Module Code 單元編號 LIN3040 Module Title 單元名稱 TOPICS IN JAPANESE-CHINESE TRANSLATION: MANGA AND POPULAR CULTURE Module Synopsis 單元概要 With the increasing Internet accessibility to Japanese pop culture, learners nowadays utilise social media such as YouTube to acquire Japanese language more frequently than previous generations. However, these kinds of practice largely favour the acquisition of spoken form of the language, and as a result the communication competency in written discourse is commonly neglected among learners. This course aims to offer an introduction to effective reading comprehension through the studies of fundamental translating skills and techniques required for communication, where written Japanese and Chinese are used for general and specific purposes. With the practice of translating selected writing genres related to everyday life in modern Japanese pop culture and manga, students will gain analytical tools to interpret and analyse different writing discourses systematically and thus acquire a higher level of communication competency. Students are expected to be familiar with basic translation and linguistic theories to increase their understanding and awareness of the grammatical, semantic, pragmatic, registerial, stylistics, cultural similarities/differences in written Japanese and Chinese.