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Antonia Yanxi Wu

Senior Lecturer
Department of Language and Linguistics
 Antonia Yanxi Wu
  • Email

  • Telephone

    +44 (0) 1206 873748

  • Location

    3.304, Colchester Campus

  • Academic support hours

    2020-2021 Spring Term: Tuesdays and Thursdays 14:00-15:00 https://essex-university.zoom.us/j/6663043748 Meeting ID: 666 304 3748

Profile

Biography

Antonia has over ten years of experience as a translator, having worked both as a freelancer and later as an in-house professional. She has translated promotional, business, and technical texts for numerous world-renowned companies and organizations across industries such as fashion, IT, automotive, and publishing. With extensive expertise in localization, transcreation, and translator training and mentoring, she also has a strong interest in Chinese philosophy, literature, feminism and children's literature translation.

Qualifications

  • Fellow Higher Education Academy,

  • Chartered Linguist (Translator) Chartered Institute of Linguists,

  • Full Member Chartered Institute of Linguists,

  • MA Translation and Interpreting Newcastle University,

  • Higher Education Certificate of English Studies Aston University,

  • BA Chinese Language and LIterature Tianjin Foreign Studies Universty,

Appointments

University of Essex

  • Senior Lecturer of English-Chinese Translation and Interpreting, Language and Linguistics, University of Essex (1/6/2015 - present)

  • Course Director of MA English-Chinese Translation and Professional Practice, Language and Linguistics, University of Essex (1/1/2018 - present)

Research and professional activities

Research interests

Gender Equality in Translation

Key words: Gender Equality

Chinese Philosophy Translation

Key words: Chinese Philosophy

Chinese Literature Translation

Children's Literature Translation

Localisation

Transcreation

Teaching and supervision

Current teaching responsibilities

  • Concepts of Translation and Cultural Mediation (LA043)

  • Work Placement Abroad Year (LA078)

  • Subtitling: Principles and Practice (LA874)

  • Specialised Translation (LA880)

  • Translation Portfolio (Chinese-English) I (LA881)

  • Translation with Localisation and Transcreation (LA891)

  • Simultaneous Interpreting (LA894)

  • Professional Skills for Translators (LA895)

  • Linguistics Work Placement Year (LG088)

  • Principles of Translation and Interpreting (LA871)

Publications

Books (1)

Rutherford, A., (2021). 人类之书 (Chinese translation of The Book of Humans: A Brief History of Culture, Sex, War and the Evolution of Us by Adam Rutherford). 新经典Thinkingdom. 1780229089. 9781780229089

Contact

a.wu@essex.ac.uk
+44 (0) 1206 873748

Location:

3.304, Colchester Campus

Academic support hours:

2020-2021 Spring Term: Tuesdays and Thursdays 14:00-15:00 https://essex-university.zoom.us/j/6663043748 Meeting ID: 666 304 3748