MINISTRY OF EDUCATION & TRAINING

HO CHI MINH CITY UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION

English Department

INTERNSHIP REPORT
Bachelor of Translation-Interpretation

Intern’s name: Nguyen Thanh Van

Supervisor’s name: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Thanh Tung

Internship dates: from February 16, 2023, to March 25, 2023

Report date: March 27, 2023

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Contents
I. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS...........................................................................................2

II. INTRODUCTION......................................................................................................3

Company’s background..............................................................................................4

Company organization................................................................................................4

III. DESCRIPTION OF INTERNSHIP........................................................................6

IV. ANALYSIS AND EVALUATION...........................................................................8

Strengths and improved skills....................................................................................8

Weaknesses...................................................................................................................8

V. CONCLUSION.........................................................................................................10

VI. APPENDICES.........................................................................................................11

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I. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
There are numbers of people I want to give thanks to but the two foremost ones are
Assist. Prof. Nguyen Thanh Tung and the school administrators for creating such a big
chance for me to work as an intern and they have tried to support me as much as
possible to learn and complete the subject of Internship.1.

On the other hand, I also want to give thanks to my mentors, especially Ms. Dao Thi
Anh Thu, the head of the Translation Department of Viet Uc Translation Co., Ltd, and
other workers at VIET UC TRANSLATION COMPANY LIMITED, who have helped
me a lot in obtaining knowledge and acquiring more skills. They are always willing to
listen and ready to support me in fulfilling my tasks if needed.

Once again, I want to express my gratitude to all the people I have mentioned above for
allowing me to complete Internship 1 and I am very grateful for every single thing that
you have taught me so far. It supports and helps me a lot not only do I work as an intern
there but it will also be much more beneficial when I enter the labor market.

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II. INTRODUCTION
Internship 1 gives students like us many opportunities to make use of knowledge
learned at school into reality and learn the practical and professional skills that are being
taught when working at the company. Though my skills are not good enough to be a
professional translator and interpreter, I still achieved quite a good result and enhanced
lots of skills as well as learned new things. The last six weeks were unforgettable to me
as have gained a good chance of understanding how my major functions in the
forthcoming future. This report is mainly about some information about my company,
my training process, and what I had learned and done so far as an intern at Viet Uc
Translation Company Limited. There are also many burdens that I have to face and deal
with at first when I entered the company. But thankfully, everything turns out quite well
when I have get used to the work as a translator. In addition, I also made a self-
evaluation to throw back on myself as well as some analysis and recommendations for
my upcoming Internship as below.

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Company’s background:

Viet Uc Translation Company was established on October 03rd, 2012, with head office
located at No. 95A, Pasteur Street, Ben Nghe Ward, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City. It is a
reputable translation company in Ho Chi Minh City with a dedicated, professional, and
experienced team. The company specializes in translating notarized documents to
support visa applications to go abroad. In addition, it also has a variety of translation
services such as translation of identity papers as well as contracts following the request
of customers.
Company organization:

My supervisor, Ms. Thu is the head of this company. She is in charge of translating,
interpreting, and checking all the documents that have been done by other translators
and interns.

DIRECTOR

VISA
CONSULTANTS &
CONSULTANTS

TRANSLATORS
TRANSLATORS
AND EDITORS

INTERN INTERN

INTERN ETC.

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Director is the most powerful person in the company as the last version of the
translation has to be checked carefully and make sure that there aren’t any mistakes
when she signs in.

Visa consultants & consultants are in charge of document duplication and notarization
at agencies such as the Department of Home Affairs of Ho Chi Minh City, and Notary
Public Offices.

The translator is the person who will translate, the text and make sure that the text is
translated accurately.

Editors assist intern translators and translators review in assessing translations to

enhance the quality of the translation.

Interns translate all the document that is assigned. (My job).

I am responsible for translating some administrative documents and making use of all
the skills and knowledge that I have learned from school and from other translators as
well as mentors in the company to ensure the quality of every document.

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III. DESCRIPTION OF INTERNSHIP

WEEK DATE TASKS

Translated the degree of bachelor, academic transcript, birth

16/02/2023 certificate, marriage certificate, and certificate of house
ownership and land use right.

