TRANSLATION TECHNOLOGY
| Title | ΜΕΤΑΦΡΑΣΤΙΚΗ ΤΕΧΝΟΛΟΓΙΑ / TRANSLATION TECHNOLOGY |
| Code | ΜΔΣ4-320 |
| Faculty | Philosophy |
| School | English Language and Literature |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter/Spring |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 600007735 |
Programme of Study: 2024-2025
Registered students: 0
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KORMOS | Elective Courses | Winter/Spring | - | 6 |
| Academic Year | 2022 – 2023 |
| Class Period | Winter |
| Instructors from Other Categories |
|
| Weekly Hours | 3 |
| Total Hours | 39 |
| Class ID | 600222706
|
| Section | Instructors |
|---|---|
| 1. a | Kyriaki Kourouni |
| 2. b | Kyriaki Kourouni |
Course Type 2021
Specialization / Direction
Course Type 2016-2020
- Skills Development
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
- Distance learning
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600222706
- At the Website of the School: http://www.enl.auth.gr/course.asp?Id=76
- eLearning: https://elearning.auth.gr/course/view.php?id=6055
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
- English (Instruction, Examination)
Prerequisites
Required Courses
- ΜΔΣ2-214 TRANSLATION METHODOLOGY
General Prerequisites
basic IT skills
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of the course, students will:
• Be able to use PC / Internet and a variety of professional e-tools for translation purposes
• Know the basic functions as well as the limitations of above tools
• Be able to critically select and use a variety of e-tools and resources used by professional translators
• Have improved their IT skills, touch-typing skills
• Have developed their teamworking and cooperation skills.
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Adapt to new situations
- Make decisions
- Work autonomously
- Work in teams
- Design and manage projects
- Be critical and self-critical
Course Content (Syllabus)
The course is addressed to those students / future translators with basic IT skills who have successfully passed the course Translation Methodology. The aim of the course is to familiarise students with state-of-art translation aids and tools. During workshops, emphasis is placed on the ability to use tools effectively while carrying out practical translation assignments. Topics covered (pending on software availability):
a) Introduction to the use of computers / Internet,
b) Use of information sources, terminology databases, e-dictionaries, translation lists, search engines and search techniques,
c) Translation Memories; Introduction to Machine Translation; Introduction to Localization; Introduction to Post-Editing.
Keywords
translation, technology
Educational Material Types
- Slide presentations
- Video lectures
- Audio
- Multimedia
- Interactive excersises
- Software manuals
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
- Use of ICT in Student Assessment
Description
Classes take place in a computer room.
Use of Elearning, YouTube, Facebook, Telegram.
Special commercial software programmes (pending availability and group dynamics):
CatsCradle, Wordfast Anywhere, Wordfast, Matecat, Déjà Vu X3, MemoQ, Memsource, ΧΤΜ.
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 20 | ✓ | |||
| Seminars | 7 | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Laboratory Work | 90 | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Reading Assigment | 10 | ✓ | |||
| Field trips and participation in conferences / seminars / activities | 10 | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Exams | 3 | ||||
| study of multimedia material | 10 | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Total | 150 |
Student Assessment
Description
Assessment: Continuous, plus final exam (30% tasks and quizzes, 25% midterm task, 45% final exam).
Assessment is task- and project-based. Tasks/projects include use and management of available translation software, such as translation memory systems.
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Formative, Summative)
- Written Assignment (Formative, Summative)
- Written Exam with Problem Solving (Formative, Summative)
- Task feedback form (Formative)
Bibliography
Additional bibliography for study
Προτεινόμενη βιβλιογραφία/Proposed reading list:
-Austermühl, Frank (2010) Electronic Tools for Translators Manchester, UK/Northampton, MA: St. Jerome.
-Bowker, Lynne (2002) Computer-Aided Translation Technology. A Practical Introduction. University of Ottawa Press.
-Quah, Chiew Kin (2006) Translation and Technology London: Palgrave Macmillan
-O'Hagan, Minako (2020). The Routledge Handbook of Translation and Technology. London and New York: Routledge.
-Sager, J. (1990) A Practical Course in Terminology Processing. Amsterdam/Philadelphia: Benjamins
-Somers, Harold (ed.) (2003) Computers and Translation. A translator’s guide. Amsterdam/Philadelphia: Benjamins
Last Update
12-12-2021
