Chen Pengsheng, a master student at the School of Law (SOL) in the City University of Macau (CityU Macau), recently obtained the Certificate for Business Translation Competence granted by the China Shipper’s Association. The licensing authority is headed by the Ministry of Commerce. According to the English competence requirements of the National Standard (GB/T 30539-2014) of Business Foreign Language Proficiency Specifications for the International Trade Professionals, Chen has passed the training and test of the corresponding level of Business Translation (English) and is qualified for this professional ability.
Student Chen is currently studying the second year of the master’s degree program in Law. Chen participated in different nation-wide translation competitions and made outstanding achievements, including first prize at the provincial level among postgraduate students in the 2020 National English Translation Competition for College Students; third prize at the Chinese to English translation category in the 2020 National College Innovative English Challenge Competition; and third prize at the 1st National University Competence Challenge for Business Translation.
The master’s degree program in Law that Chen’s currently enrolled in aims to nurture legal professionals with multilingual proficiency and prospective jurists who are familiar with the Macao SAR legal system. The course includes the elective subject, which focuses on law drafting in English-language and legal translation, coupled with case study and applications to cement students’ foundation in legal English and nurture their analytical ability.
Chen learned various translation skills while sitting-in lectures taught by Assistant Professor Lu Dongjuan. He said that the teachers in SOL encouraged him to take competitions as a catalyst for learning, which motivated him to improve his professionalism and enhance his English proficiency.
The School of Law (SOL) adopts rigorous teaching styles, stressing education performances and academic qualities. The master’s degree program in Law combines theory and practice with in-depth teaching and case studies on all types of Macao-related interregional and international laws. The course allows students to work on relevant research projects and promote interregional and international legal studies pertinent to Macao SAR and China.
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Source: School of Law
