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Antonia Yanxi Wu

Senior Lecturer
Department of Language and Linguistics
 Antonia Yanxi Wu
  • Email

  • Telephone

    +44 (0) 1206 873748

  • Location

    3.304, Colchester Campus

  • Academic support hours

    Tuesdays 13:30-14:30, Thursdays 13:30-14:30. Please email me for an appointment.

Profile

Biography

Antonia has over ten years of experience as a translator and interpreter, having worked both as a freelancer and as an in-house professional. She has rich experience in public service interpreting in education and housing matters, and translated promotional, business, and technical texts for numerous world-renowned companies and organizations across industries such as fashion, IT, automotive, medical and publishing. With extensive expertise in game and software localisation, branding, transcreation, and translator training, she also has a strong interest in Chinese philosophy, literature, feminism and children's literature translation.

Qualifications

  • Fellow Higher Education Academy,

  • Chartered Linguist (Translator) Chartered Institute of Linguists,

  • Full Member Chartered Institute of Linguists,

  • MA Translation and Interpreting Newcastle University,

  • Higher Education Certificate of English Studies Aston University,

  • BA Chinese Language and LIterature Tianjin Foreign Studies Universty,

Appointments

University of Essex

  • Senior Lecturer of English-Chinese Translation and Interpreting, Language and Linguistics, University of Essex (1/6/2015 - present)

  • Course Director of MA English-Chinese Translation and Professional Practice, Language and Linguistics, University of Essex (1/1/2018 - present)

Research and professional activities

Research interests

Subtitling and Audiovisual Translation (AVT)

Open to supervise

Children's Literature Translation

Open to supervise

Localisation

Open to supervise

Transcreation

Open to supervise

Teaching and supervision

Current teaching responsibilities

  • Concepts of Translation and Cultural Mediation (LA043)

  • Work Placement Abroad Year (LA078)

  • Subtitling: Principles and Practice (LA874)

  • Specialised Translation (LA880)

  • Translation Portfolio (Chinese-English) I (LA881)

  • Translation with Localisation and Transcreation (LA891)

  • Simultaneous Interpreting (LA894)

  • Professional Skills for Translators and Interpreters (LA895)

  • Linguistics Work Placement Year (LG088)

  • Principles of Translation and Interpreting (LA871)

  • Simultaneous Interpreting with Text (LA896)

  • Conference Interpreting Case Studies (LA897)

Publications

Books (1)

Wu, AY. and Rutherford, A., (2023). 《万物灵长》(Chinese translation of The Book of Humans: A Brief History of Culture, Sex, War and the Evolution of Us by Adam Rutherford). 新经典Thinkingdom & 南海出版公司. 1780229089. 9787573505248

Contact

a.wu@essex.ac.uk
+44 (0) 1206 873748

Location:

3.304, Colchester Campus

Academic support hours:

Tuesdays 13:30-14:30, Thursdays 13:30-14:30. Please email me for an appointment.