Course summary

Why choose this course? This unique course is taught in collaboration with KL Communications Ltd, a UK-based company specialising in translation and interpreting, 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. Focusing on recent global and technological trends, with special emphasis on China’s emergence as a major global power, the pathway will empower you to address the communication needs of this market. You will develop problem-solving, analytical thinking, digital and language transfer skills, required in the rapidly evolving landscape of the Language Services Industries, working flexibly in both the English-into-Chinese and the Chinese-into-English direction. What you will study In our MA in Translation and AI (Chinese Pathway) you will study and develop professional translation skills under the co-ordinated guidance of a team of professional translators led by Dr Lin and experienced academics. You will simulate real-life translation scenarios and cover a variety of specialisms, as you develop a solid grounding in the linguistic, cognitive, technological (including artificial intelligence-related), quality, social and ethical dimensions of the profession. Throughout your studies, you will learn to use cutting-edge software to enhance your practice, including computer-assisted translation tools, corpus linguistics software for translation, machine translation, and the responsible use of generative AI tools. You will customise your learning through optional modules on the creative, business, technological and research dimensions of translation, according to your own strengths, personal tastes and career ambitions. You will gain experience of language services provision through work placements and/or other tasks and collaborations. Our flexible dissertation options enable you to submit either: A dissertation based on researching a specific translation topic An extended translation paired with a reflective analytical commentary A critical report of a language-industry work placement A critical report of a skills-enhancement programme (such as a summer school or similar). During your studies, academic and professional excellence will be rewarded with the following prizes: RWS Campus Top Student Award (2 Trados licenses) Project management training (one free-of-charge place in the Pro PM Training and Certification Programme) Professional Engagement Portfolio Prize Best Performance in Translation Prize.