)

11-12 December	International Conference on Translation Studies and Translation between Chinese and English jointly organized by Department of Translation, CUHK and The University of Warwick. PROGRAMME PHOTO ALBUM

12 December	Memorandum of Understanding Exchange Ceremony between The University of Warwick and The Chinese University of Hong Kong. PHOTO ALBUM


	Translation Lecture Series Looking at Translation from Seven Perspectives (翻譯講座：翻譯七面體) Jointly organized by Hong Kong Public Libraries and Department of Translation, CUHK. Chair: Professor Laurence K.P. Wong (Chair Professor, Department of Translation, The Chinese University of Hong Kong)

15 November	字幕翻譯的藝術 by Prof. Gilbert Fong 解構主義與翻譯 by Prof. Cai Yongchun

6 December	一石激起千重浪－翻譯科技對翻譯界的影響 by Prof. Chan Sin-wai 翻譯與創作 by Prof. Tung Yuan Fang

2007
5 February	Public Lecture: My Chinese Dream? Poetry as a Pictogram by Mr. Jiri Grusa, President of PEN International.

10 February	Translation Technology Seminar: Terminology Management at CLS Communication by Ms. Regula Miesch, CLS Communication.

10 March	Translation Technology Seminar: Challenges and Solutions in Global Information Management, and Tools to Help Translators, LSPs and Corporations by Veli-Matti Lahti, SDL International.

14 September	Public Lecture: The Echo of Translation: Reported Speech, Value Conflicts and Communities by Professor Theo Hermans, Professor of Dutch and Comparative Literature, University College London. PHOTO ALBUM

27 October	Translation Technology Seminar: CAT software “Freeway” by Mr. Grant Fang, LionBridge. PHOTO ALBUM

19 November	Public lecture by Mr. Tony Yen: Difficulties in Translating Laws. PHOTO ALBUM

26 November	Public Lecture entitled “Language and Translation” by Professor Lu Jianming, Peking University. PHOTO ALBUM

1 December	Translation Technology Seminar: 翻譯管理與協同翻譯 by Mr. He Zhantao, Mr. Xu Yongsheng and Mr. Yan Hao of Transn (Beijing) Information Technology Co., Ltd. PHOTO ALBUM

13 December	Public Lecture by Professor Basil Hatim, Professor in Arabic Studies, American University of Sharjah, UAE: Ideology of Translation and Translation of Ideology. PHOTO ALBUM

13 December	Workshop by Professor Basil Hatim: Relevance Pragmatics and the Translator

14-15 December	The Second International Conference on Dubbing and Subtitling in a World Context PROGRAMME PHOTO ALBUM

2006

19-20 January	International Symposium on New Horizons in Theoretical Translation Studies. PROGRAMME PHOTO ALBUM

23 January	Meet Professor Christiane Nord, Research Fellow, University of the Orange Free State!

24 January	Public Lecture: Theoretical Foundations – Skopostheorie Explained by Professor Christiane Nord.

25 January	Public Lecture: Application to Literary Translation – Tea-Time in Wonderland: Functionalism in Literary Translation by Professor Christiane Nord

26 January	Public Lecture: Pedagogical Application – Text and Translation Functions: A Four-Function Model for Translation by Professor Christiane Nord

28 March	Public Lecture by Wei Lun Visiting Professor: Framing Narratives in Translation by Professor Mona Baker, School of Languages, Linguistics and Cultures, University of Manchester. PHOTO ALBUM Time: 5:30 p.m. Venue: MMW LT1

29 March	Public Lecture by Wei Lun Visiting Professor: Negotiating the Interdependence between Ontological and Public Narratives in Translation by Professor Mona Baker. PHOTO ALBUM Time: 7:00 p.m. Venue: Room 312, Tsang Shiu Tim Building, United College

1 April	Public Lecture: Contact and Mediation. On the Treatment of Translation Equivalence in Bilingual Lexicography, with Particular Reference to English and Chinese by Professor Reinhard R.K.Hartmann, Honorary University Fellow, School of English, University of Exeter. PHOTO ALBUM Time: 5:00 - 6:00 p.m. Venue: NAH213

