In this capstone course, students will work in teams to develop a viable product prototype following the methodologies and techniques covered in CSCD54H3. Students will produce written reports, short videos pitching their idea, and a final presentation showcasing their proposed innovation, as it would be pitched to potential investors. The course instructor and TAs will provide close supervision and mentorship throughout the project.

Students will examine an area of interest through reading papers and texts. This course is offered by arrangement with a computer science faculty member. It may be taken in any session, and must be completed by the last day of classes in the session in which it is taken.

A significant project in any area of computer science. The project may be undertaken individually or in small groups. This course is offered by arrangement with a computer science faculty member, at U of T Scarborough or the St. George campus. This course may be taken in any session and the project must be completed by the last day of classes in the session in which it is taken. Students must obtain consent from the Supervisor of Studies before registering for this course.

Same description as CSCD94H3. Normally a student may not take two project half-courses on closely related topics or with the same supervisor.
If an exception is made allowing a second project on a topic closely related to the topic of an earlier project, higher standards will be applied in judging it. We expect that a student with the experience of a first project completed will be able to perform almost at the level of a graduate student.

This highly interactive course for English Language Learners who find Academic English a challenge aims to fast-track the development of critical thinking, reading, writing and oral communication skills. Through emphasizing academic writing and rapid expansion of vocabulary, students will gain practical experience with university-level academic texts and assignment expectations.

Students will develop language, communication and critical thinking skills through an exploration of culture and academic culture(s). Students will use various media in activities and assignments to connect their knowledge and experience with course learning, to foster dynamic academic integration for international students as they develop their English and multi-literacies.

This course uses the mode of advocacy writing to teach the foundational skills necessary for all effective communication. Students will learn to convey their ideas about issues relevant to their communities with attention to structure, voice, evidence, and writing mechanics.

This course will cover basic mathematics concepts such as Arithmetic, Elementary Algebra, Geometry and Trigonometry, Data collection and Interpretation, Sets, and Functions. Students will engage these concepts through a series of activities which require them to solve practical problems based on real life circumstances. The course will also draw on African and Indigenous cultural knowledges and perspectives to connect the study of mathematics to TYP students’ interests and lived experiences.

In this experiential learning course, students apply their discipline-specific academic knowledge as they learn from and engage with communities. Students provide, and gain, unique perspectives and insights as they interact with community partners. Through class discussions, workshops and assignments, students also develop transferable life skills such as interpersonal communication, professionalism and self-reflection that support their learning experiences and help them connect theory and practice.

This course is a gateway to translation. After dealing with essential skills necessary in translation such as logical thinking, reading proficiency, and precision and clarity in writing, it focuses on fundamental aspects of translation at the conceptual, lexical, syntactic, grammatical, and stylistic levels. It also discusses the practical issues encountered by translators. A variety of real-world documents will be used for practice.

From wheat to seafood, Canada’s agri-food exports to China are increasing and Chinese food is popular in Canada. This course explores agri-food, cultures, and translation using materials in Chinese and English. It gives text analysis in translation and hands-on translation experience from English to Chinese and/or from Chinese into English. Students must be able to read and write Chinese and English well.

This course provides a comprehensive introduction to translation theory and its practical application between English and Chinese. It explores the linguistic, cognitive, cultural, and sociopolitical dimensions of translation. Through a combination of theoretical analysis and translation projects, students will develop and refine their translation skills while cultivating a critical awareness of the key challenges and choices faced by professional translators.

This course discusses the responsibilities, ethical principles, and codes of professional conduct for interpreters. The course introduces three types of interpreting: sight translation, consecutive interpreting, and simultaneous interpreting. Students will practice various skills and techniques required of a qualified interpreter, including note-taking, active listening, shadowing, retelling, paraphrasing, and memory retention. Students will also develop abilities in comprehension, analysis of language, and terminology. The course focuses on effective interpreting in the settings of the Ministry of Immigration and Citizenship, the Ontario Ministry of the Attorney General, and Community Service agencies.

Medical Language is a unique linguistic phenomenon. Medical translation and interpretation play a vital role in healthcare delivery to patients with limited English proficiency. In this comprehensive foundation course, students will study medical terminology in the context needed to translate and/or interpret in various healthcare settings, including Greek and Latin root words, prefixes, suffixes, combining forms and abbreviations, etc., and their Chinese language versions. This course also covers W.H.O. international standard terminologies on traditional Chinese medicine from Chinese to English.

This course examines the role of translation in understanding the social production of gender and sexuality as crucial systems of power. Students will use gender and translation to interrogate cultural production and social systems, paying close attention to how gender and sexuality intersect with other categories of social difference, such as sexuality, race, ethnicity, class, and (dis)ability. Students will connect the assigned academic readings to “real-life” examples in the news, media, and their own lives, thereby producing critical reflection on their role as translators in facilitating dialogues for change.

Explore the art and complexity of translating literature between English and Chinese. This course examines how cultural and linguistic nuances shape meaning in poetry, fiction, prose, drama, and film. Through hands-on translation projects, students will develop practical skills and deepen their understanding of the creative process behind literary interpretation.

