ECTB60H3F LEC01and LEC02, Summer 2024
Agri-Food, Cultures, and Translation
Information about the Examination – Timed Synchronous Exam
Time: Friday, June 21, 2024, 09:00-11:00 AM (Two hours. Get ready by 08:40 AM).
Venue: Quercus/Quizzes, available at 09:00-11:10 AM.
Submit your exam paper by 11:05 AM at the latest.
Late submission to my email is unacceptable.
Worth: 40% of the course.
1. Answer one short question in English (minimum 200 words for each). (10%)
Answer one short question in Chinese (minimum 300 Chinese characters) (10%) Scope: Weekly postings on Quercus/Modules.
2. Food-related idioms, proverbs and sayings. (5x2=10%)
English to Chinese translation (5%) and Chinese to English translation (5%). Scope: NOT limited to those already posted on Quercus/Modules.
3. Comment on English-Chinese translations and give your improved version where needed. Two short passages (10x2=20%).
Scope: Any postings, including the bilingual texts in Extensive Reading under Modules.
4. Chinese-English translation. (20%)
Two short passages – any content related to agri-food (10x2)
5. English-Chinese translation, with commentaries. (10x3=30%)
- Similar to your assignments but much shorter
- Selections from the postings on Quercus/Modules, plus commentaries on Eat Drink Man Woman, a film you must watch before the final exam.