UCJAJNP029 Translation Software

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Winter 2024
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Pavel Heisig, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Pavel Heisig, Ph.D.
Institute of Foreign Languages – Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Prerequisites
Basic computer skills
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of this course is to introduce software tools designed to assist translators with translation of texts. In individual units, students will learn basic facts about various tools and through practical examples learn how to use some of them. Students shall be required to work on their own project portfolio that will be assessed towards the end of semester. After passing this course students will be able speed up translation process and produce higher quality output. students will be divided into groups of 2 or 3 people. During this course, students should acquire necessary theoretical knowledge and practical experience of working with certain software tools, designed to help translators with their job.
Learning outcomes
Students will acquire the following skills: - work with translation memory (TM) tools / workbenches - produce translations of high consistency
Syllabus
  • 1. Introducing CAT Tools 2. Translation Memory 3. Text Alignment 4. Terminology Management Tools 5. OmegaT and OmegaT+ 6. Memsource and SDL Trados 7. Memsource Workbenches 8. Handling Tags and Terms while Translating 9. Terminology Recognition and Extraction 10. Maintaining your TMs and Other Resources 11. Managing Translation Projects 12. Support Tools for Translators 13. Final discussion and presentations.
Teaching methods
Students will work with their computers.
Assessment methods
Completion of the final project and passing a short test (basic concepts)
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2021, Winter 2022, Winter 2023.
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