Chinese Iii and Mediation

This course is designed to complete the training on Chinese grammar and syntax, to enable students to understand economic, political, social and literary texts. An introduction to translation is also included, with a view to enriching the students' vocabulary and teaching them how to analyse complex syntactic structures and use paper dictionaries.
Besides language classes, the course includes a module dedicated to the role of language mediators in the public sector. Students will become familiar with different types of texts, they will acquire specialised terminology of mediation, both in Italian and Chinese, particularly with regard to the administrative and legal sector, and will develop oral and written mediation skills (Italian < > Chinese). These outcomes will be obtained through the use of real-life materials in Italian and Chinese and practical exercises.

By the end of the course, students will be able to read, understand and translate the proposed texts, as well as to produce oral and written texts by making use of the vocabulary and grammar structures learned. They will be able to understand and paraphrase relatively complex conversations on their own, also in the field of specialised communication, thanks to their ability to use the dictionary and their familiarity with research tools.
Moreover, students will be able to: understand and translate texts pertaining to the legal and administrative sector, both into and from Chinese; create new texts in Chinese from real-life examples used by Italian public institutions; master oral linguistic mediation strategies.