非文学翻译内容广泛，涉及政治、经济、法律、科技、文化等社会生活的各个领域。本课程旨在帮助具有一定英语基础和翻译技能的学生通过系统训练提高翻译各种题材文章（纯文学作品除外）的能力，了解职业翻译的工作状态及其应具备的专业素质，为其日后成为高水平翻译打下扎实的基础。

Translation of non-literary works is a wide-ranging concept, involving topics in politics, economics, law, science, culture and many other fields. The course is intended for students with fair knowledge and experience in English Chinese translation to develop and hone their skills to cope with translation of different types of non-literary documents. In the course, students will be acquainted with necessary qualities required of a professional translator in a systematic fashion. The skill sets introduced in the course will help equip participants to become qualified and competent translators in their future career.