NADIR, A (2017). Computing & Translation. [M1 Course Description & Syllabus]. Algeria: Blida 2 Univ.

‫الجمهورية الجزائرية الديمقراطية الشعبية‬ People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria Ministry of Higher Education ‫وزارة التعليم العالي والبحث العلمي‬ and Scientific Research ‫ – علي لونيسي‬2 ‫جامعة البليدة‬ University of Blida 2 – Ali Lounici Faculty of Arts and Languages ‫كلية الاداب واللغات‬ Department of English ‫قسم اللغة النجليزية‬

GRADUATE SYLLABUS Level: Master 1; Semester: 8th; Module: Computing & Translation (UY: 2016-2017) Instructor: Mr. Abdelkader NADIR

1. Course Objectives: The course of Computing & Translation aims at: 

Introducing students to the field of translation technology in general and computer-aided translation in particular.

Introducing students to translation processes and workflows.

Helping students acquire new translation-related technology skills.

Enabling student to develop personal projects related to translation technology.

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2. Course Skills & Sub-skills:  Students are supposed to master at least Computer’s Operating Systems, Microsoft Office Package, Internet and e-mail.  Attend classes, focus and take notes.

1. Taking part in classroom discussion and showing good grasp of the different approaches, theories and models of natural language processing, machine translation, CAT and terminology management.

2. Synthesising and thinking critically about the different approaches, theories and models of machine translation and terminology management.

3. Speaking publicly by presenting using ICT. 4. Demonstrating ability to work individually and in a team.

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For the personal project, students will have to: Use technological devices and software applications; Edit and proofread machine translation; Use CAT, Terminology and Localization tools; Attain a sound understanding of key concepts and functions in CAT tools.

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3. Learning Outcomes: By the end of this course, the student should be able to: 1. Identify the major approaches, theories and applications related to translation technology.

2. Understand and evaluate the complexities of translation industry, their future working environments, and the technical skills and challenges.

3. Work individually and mature a teamwork attitude to meet the deadlines.

4. Identify the different software used in the translation industry, and develop their skills to use them.

5. Handle small projects using translation technology (Importing & Exporting translated files in their original formats).

6. Critically assess advantages and disadvantages of translation technology.

7. Understand the types of questions that are posed in the field of translation technology.

8. Create personal projects and link them to their future career.

4. Work Method: This is a 1h30 Tutorial/Workshop course. As far as the teaching procedure is concerned, students will be guided to prepare their oral presentations. Then, sessions are divided into three parts. Firstly, students present their SOPs using ppt slides, prezi or any other visualisation tool, because they are assigned to do research on a given topic in teams. Secondly, a discussion will be moderated by the instructor. Thirdly, the instructor comments on the oral presentations and gives more insightful feedback. Finally, the integration phase will give students the opportunity to put the pieces of the puzzle together by thinking critically about all the content in addition to reflecting about implementing it in the different sub-fields and settings.

5. Assessment Method 1. Follow-Up/On-going assessment: Attendance Oral Presentation(s) (15/20) = 20/20

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2. End-of-Semester: (In-Class) Written Exam (10/20) + Personal Project (10/20) = 20/20 Personal Projects are described in section 7 below.

6. Course Content/Instructional Syllabus Week 1

Session Content 1 Course introduction: 2

Assignments SOPs: Students are required to

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Introduction to Translation Technology Introduction to Computer tools for the translator and interpreter: Language processing, machine translation, memories, databases and translation software, etc.  Translation industry overview  Scheduling Oral Presentation (Team Building) Computer processing of language: needs, industries and techniques. Applications of written and oral language processing.

Machine Translation: State of the Art: Software and current problems in Automatic translation.

