Translation Tools II
| Title | Μεταφραστικά Εργαλεία ΙΙ / Translation Tools II |
| Title in French | Outils de traduction ΙΙ |
| Code | ΚΕ-ΜΕΤ-07 |
| Faculty | Philosophy |
| School | French Language and Literature |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter/Spring |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 280006444 |
| Academic Year | 2020 – 2021 |
| Class Period | Spring |
| Faculty Instructors |
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| Weekly Hours | 3 |
| Total Hours | 39 |
| Class ID | 600184933
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Course Type 2016-2020
- Scientific Area
- Skills Development
Course Type 2011-2015
Specific Foundation / Core
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600184933
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction)
- French (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
After having successfully completed the course, students:
1. Have learned how to use the automatic translation system Systran
2. Have learned how to use the terminology database IATE
3. Have learned the main functions of the translation memory tool SDL Trados
4. Have become familiar with the natural language processing systems Unitex and TermoStat Web
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Work autonomously
- Work in teams
- Work in an interdisciplinary team
- Generate new research ideas
Course Content (Syllabus)
The aim of this course is to provide the students with more than a basic knowledge of computational tools which are used in automatic/machine translation. We mostly focus on machine translation systems such as Systran, terminology databases such as IATE, translation memory tools (SDL Trados) and natural language processing systems like Unitex and TermoStat Web :
1. Introduction to Machine Translation Software Tools (MT)
2. Description of the process of a machine translation system (different stages)
3. Translating texts with the available MT systems
4. Creating a MT system (using Unitex)
5. Creating a MT system (using Unitex)
6. Creating a MT system (using Unitex)
7. Creating a simple word electronic dictionary using Unitex
8. Creating a simple word electronic dictionary using Unitex
9. Creating a compound word electronic dictionary using Unitex
10. Creating a compound word electronic dictionary using Unitex
11. Creating a compound word electronic dictionary using Unitex
12. Creating grammars using Unitex
13. Creating grammars using Unitex
Keywords
computational tools, automatic translation, terminology database, translation memory tools, corpus processing systems
Educational Material Types
- Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Laboratory Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
Description
80% of the course is computer-based. The final evaluation project is also computer-based.
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | ✓ | ||||
| Laboratory Work | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| Total |
Student Assessment
Description
The final grade is the result of the computer assisted assignment or/and the oral exams.
Student Assessment methods
- Written Assignment (Summative)
- Oral Exams (Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
Kyriacopoulou T. (2005), L'analyse automatique des textes écrits: le cas du grec, Thessaloniki: University Studio Press.
Last Update
07-02-2020
