Localisation

Code:

MTSL044

Acronym:

LOC

Instance: 2009/2010 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Web Page:	web.letras.up.pt/egalvao
Responsible unit:	Department of Anglo-American 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	26	Specialized Translation	2	-	3	2
		Translation and Language Services	2	-	3	2

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

Learning outcomes

Students who successfully complete this class will be able to:

• Identify and relate the main concepts in the theory and practice of industrial translation
• Understand the evolution of the relation between technology and translation
• Identify the various forms of computer assisted translation technologies
• Discuss the practical applications of the different translation and localization technologies
• Use computer assisted translation tools as well as localization tools in small-scale software and website localization projects
• Discuss the role and interaction of the participants in a localization project

Program

1 – Evolution of language theory and the language industry
Interlinguistic communication and the language industry
• The agents in the language industry: clients, users, translators, etc.
• Fundamental concepts of computer assisted translation
• Development of computer assisted translation technologies
• Main features and evolution of the concept of localization

2 - Computer Assisted Translation (CAT)
a. CAT tools: potentials and limitations
- Data management with CAT tools
- Stored data: alignments
- Data systematization: terminological databases
- Software localization with CAT tools

b. Practical exercises: software localization using SDL Trados / SDLX

3 – Localization: Problems and solutions

- Engineering and language: conflicts and complementarities
- Different types of localization
- Software localization
- Localization of printed and online documentation
- Using a localization tool (SDL Passolo)

4 – Where technology and language meet

- The life cycle of technology, products and texts
- Different approaches to the issue of quality
- The complex management of a localization project
- Localization mistakes
- The conflict between quantity and quality
- Technology: instrument or protagonist?

Teaching methods and learning activities

Lectures and practical classes.

Software

Passolo, Trados, SDLX, Excel

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
Attendance (estimated)	Participação presencial	30,00
Theory and practice test	Exame	4,00		2009-12-20
Exercises	Teste	20,00		2009-12-18
Project	Trabalho escrito	27,00		2009-12-18
	Total:	-	0,00

Eligibility for exams

ATTENDANCE POLICY
Students are expected to attend 75% of classes, unless otherwise agreed.

Calculation formula of final grade

Tests: 50%
Localization Exercise: 25%
Project work: 25%

Examinations or Special Assignments

Not applicable

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Not applicable.

Classification improvement

Students wishing to improve their final grade will have to repeat some of the assessment components.

Observations

Language of instruction: English and Portuguese