FPF:UCJAOP11 Translation and Localization - Course Information
UCJAOP11 Translation and Localization
Faculty of Philosophy and Science in OpavaWinter 2019
- Extent and Intensity
- 0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
- Teacher(s)
- doc. PhDr. Michaela Weiss, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
- Guaranteed by
- doc. PhDr. Michaela Weiss, Ph.D.
Institute of Foreign Languages – Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava - Prerequisites (in Czech)
- TYP_STUDIA(N)
- 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
- Secondary School Teacher Training in English (programme FPF, N7504 UcSS)
- Course objectives
- The aim of this course is to introduce the concept of localization and its relationship to translation. As localization involves more processes than translation, first chapters are devoted to defining the key terms of localization, globalization and internationalization. Significant emphasis is placed on the linguistic and cultural differences that play a major role in text adaptations for various locations, which includes adapting content to the local conventions for such features as date and time formats, currencies, numbers, language, colour coding, cultural choices, writing systems.
- Syllabus
- 1. Introduction to the course
2. What is Localization: Globalization, internationalization and localization
3. Localization and translation
4. Localization as a Translation Theory
5. Assignment of a Localization Project
6. Localization and Equivalence
7. Localization and Style
8. Culturally sensitive food
9. Service Localization: translating the menu
10. Product Localization: translating the manual
11. Summarizing chapter
12. Presentation of Localization Project
- 1. Introduction to the course
- Language of instruction
- English
- Further Comments
- The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
- Teacher's information
- Active participation in class, completion of all assigned translations. Final project in translation and its presentation in class.
- Enrolment Statistics (Winter 2019, recent)
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