The course examines linguistic aspects of translation in different writing media from new media, such as social media and websites, to traditional media, such as film, television, and printed press. It also explores approaches from cultural and social perspectives of media translation. The course delves deeply into translation strategies to deal with the conflict between Chinese and Western cultures in mass media.

This course aims to foster in students a greater awareness and appreciation of how translation plays a vital role in our relationship to and with the environment. Through translation practice and by examining how the environment is translated in a selection of Chinese and English language texts and concepts in multiple mediums including cinema, television and the visual arts, the course will demonstrate that our perception of environmental issues is intimately connected to the translation of concepts, ideas and movements and how they have been transplanted into and out of English and Chinese.

Students will examine how translation extends beyond language to encompass cultural mediation, positioning translators as key figures in navigating intercultural communication in and beyond East Asia. The course emphasizes that understanding cultural differences is essential to effective translation and cultural mediation. Students will learn to situate themselves as cultural mediators within global East Asian frameworks, critically engaging with how cultural translation intersects with identity, power, and representation. Through academic readings and real-world examples from media, news, and personal experiences, students will develop nuanced perspectives on cultural translation and its role in shaping global understandings of East Asia. This course also serves as a pathway to ECTD63H3 Cultural Translation and Interpretation.

Religious translations facilitated some of the most vibrant cultural exchanges throughout history. Catholic missionaries and Chinese scholars translated not only the Bible but also Euclid's Elements. Many Protestant missionaries later became the earliest Sinologists and translated foundational Confucian texts including The Analects. The translation of Buddhist scriptures influenced Daoist discourses, Chinese philosophy, neo-Confucianism, everyday practices and way of life. The course will open with an introduction to these fascinating histories and explore the complex relationship between religion and translation in various contexts, with an emphasis on both institutional religions, such as Christianity, Buddhism, Islam, Confucianism, and Daoism, and also on what are known as Chinese popular or folk religions.

This course aims to introduce students to the history of translation from both Western and Chinese perspectives. Students will learn the evolution of thoughts about translation through studying extracts of articles by Chinese and Western thinkers as well as examples of translation to understand the various approaches and methodologies in their cultural, social, and historical contexts. The course provides opportunities for students to deepen their knowledge of translation studies and prepare them for higher level content of the discipline.

This course is a special seminar on a subject determined by the instructor’s research interest or expertise in translation that fall outside of the English and Chinese Translation Major/Minor program’s current course offerings. Special topics can include selected issues and problems in the theory and practice of translation. This course may be repeated for credit when topic changes.

What are the greatest critical theories that helped shape our modern world? How are these ideas translated across geopolitical and cultural contexts? How did they help people envision a different way to live, think, and love? This course examines how some of the greatest thoughts and ideas that shaped our modern world get translated. We will look at key thinkers, their texts, the social, cultural, and political contexts of their times and that of their translators. We will discuss the role of translation in facilitating cross-cultural exchanges and societal changes.

This course will introduce students to the processes of negotiation and adaptation associated with the translation and interpretation of languages behind the cultural phenomena of everyday life. Students will explore examples from across cultural domains (film, TV, and literature) and develop an understanding of the concept of “cultural translation” as a gesture of interpreting the objects of human expression that suffuse the practice of everyday life in the social sphere. Students will also have ample experience in audience-focused English and Chinese translation.

This course examines theoretical developments in the field of Translation Studies from the late 1980s to the present day. First, it considers the linguistic approach to translation that held sway for much of the first half and more of the 20th century. Attention then shifts to how culture impacts not just the translated product, but also the process by which translators operate (the so-called ‘cultural turn’). Focus is on close readings of formative theoretical texts (for example, those by Bassnett, Lefevere, Pym, Venuti and others). Students will critically engage with significant translation theories since the late 1980s, analyse translations to identify how these theories function, and consider how they influence their own translation practice.

This course aims to introduce students to critical engagements with translation and adaptation in the English-Chinese transcultural context. The course emphasizes the ideological implications and power dynamics in translation and adaptation between works in different media. Students will interpret transcultural intermedia productions across literary works and films through the lens of theoretical ideas such as rewriting, intertextuality, multimodality, and cultural appropriation.

This course aims to introduce students to the essential knowledge and skills needed in translating texts related to the arts. Students will learn to identify the linguistic, cultural, and ideological features of texts for exhibitions, festivals, and other curated arts activities, and use appropriate strategies in translating the texts of this genre. The course provides ample opportunities for students to practice translating real-world texts from a wide range of museum exhibitions, literary festivals, film festivals, and other arts events between English and Chinese.

Guided by translation theories and techniques, students learn the lexicon, structure, and style used in business discourse and gain hands-on experience in translating real-life documents regarding business for large Chinese communities within Canada.

This course covers the English/Chinese translation of documents used in government, public administration, and publicly-funded organizations. It introduces the terminologies and special strategies used to translate official documents. Examples of relevant documents will be translated as part of the course work.

This course connects to the subfields of ecocriticism and eco translatology to explore transcultural translations of the ‘wild’. Focusing especially on modern/contemporary fiction from the Sinosphere and linking such texts to other World Literatures, the aim is to analyze how the ‘wild’ is represented and translated interlingually and intersemiotically. The analysis of these literary translations of the ‘wild’ is important to understanding the impact and influence literature has on human appreciation and respect for the natural world.