3 April	Public Lecture: The User Perspective in Lexicography by Professor Reinhard R.K.Hartmann. Time: 7:00 p.m. Venue: HYS306

2 September	International Conference: Computer-aided Translation: Theory and Practice. PHOTO ALBUM Venue: LT2, Esther Lee Building

2 September	5th Anniversary Dinner and Formation of CAT Alumni Association PHOTO ALBUM

2005

24 January	Meet Professor Mona Baker! PHOTO ALBUM

23 March	Public Lecture: Translating Gao Xingjian by Professor Mabel Lee, Honorary Associate Professor, Department of Chinese and South-East Asian Studies, The University of Sydney, and Professor Gilbert Fong.

24 March	Symposium on Gao Xingjian: His Art and Vision by Professor Mabel Lee, Professor Liu Zaifu, Honorary Professor, City University of Hong Kong, and Professor Gilbert Fong.

2004

4 December	The Department of Translation and The CUHK Department of Translation Alumni Association hosted a Gala Dinner in celebration of the inauguration of The CUHK Department of Translation Alumni Association, the 10th Anniversary of the B.A. in Translation programme and the 20th Anniversary of the M.A. in Translation programme on Saturday, 4 December 2004 at 7:00 p.m. at Chung Chi Staff Club. PHOTO ALBUM

4 December	The Department of Translation hosted an international conference in celebration of the 10th Anniversary of the B.A. in Translation programme and the 20th Anniversary of the M.A. in Translation programme on the topic of "Translation Software: The State of the Art" on Saturday, 4 December 2004 at 9:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. at Cho Yiu Hall, Administration Building. PHOTO ALBUM

2003

11 November	Public Lecture: “The Unit of Meaning from a Parallel Corpus Perspective” by Professor Wolfgang Teubert, Chair of Corpus Linguistics, Department of English, University of Birmingham

4 September	公開講座：「漢英翻譯庫計劃介紹」孫樂博士，中國科學院軟件研究所副研究員

29 January	Public Lecture: “Machine Translation: Past and Present” by Prof. Feng Zhiwei, Researcher of Applied Linguistics Institute at the Ministry of Education

27 January	Public Lecture: “Factors for Determining the Segmentation Unit of Chinese Single-word Characters” by Prof. Feng Zhiwei, Researcher of Applied Linguistics Institute at the Ministry of Education

20 January	Public Lecture: “The Development of a Knowledge Base of Chinese Generalized Functional Words” by Prof. Yu Shiwen, Vice-Director of the Institute of Computation Linguistics, Peking University

18 January	Public Lecture: “Computer-aided Intensive Study on Ancient Chinese Poetry” by Prof. Yu Shiwen, Vice-Director of the Institute of Computation Linguistics , Peking University

14 January	Public Lecture: “The Teaching Applications of the Chinese Knowledge Base Oriented to Information Processing: Prof. Yu Shiwen, Vice-Director of the Institute of Computation Linguistics, Peking University

2002

9 December	Seminar: “Usefulness in Uselessness: The Significance and Contribution of Translation Theory” by Prof. Xie Tianzhen, Director of Institute of Translation Studies, Research Institute of Social Sciences.

5 December	Public Lecture: “The Theoretical and Practical Contribution of Translation Criticism” by Prof. Xie Tianzhen, Director of Institute of Translation Studies, Research Institute of Social Sciences.

27 November	Public Lecture: “A Long-forgotten Domain – Financial and Business Translation” by Mr. Peter Fan, General Manager of Yao Shun Languages Services Ltd.

27 March	Public Lecture: “ 網絡語言與詞語規範問題 ” by Prof. Li Luxing, The International College of Chinese Language and Culture, Renmin University of China .

23-24 February	International Conference on “Translation and Bilingual Dictionaries.”

22 February	Public Lecture by Wilson T.S. Wang New Method College Language Education, Prof. Zhang Boran: “Dictionaries and Translation.”

