Antonia Yanxi Wu

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Email
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Telephone
+44 (0) 1206 873748
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Location
3.304, Colchester Campus
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Academic support hours
2020-2021 Spring Term: Tuesdays and Thursdays 14:00-15:00 https://essex-university.zoom.us/j/6663043748 Meeting ID: 666 304 3748
Profile
Biography
Antonia has been working as a freelancer and later an in-house translator for over ten years. She has been translating commercial & promotional, business, technical and literary texts for many world-renowned companies and organisations. She has extensive experience in translator training, and great interest in translation quality assessment, Chinese philosophy, feminist translation, children's literature translation.
Qualifications
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Fellow Higher Education Academy,
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Chartered Linguist (Translator) Chartered Institute of Linguists,
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Full Member Chartered Institute of Linguists,
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MA Translation and Interpreting Newcastle University,
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Higher Education Certificate of English Studies Aston University,
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BA Chinese Language and LIterature Tianjin Foreign Studies Universty,
Appointments
University of Essex
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Lecturer of English-Chinese Translation and Interpreting, Language and Linguistics, University of Essex (1/6/2015 - present)
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Course Director of PG-Diploma English-Chinese Translation and Interpreting, Language and Linguistics, University of Essex (1/5/2017 - present)
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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
Translation Quality Assessment
Gender Equality in Translation
Chinese Philosophy Translation
Chinese Literature Translation
Children's Literature Translation
Localisation
Transcreation
Teaching and supervision
Current teaching responsibilities
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Subtitling: Principles and Practice (LA874)
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Specialised Translation (LA880)
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Translation Portfolio (Chinese-English) I (LA881)
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Translation Portfolio II (Chinese-English) (LA889)
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Translation with Localisation and Transcreation (LA891)
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Professional Skills for Translators (LA895)
Publications
Books (1)
Rutherford, A., (2021). 人类之书 (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. 1780229089. 9781780229089
Contact
Academic support hours:
2020-2021 Spring Term: Tuesdays and Thursdays 14:00-15:00 https://essex-university.zoom.us/j/6663043748 Meeting ID: 666 304 3748