Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Unit Convenor
Stephanie Muller
12 SW 525.2
Unit Convenor
Sarah Forget
12 SW 525.4
Margaret Wood
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Credit points |
Credit points
4
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
TRAN877
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
This unit is concerned with the use of technologies in the context of translation and interpreting. It introduces a wide range of techniques and skills that are relevant to using computational tools as translation aids, and explores how various computational resources (such as corpora, terminology tools and translation memories) can be used to help increase translation efficiency and productivity.
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Late Assignments
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Late Assignment Submission
Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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Quiz 1 | 10% | No | Week 3 |
Quiz 2 | 10% | No | Week 6 |
CAT Tool Usage | 40% | No | Week 11 |
Group project | 40% | No | Week 13 |
Due: Week 3
Weighting: 10%
This quiz is aimed at testing your knowledge of Memsource, the first Computer Assisted Translation (CAT) tool introduced in the unit.
Due: Week 6
Weighting: 10%
This quiz is aimed at testing your knowledge of Memsource, the first Computer Assisted Translation (CAT) tool introduced in the unit.
Due: Week 11
Weighting: 40%
In-class practical exam aimed at testing your ability to use translation tools. The exam is accompanied by a series of questions relating to the task.
Due: Week 13
Weighting: 40%
You will be divided in teams to simulate the work of a translation agency. During the course of the project, your group will maintain a reflective journal and will present your findings through a presentation in the last week of the semester.
Resources and information about the unit delivery are available in iLearn.
Week 1 – Introduction and Concepts |
Week 2 – Termbase and TM |
Week 3 - Memsource for the linguist – Setup and Translate |
Week 4 - Memsource for the Linguist – Review, QA and Finalise |
Week 5 - Memsource for the Project Manager (include Memsource technicalities here) |
Week 6 - Trados – getting started |
Week 7 – Trados for the Linguist - Translating |
Week 8 – Trados for the Linguist – Review, QA and Finalise |
Week 9 – Translation memory management and settings |
Week 10 - Trados practice (only tutorial) |
Week 11 – Trados exam (includes time for set up and last questions) |
Week 12 - Work on group project |
Week 13 – Group project presentations |
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