21 February	Public Lecture by Wilson T.S. Wang New Method College Language Education, Prof. Zhang Boran: “‘ 以意馭形 ' 與 ‘ 以形制意 ' 的對比 .”

20 February	Public Lecture by Wilson T.S. Wang New Method College Language Education, Prof. Zhang Boran: “ 翻譯研究：文本‧對話‧權力 .”

2001

30 November	Talk: “ 高行健博士談翻譯 ” by Dr. Gao Xingjian, Nobel Laureate of Literature 2000.

18-20 October	Conference on “Dubbing and Subtitling in a World Context.”

15 February	Public Lecture: “Film and TV Translation: Professionalism and Cultural Differences” by Mr. Sek King Chor, Director, SDI Media Hong Kong Ltd.

2000

8 December	International Conference: “Translation and Information Technology” organized by Department of Translation and sponsored by Information Technology and Broadcasting Bureau, HKSAR Government.

17 October	Public Lecture by Wilson T.S. Wang – New Method College Visiting Professor in Language Education, Prof. Xu Yuanchong: “Comparative Translatology.”

16 October	Public Lecture by Wilson T.S. Wang – New Method College Visiting Professor in Language Education, Prof. Xu Yuanchong: “Studies on the Translation of Poems by Li Shangyin and Lyrics by Li Qingzhao.”

13 October	Public Lecture by Wilson T.S. Wang – New Method College Visiting Professor in Language Education, Prof. Xu Yuanchong: “Cultural Exchange and the Globalization of Poetry.”

10 October	Public Lecture by Wilson T.S. Wang – New Method College Visiting Professor in Language Education, Prof. Xu Yuanchong: “Translation Theory and Practice.”

25 September	Public Lecture: “Basic Research on Language Information Processing” by Prof. Yu Shiwen, Department of Computer Sciences, Peking University .

22 September	Public Lecture: “Basic Research on Language Information Processing” by Prof. Yu Shiwen, Department of Computer Sciences, Peking University .

10 May	Machine Translation Workshops: “ 短語結構語法在機器翻譯系統中的應用 ” and “ 現代漢語短結構歧義分析 ” by Prof. Zhan Weidong, Department of Chinese, Peking University .

3 May	Machine Translation Workshops: “80 年代以來由中國大陸中文信息處理研究述評 ” and “ 漢英機器翻譯系統的設計與開發 ” by Prof. Zhan Weidong, Department of Chinese, Peking University .

20 April	Public Lecture: “Story of the Stone” by Prof. John Minford, formerly Chair Professor, Department of Chinese & Bilingual Studies, Hong Kong Polytechnic University .

20 April	Public Lecture: “Music from Two Rooms: Lineage of Translating Chinese Literature” by Prof. John Minford, formerly Chair Professor, Department of Chinese & Bilingual Studies, Hong Kong Polytechnic University .

13 April	Public Lecture: “On Translation Unit of Transfer” by Prof. Luo Xuanmin, Professor & Dean, College of Foreign Studies, Changsha Railway University and Professor (Chair) for Translation Studies, Tsinghua University.

5 April	Public Lecture: “ 知足者頻譯樂 ” by Mr. Rupert Chan, Director of External Relations, University of Hong Kong .

20 January	Lecture “ 影視中雙關語之翻譯問題──中文姓名之英譯 ” by Prof. Qian Shaochang of the Shanghai Foreign Languages University .

1999

2 December	Lecture on "The Ethics of Translation" by Prof. Peter Newmark of University of Surrey.

29 November	Lecture “JFY 型英漢機器翻譯系統介紹 ” by Professor Liu Zhuo, of Institute of Linguistics, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.

17 November	Career talk on “ 文科生之出路 ” by Mr. Chow Tung Shan of the Labour Department.

9 November	Lecture entitled “ 孰中孰英？香港特別行政區法定語文政策 ” by Mr. Lee Lap Sun of the Official Languages Agency

8 November	Lecture entitled: “ 英漢機器翻譯的混合式轉換生成 ” by Professor Fu Aiping of the Institute of Linguistics, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.

