Dr Leong Ko

Dr Leong Ko
Dr Leong Ko

Ph.D. in Translation and Interpreting Studies, UQ; M.A., Xiamen University, China; B.A., Xiamen University, China; NAATI Examiner and Advanced Translator and Interpreter, Australia

Senior Lecturer in Translation and Interpreting
Coordinator of MACTI
 
Room: Gordon Greenwood Building (#32), 415
Phone: +61 (7) 3365 6419
Email: l.ko@uq.edu.au
 
Teaching:
  • Teaching in translation &  interpreting
  • Chinese language
  • Cultural studies
Research Interests:
  • Translation and interpreting studies
  • Pedagogy of translation and interpreting 
Current Research Projects:
  • Distance education of translation and interpreting
  • Chinese Translation in Australia
Selected Recent Publications:
  • “The need for long-term empirical studies in remote interpreting research: A case study of telephone interpreting”, in Linguistica Antverpiensia, January 2007 (in press)
  • “Fine-tuning the Code of Ethics for Interpreters and Translators”, in Translation Quality Watch, Vol. 3, Issue 3, Sept 2006.
  • “A Critical Analysis of the NAATI Interpreter Test in Australia”, in Translation Quality Watch, Vol. 2, Issue 2, June 2006, pp9-27.
  • “Teaching interpreting by distance mode: Possibilities and constraints”, in Interpreting 8:1 (2006), pp 67-96.
  • “NAATI Accreditation for Translators in Australia: Theoretical underpinnings and practical implications”, in Translation Quality Watch. Vol. 1, Dec 2005, pp 46-58.
  • Research on Australia's National Identity, co-author, Guangxi People's Press, China, April 1999.
  • "To Be Or Not To Be: Prospects of Interpreting and Translation Education in Australia" in Interpreting/Translating Education in the Age of Economic Rationalism, Proceedings of the XVII Conference of the Interpreter/Translator/Educators' Association of Australia, Centre for Research & Development in Interpreting and Translating, Deakin University, Australia, 1999, pp. 61-79.
Other Activities and Services:
  • NAATI Examiner (Chinese Panel) – National Accreditation Authority for Translators and Interpreters in Australia
  • Editor, Translation Watch Quarterly
  • Member of the Regional Advisory Committee of NAATI
  • Member of Australian Institute for Interpreters and Translators (AUSIT),
  • Founding Chairman and Executive Member of Chinese Interpreters and Translators Association of Australia

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