This class was extremely informative and very comprehensive. I really gained a lot of practical knowledge about translation techniques that I’m sure I will be able to put into practice in the future. My biggest complaint about this course is that it is listed as a beginners course and requires only 3-5 hours per week of study. This is only true if you are fluent in both English and Chinese and well read with a large vocabulary in both languages. I have been studying Mandarin for over four years and have learned to an intermediate level, yet some weeks I had to spend 30 or more hours per week on assignments. One more area that could be improved are the content of the assignments. Some of them were very hard to understand even in our mother tongue and were taken out of context. A translator would always have the context of what they are translating and would likely have access to the entire work. So, in this regard translation in the real world may actually be easier than this course!

Very high quality materials. Easy to understand. Helpful to know Chinese,however.

The lecturer was very knowledgeable and skilful. The course content was very well planned and managed. On the overall, I am very happy to have participated in this course. Thanks!

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I really like how the course is structured. Also, it gives a lot of basics of translations. However, I do feel there isn't enough feedback from teacher and peers. I completed 2 weeks' assignment, but barely received feedback, which somewhat discouraged me. Good course for beginners, won't recommend for those who aim to improve the skills.

Very useful tips for translating. I learnt a lot however, Ii was a shame that the activities were only in Chinese. Thank you! :)

I am a francophone. can I apply for a certificate in this course? French is my first language and English my second one. I don't understand nor speak Chinese.

Misleading. Lessons are great but there is no specification that graded exercises will ONLY be valid for Chinese - English speakers.

The course was misleading and disappointing.

I spent time on week 1 only to get to the assignment and find that it requires knowledge of Chinese. It could simply have been labelled English-Chinese Translation in Practice and saved me and other students a waste of time and effort. Not being clear as to the requirements of a course on such a high level platform geared towards professionals is serious mismanagement.

I also read the comments on the discussion board. Many enrolled students were mislead like me.

I have learned a lot in this course. Very objective and informative and carefully crafted.

I have only one remark to make: in the sign-up advertisement Coursera should make it clear that the students must have a good knowledge of the Chinese language, and their tasks will be evaluated by their peers, and that they should in turn evaluate them.

I can't believe that courses like these come free of charge. This is seriously valuable for someone like me - a freelancer who doesn't currently have the opportunity to have academic education. Thank you so much!

Although the course is aimed at Chinese translations, the professor manages to bridge that gap by introducing translation techniques that anyone can use.

I think this online course is very interesting to me. And it open a door for me to learn how to translate.

I enjoyed these lectures, plus the teacher, she is so intelligent with a lot of exp.

Great Course!!

Thanks to those who reviewed my assignments.

Many thanks to the instructor who prepared this wonderful course for us.

In-depth and explained in detail. Could be even better if materials in a more diverse format, e.g. readings, photos, tables, are provided.