Siyu CHEN is Lecturer in Translation and Interpreting at the Department of Literary and Translation Studies. She is an experienced bi-lateral and conference interpreting trainer in the higher education context and served as a lead interpreter for governments, international organisations, NGOs and leading multi-national commercial institutions for a decade. Her interpreting service clients include but not limited to: Ministry of Commerce in China, British Embassy Beijing, Richard Ivey School of Business, Tencent, Disney Land, Hugo Boss, Unilever, among others.

Siyu obtained her MA in Translation and Interpreting from the University of Nottingham and her BA in Chinese Translation and English as an International Language from Monash University. Prior to joining XJTLU, she was the Teaching Lecturer of Interpreting courses for Master of Translation and Interpreting students at SEU-Monash Joint Graduate School.

Interpreting Teaching and Practice, Pedagogical Research, Computer-Aided Interpreting

• Teaching Lecturer, Translation and Interpreting, SEU-Monash Joint Graduate School, 2016-2021
• Customer Success Manager, OpenSpace, 2021-2022
• Interpreting Consultant and Practitioner of game projects for companies including Ubisoft, Blizzard, 2K, Tencent, EA etc.
• Teaching Lecturer, Translation and Interpreting, XJTLU, 2022-present

TRI104, TRI202, TRI205, TRI303, TRI305

Leading Consultant and Supervisor of all major interpreting contests in which students won multiple grand prizes including:

• 2017 China Interpreting Contest, National Final, First Prize
• 2017 Cross-Strait Interpreting Contest, Grand Prize
• 2017 Cross-Strait Interpreting Contest, Jiangsu Provincial Division, First Prize
• 2018 China Interpreting Contest, National Final, Second Prize
• 2018 China Interpreting Contest, Jiangsu Provincial Division, Grand Prize
• 2018 China Interpreting Contest, Eastern China Division, Second Prize
• 2019 China Interpreting Contest, Jiangsu Provincial Division, Grand Prize