This programme is open for enrollment until 30 June 2023 (Friday).
Enquiry: course@cslds.org
| Programme duration: | 16 months (Part-time mode) |
| Programme start date: | October 2023 |
| Timetable: | Click here to download |
| Venue: | CUHK |
| Tuition fee: | HK$30,000 (effective from the new cohort. The fee is payable in two instalments, HK$15,000 for each instalment.) |
| Total contact hours: | 255 hours |
| Open for application: | 17 March 2023 (Friday) |
| Deadline for application: | 30 June 2023 (Friday) |
| Application fee: | HK$300 |
| Application procedures: | Please post the completed application form and documents below to Rm 104, Academic Building No. 2, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (Subject: Application for the Professional Diploma Programme in Sign Language Interpretation) by 30 June 2023 (Friday): – Original copy of the bank-in slip or a screenshot of the online bank transfer record/FPS payment record* of application fee -Hong Kong Identity Card (soft copy) -Certificates of academic qualifications (soft copy), e.g., HKCEE, HKDSE etc. |
| Application form: | Download |
| Poster: | Download |
| Scholarship: | Regulations and Recommendation letters and Application form |
| 修讀期： | 16個月 (兼讀制) |
| 開課日期： | 2023 年 10 月 |
| 時間表： | 按此下載 |
| 上課地點： | 香港中文大學 |
| 學費： | 港幣$30,000 (於新學年生效。費用分兩期繳交，每期為港幣$15,000) |
| 總授課時數： | 255 小時 |
| 開始報名日期： | 2023年3月17日 (星期五) |
| 報名截止日期： | 2023年6月30日 (星期五) |
| 報名費： | 港幣$300 |
| 報名程序： | 有興趣報讀人士需填妥報名表並連同下列有關資料於 2023年6月30日 (星期五)或之前郵寄到香港中文大學教研樓二座104室(請於信封面註明報讀「手語傳譯專業文憑課程」) ： – 報名費銀行入數紙正本或網上銀行轉賬 / 「轉數快」轉賬紀錄截圖* – 香港身份證副本 – 學歷證明文件副本(如：香港中學會考(HKCEE) ，香港中學文憑考試(HKDSE) 等) |
| 報名表格： | 下載 |
| 海報： | 下載 |
| 獎學金： | 詳情及申請表格 |
Continuing Education Fund:
Course detail:
https://www.wfsfaa.gov.hk/cef/en/preparation/course_search_detail.php?i=24F098514&area=24-SGN&P=1
Eligibility: https://www.wfsfaa.gov.hk/cef/en/preparation/eligibility.htm
Reimbursable Expenses and Other Conditions:
https://www.wfsfaa.gov.hk/cef/en/preparation/expenses.htm
Application procedures: https://www.wfsfaa.gov.hk/cef/en/application/procedures.htm
How to claim reimbursement: https://www.wfsfaa.gov.hk/cef/en/claim/procedures.htm
Enquiry: https://www.wfsfaa.gov.hk/cef/en/contact.htm
https://www.wfsfaa.gov.hk/en/contact/enquiry.htm.
課程詳情：
https://www.wfsfaa.gov.hk/cef/tc/preparation/course_search_detail.php?i=24F098514&area=24-SGN&P=1
申請資格：https://www.wfsfaa.gov.hk/cef/tc/preparation/eligibility.htm
可獲發還費用和其他規定：https://www.wfsfaa.gov.hk/cef/tc/preparation/expenses.htm
申請開立戶口程序：https://www.wfsfaa.gov.hk/cef/tc/application/procedures.htm
申領發還款項程序：https://www.wfsfaa.gov.hk/cef/tc/claim/procedures.htm
查詢：https://www.wfsfaa.gov.hk/cef/tc/contact.htm
Programme objectives:
The objectives of the Programme are to:
- offer academically grounded practical training in consecutive and simultaneous interpretation between a sign and a spoken language; and
- develop professional skills, role and ethical behaviour in sign language interpreters; and
- prepare students for more advanced training in Sign Interpretation
Programme features:
The programme provides theoretical and practical training in sign interpretation for students who have a good command of Hong Kong Sign Language (HKSL), Cantonese and spoken English but lack knowledge and skills about interpretation between these languages. Through this professional diploma training, those who are interested to develop a career in sign language interpreting and current sign language interpreters who expect to enhance their skills through relevant training will be prepared to apply knowledge to support communication between deaf and non-deaf participants in different social domains such as education, medical services, information access, and social services. In addition to fulfilling the attendance requirement and passing the assessments, students need to conduct practicum during the last session of the programme. Students graduating from this programme are encouraged to enroll into other advanced courses for professional enhancement.
Programme structure:
| Courses | Contact hours |
| Analyzing Sign Language Structure | 30 hours |
| Discourse Analysis for Sign Language Interpreters | 30 hours |
| Discourse Studies for Interpreting | 30 hours |
| Professional Interpreting Role and Ethics | 15 hours |
| Dialogic Interpreting Techniques | 60 hours |
| Monologic Interpreting Techniques | 45 hours |
| Interpreting Practicum | 45 hours |
| Total Hours | 255 hours |
Medium of instruction:
HKSL, written English, written Chinese and any appropriate spoken languages where the interpreting practice applies to
Programme learning outcomes:
Upon completion of this programme, students are expected to:
- develop a high level of proficiency in the sign language of the local Deaf community; and
- operate as professional interpreters between a sign language and a spoken language in a range of community and specific academic settings; and
- utilize linguistic, cultural and technical skills to mediate between a spoken and a sign language; and
- understand and apply the ethical tenets of the interpreting profession; and
- develop an orientation to practice that acknowledges cultural and political impacts of sign interpreting on deaf individuals and communities.
Entry requirement:
Applicants should fulfill any one of the following:
- level 2 in five subjects in Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education (HKDSE) Examination including Chinese Language and English Language (no more than two Applied Learning subjects can be used in the application*); or equivalent; or
- pass in one A Level or two AS Level subjects, plus five passes in HKCEE including Level 2/Grade E in Chinese Language and English Language; or equivalent; or
- Satisfactory completion of the Yi Jin Diploma Programme; or
- Satisfactory completion of a Pre-Associate Degree Programme, or equivalent; and
* “Attained” and “Attained with Distinctio” Level in Applied Learning subjects will be considered as equivalent to Level 2 and Level 3 in HKDSE subjects respectively.
Applicants should demonstrate language proficiency in Hong Kong Sign Language at the intermediate level; or equivalent to A2 level of Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR); and mature applicants at the age of 21 or above who do not meet the above minimum admission requirement but possess a demonstrated ability (e.g. good presentation skills and communication ability in Hong Kong Sign Language, Chinese and English) to pursue the programme are eligible to apply for admission.
Applicants are required to attend a Hong Kong Sign Language proficiency test, a written test in Chinese and English and a face-to-face interview. Admissions will be subject to the decision of the selection committee.