26 October	Lecture “ 近年台灣英語教學課程規劃 ” by Professor Chou Chung-t'ien, of the National Taiwan Normal University.

6 May	Workshop on "Balzac's Translations " by Prof. Luo Xinzhang of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.

6 May	Lecture entitled "Translation is Intelligence " by Prof. Luo Xinzhang of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.

4 May	Workshop on "The Translation of Fu Lei" by Prof. Luo Xinzhang of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.

4 May	Lecture entitled "Is There a Definitive Translation" by Prof. Luo Xinzhang of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.

30 April	Talk on "Relating Theory to Practice: A Critical Inquiry into the Teaching of Translation Theory" by Prof. Li Defeng of the Department.

18-19 March	Symposium on Translation in Hong Kong: Past, Present and Future.

26 February	Talk on "The Hard Translation of Lu Xun" by Prof. Wong Wang Chi of the Department.

22 February	Lecture entitled "A New Way of Looking at Grammar" by Dr. Eugene A. Nida.

28 January	Talk on "Chinese-English Dictionaries: A Historical Tour" by Dr. Steven K. Luk, Director of The Chinese University Press.

13 January	Lecture entitled "My Experience in Translating Classcial Japanese Literature" by Prof. Lin Wen Yueh, Honorary Professor of Taiwan National University.

1998

27 November	Lecture on "Translation, Community, Utopia" by Prof. Lawrence Venuti of Temple University.

26 November	Lecture on "Writing a Minor Literature" by Prof. Lawrence Venuti of Temple University.

19, 21, 23 October	Lectures on scientific translation in the Ming, Qing and Republican periods by Prof. Li Nanqiu of the University of Science and Technology of China.

1 April	Lecture on "How to Become a Good Interpreter " by Prof. Yang Cheng-shu, Director and Associate Professor of Graduate Institute of Translation and Interpretation Studies, Fujian University.

31 March	Lecture on "My Ten-year Experience in the Practice, Teaching and Research of Interpreting" by Prof. Yang Cheng-shu, Director and Associate Professor of Graduate Institute of Translation and Interpretation Studies, Fujian University.

27 March	Seminar on Interpreting, with Prof. Yang Cheng-shu of Fujian University, Mrs. Elizabeth Pong of The Municipality of Metropolitan Toronto and Mrs. Lily King of the Hong Kong Government as speakers.

25 March	Lecture on "Translation in Toronto " by Mrs. Elizabeth Pong, Coordinator of Translation and Interpretation Service, The Municipality of Metropolitan Toronto.

24 March	Lecture on "Thoughts on Interpreting" by Mrs. Elizabeth Pong, Coordinator of Translation and Interpretation Service, The Municipality of Metropolitan Toronto.

16 March	Lecture for graduate students by Prof. Basil Hatim.

13 March	Seminar on Translation Studies, with Prof. Susan Bassnett of University of Warwick, Prof. Basil Hatim of Heriot-Watt University and Prof. Douglas Robinson of Univeristy of Mississippi as speakers.

12 March	Two lectures for the undergraduates by Prof. Basil Hatim

9 March	Two lectures on the topic "Theory of Translation" for undergraduate and graduate students by Prof. Douglas Robinson.

11 February	Lecture on "Summer Language Training at the University of Westminster" by Prof. William Kenneth Paterson.

6 February	Lecture on "Text Analysis and Translation" by Prof. William Kenneth Paterson.

1997

9 April	Seminar co-organized with Shaw College on Translation Theory, consisted of: a talk entitled "Why Translation Theory? What Translation Theory?" by Professor Peter Newmark of the University of Surrey; a talk entitled "Theories of Translation" by Dr. Eugene A. Nida of the United Bible Society; a talk entitled "Context, Culture, Compesation: Three Basic Orientations in Translation" by Prof. Wolfram Wilss of the University of Saarbrucken.

17 January	Public lecture “When is Translation Not a Translation” by Professor Susan Bassnett of the Centre for British and Comparative Cultural Studies, University of Warwick.