Lecturer Jing Han

• Biography
• Areas of Research / Teaching Expertise
• Grants / Current Projects
• Conference and Translator Duties
  
• Contact Details

Biography

Jing Han received her PhD in English literature from Sydney University in 1995. She also received her Masters degree in Literary Criticism from Beijing Foreign Studies University in 1986. Dr Han has been working at SBS TV as the chief subtitler, having subtitled more 200 Chinese films and TV programs into English. She started teaching translation and interpreting courses at UWS in 2006.

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Areas of Research / Teaching Expertise

Subtitling; Translation; Cross-cultural and Cross-lingual communication.

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Grants / Current Projects

New starter reserch grant 2008.
current research:
- Subtitling: communicating less or more?
- What does and what does not survive translation in subtitling?

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Conferences and Translator Duties

- Presented a paper at the XVIII FIT World Congress in 2008.
- Being invited to a panel of "China in Translation"in 2009 Sydney Writers Festival.
- Ongoing engagement at Beijing Foreign Studies University teaching subtitling and translation theories.
- An ongoing professional subtitler.

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