Multimedia Translation French_Portuguese

Code:

MTSL031

Acronym:

TMFP

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Language Sciences - Translation

Instance: 2011/2012 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Portuguese and Romance Studies
Course/CS Responsible:	Master of Arts in Translation and Language Services

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MTSL	4	Specialized Translation	1	-	3	30	81
		Translation and Language Services	1	-	3	30	81

Teaching language

Francês

Objectives

Students who successfully complete this class will:
• be able to analyse multimedia texts and their multiple semiotic systems, paying special attention to the interaction between different codes;
• make accurate use of the terminology used in subtitling, surtitling and web page localisation;
• be familiar with the professional process of multimedia translation and the different steps it involves;
• be able to locate and use the multiple resources available for subtitlers on the Internet;
• practise their language and technical skills needed to subtitle an audiovisual programme, to surtitle theatre and to translate web pages ;
• produce adequate interlingual subtitles, surtitles and web pages on the basis of their purpose, type and audience;
• be able to recognise and propose solutions for translation problems posed by specific cultural issues;
• be able to apply the conventions of good subtitling, surtitling and web page translation practice.

Program

This introductory course is designed to give students the opportunity to develop the main skills (linguistic, cultural, translational, technical) required of a professional multimedia translator, as well as their ability to summarise. Presentations and class discussions will focus on topics such as:
• Overview of multimedia translation and main concepts and terminology.
• Multimedia products, their main constituent parts and specificities, namely the interaction between different semiotic systems and the conventions appropriate to each type of multimedia product.
• Directed tasks : subtitling, surtitling and web page localisation
• Effective use of subtitling and html editor softwares.

Mandatory literature

Díaz Cintas, Jorge & Remael, Aline; Audiovisual Translation: Subtitling, St Jerome Publishing, 2007
Lavaur J.-M.- et Serban A.; La traduction audiovisuelle. Approche interdisciplinaire du sous-titrage, De Boeck, 2008. ISBN: 978-2-8041-5929-0
Neves J.; Vozes que se vêem. Guia de Legendagem para Surdos, Instituto Politécnico de Leiria / Universidade de Aveiro, 2007

Software

Microsoft Office
Moodle
Subtitle Workshop

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
Attendance (estimated)	Participação presencial	28,00
Training	Teste	28,00		2012-02-10
Test	Exame	2,00		2012-01-13
Project	Trabalho escrito	23,00		2012-02-10
	Total:	-	0,00

Eligibility for exams

Students are expected to attend 75% of classes.

Calculation formula of final grade

Training: 25%; Personal project: 25%; Test: 50%