本課程旨在協助學生發展英文與中文之間的筆譯基本翻譯技巧，並同時討論一個譯者所應具備之能力及尋求重要學習資源的能力。藉由中英語法及文化思維的比較，學習者不只能培養雙語和雙文化內化能力，也可獲知如何翻譯出合宜的文本。同時本課程也將介紹有關翻譯定義, 類型, 過程, 原則, 以及翻譯標準等議題。透過理論和實際並重，課堂上進行翻譯練習，課後並指定作業，並於課堂上討論，作實例演練，以幫助學生熟悉和應用所學之理論與技巧。
This course is aimed to help students develop basic translation skills required for translation between English and Chinese in addition to providing important resources translators may need. By comparing language structures and cultural connotation in both languages, students not only can grow bilingual and bi-cultural competencies, but also gain knowledge of how to render appropriate and acceptable target texts. General issues related to translation definitions, types, processes, principles and norms will be introduced as well.