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Translated marriage certificate, birth certificate,
17/02/2023
postgraduate academic transcript, and academic transcript.

18/02/2023 Translated social insurance.

Translated social insurance, birth certificate, and marriage

23/02/2023
certificate.

Translated identity card, certificate of incumbency, family

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24/02/2023 record book, and decision on receiving month pension
policy.

25/02/2023 Translated marriage certificate, and family record book.

Translated police check no.2, statement of curriculum vitae,

02/03/2023
extract of birth certificate, extract of marriage certificate.
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Translated family record book, police check no.2, certificate
03/03/2023
of degree conferral.

Translated marriage certificate, certificate of marital status,

10/03/2023 curriculum vitae, labor contract appendix, police check no.2,
4 notarial certificate, and certificate of residence.

11/03/2023 Translated marriage certificate, and family record book.

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Translated certificate of household business registration,

16/03/2023 marriage certificate, citizen identity card, certificate of
retirement, birth certificate, and observation.

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Translated birth certificate, high school graduation
17/03/2023
certificate, marriage certificate, and social insurance.

18/03/2023 Translated social insurance.

Translated marriage certificate, police check no.2, birth

23/03/2023
certificate, extract of birth certificate.
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Translated application for leave to travel abroad, and extract
24/03/2023
of marriage certificate.

Translated marriage certificate, high school diploma, and

25/03/2023
extract of birth certificate.

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IV. ANALYSIS AND EVALUATION

Internship 1 gives me precious chance to learn many new things and enhances my
practical skill in the translation-interpretation area. Here are some self-reflection about
the strengths as well as the weaknesses drawn from my internship 1.
Strengths and improved skills

- I’m an adaptable person that I get on well with everyone in the company. But
this is a professional working environment that requires quiet, so translators
often speak quietly and sometimes I can't hear them. So I need to improve my
concentration, note-taking, and listening skills.
- After my works were completed and edited by professional translators, I realize
that my vocabulary expanded a lot.
- I used to be impatient and careless due to my lack of reading books or long
documents. But that bad habit disappears when I translate extremely important
personal documents. I have to consider every single or simple mark in the
documents, appropriate words, and form.
Weaknesses

- During internship 1, I recognize my biggest problem is my vocabulary. When I

started to translate documents, I didn’t know many new terminologies related to
law, economy, and estate.
- My skills in selecting and comparing words are still weak, so I often make
mistakes in choosing words that are appropriate for the text and context. So I
need to improve my ability to search and filter on the Internet, and dictionaries.

Here are some methods that I used most when translating:

Free translation:

Free translation is a method to deliver the intended meaning of the source text without
paying attention to details such as syntax, style, and so on of the original text.

For example:

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Người ký hồ sơ  signed by

Văn bản được trích lục từ  Extracted from

In addition, I also have to search for some new terms on the original website, especially
about the name of the subject of each university.

For example:

Kỹ thuật điện - Điện tử  Electrical and Electronics Engineering.

Smartcat is a web that is usually used by professional translators so I am encouraged to

use it selectively. Sometimes, I am even confused about some Vietnamese words;
therefore, I need to look up the Vietnamese dictionary to translate those words correctly
into English.

For example: “Nguyên quán” and “Quê quán” are two words that a lot of people
misunderstand. I always thought it was the same until I realized that

Nguyên quán  Domicile or The birthplace of grandparents

Quê quán Hometown or The birthplace of parents

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V. CONCLUSION
In conclusion, as a translation intern at Viet Uc Translation Company Limited, I have
learned that being an excellent translator is not easy. There is a lot of experience I need
to gain relentlessly with a spirit of eagerness and dedication to the profession so that I
could become better in the future.

In addition, I have gained numerous useful knowledge and experience for myself. The
internship was like an opportunity for me to find out my strengths as well as my
weaknesses.

I appreciate the support from my colleagues and my supervisor, Ms. Thu as well. When
working here, I learned from them how to be serious and dedicated to work as well as
their enthusiasm.

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VI. APPENDICES
Here are some documents that I have translated for the last six weeks.

Source text:

Target text:

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Due to confidentiality and lacking time, there are some documents that I can’t take
photos of ( Source text)
All of the documents below are target text:

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