Introduction to CAT Tools: Introduction to SDL Trados 2017 (products, services, prices) SDL Trados 2017: Interface, File management, importing, exporting, etc. SDL Trados 2017: Aligning Texts, Creating and opening a TM, SDL Trados 2017: File Analysis, reports, word count SDL Trados 2017: Translation Process, Creating Projects, Translating Single Word files, etc. SDL Trados 2017: Term search, tips/glossaries SDL Trados 2017: Collaboration SDL Trados: TQA Terminology Management:  Models and applications in terminology management.  Terminological project in a professional or research environment.  Theoretical bases and application to specialised translation.  Terminological problem solving.

Localisation:  Localisation needs, industry and techniques.  Localisation tools.  The localisation of contents (Videogames, Websites, Software, etc) Translation and the Media (1):  Multilingual editing for Audiovisual journalism.  Globalisation of information and linguistic mediation.  Dubbing & Subtitling (Cinema & TV scripts) Translation and the Media (2): 3

work in pairs on a topic related to translation technology.

Projects: working on one of the commerciallyavailable CAT tools.

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Interpreter-mediated communication Tools Mid-Term Test Web & Multimodal Tools & Resources:  Glossaries for translators  Open source tools  Utilities/plug-ins Editing and Review:  Editing tools: preparation, design and revision of originals.  Reviewing & Revising Tools: Linguistic, stylistic and orthotypographical tools.

Translation Project Management Translation & Professional Networking Tools: (e.g. Project Platforms, collaboration technology, etc) Translation & Training Tools End-of-Semester  (In-Class) Written Exam  Personal Projects (Cf, Section 7)

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7. Personal Projects: Personal Projects 1: Presenting a project using one CAT Tool: Trados, WordFast, DéjaVu, OMEGA T, MemoQ, StarTransit, Across, Fluency, etc. (Development of termbases, translation memories, and specialized corpora, etc) Personal Projects 2: Presenting a project using one Localization Tool: SDL Passolo, Localizer, etc. (Localization of Websites; Videogames; Softaware) Personal Projects 3: Presenting a project using one Sub-Titling or Dubbing Tool: SubEdit, etc. (Documentaries; etc).

8. Bibliography: a. Required Readings: Austermuhl, Frank (2001).

Electronic Tools for Translators. Kelly Washbourne (Ed.). Series: Translation Practices Explained. UK: Routledge. Taylor & Francis Group.

Bernal-Merino, Miguel Á. (2017).

Translation and Localisation in Video Games: Making Entertainment Software Global. UK: Routledge. Taylor & Francis Group.

Chaume, Frederic (2012).

Audiovisual Translation: Dubbing. Kelly Washbourne (Ed.). Series: Translation Practices Explained. UK: Routledge. Taylor & Francis Group.

Díaz-Cintas, Jorge; Remael, Aline (2007).

Audiovisual Translation, Subtitling. Kelly Washbourne (Ed.). Series: Translation Practices Explained. UK: Routledge. Taylor & Francis Group.

Goutte, Cyril; Cancedda, Nicola; Dymetman, Marc; Foster, George (2009) (Eds.).

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Learning Machine Translation. USA: MIT. Jost Zetzsche (2017).

The Translator's Tool Box: A Computer Primer for Translators. International Writers' Group, V er. 11 (E-Book) Mossop, Brian (2013).

Revising and Editing for Translators. Kelly Washbourne (Ed.). Series: Translation Practices Explained. UK: Routledge. Taylor & Francis Group.

Quah, C. A. (2006). Translation and Technology. NY: Palgrave McMillan.

Romero-Fresco, Pablo (2011).

Subtitling Through Speech Recognition: Respeaking. . Kelly Washbourne (Ed.).

Series: Translation Practices Explained. UK: Routledge. Taylor & Francis Group.

Roturier, Johann (2015).

Localizing Apps: A practical guide for translators and translation students. Kelly, Washbourne; Sharon, O’Brien (Ed.). Series: Translation Practices Explained. UK: Routledge. Taylor & Francis Group.

Sin-wai, Chan (2015)(Ed.).

The Routledge Encyclopaedia of Translation Technology. NY: Routledge.

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