Translating for South Asians in Preparation for Crisis Workshop Series – Session 1

Objectives:

Situated under the circumstances of natural disasters and emergencies, this workshop series aims to introduce to the South Asian community members living in Hong Kong the basic knowledge and skills of translation so that they can exert their own agency and help each other in times of crisis.

 

At the workshop, participants will

  • gain the knowledge of the fundamentals of translation;
  • translate in pairs;
  • translate by using online sources and digital technologies; and
  • explore effective methods in communicating crisis information with each other.

 

Dates: 3 September 2022 (Saturday) and 4 September 2022 (Sunday)

 

Time: 2:30-4.00pm

 

Workshop languages: English, Nepali and Urdu

 

Translation directions: English to Nepali and English to Urdu