FPF:UCJAOPBK27 Localization in Translation - Course Information
UCJAOPBK27 Localization in Translation
Faculty of Philosophy and Science in OpavaWinter 2023
- Extent and Intensity
- 0/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
- Teacher(s)
- doc. PhDr. Pavel Kolář, CSc. (seminar tutor)
doc. PhDr. Michaela Weiss, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
PhDr. Libor Práger, Ph.D. (seminar tutor) - Guaranteed by
- doc. PhDr. Michaela Weiss, Ph.D.
Institute of Foreign Languages – Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava - 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
- English for Professional Purposes (programme FPF, AOP)
- Course objectives
- The aim of the course is to develop knowledge of English professional terminology in the field of professional translation, business, services and corporate documentation. Students will get acquainted with the issues of professional translation, localization and cultural adaptation, ie the adaptation of a product, document or service to target users. After completing the seminar, students will be able to use the above facts correctly in English and Czech.
- Learning outcomes
- After completing the course, the student will be able to describe and apply the process of localization to the translated text
- Syllabus
- 1. Introduction to the topic
- 2. What is localization: Globalization, internationalization, localization
- 3. Translation and localization: Processes and trends
- 4. Localization and translation theory
- 5. Assignment of a translation project
- 6. Localization and equivalence
- 7. Localization and style
- 8. Locations and services 1
- 9. Locations and services 2
- 10. Product localization 1
- 11. Product localization 2
- 12. Localization and company documents and presentations
- 13. Presentation of the final project
- Literature
- recommended literature
- Munday, Jeremy. Introducing Translation Studies. Theories and Applications. London & New York: Routledge, 2008. info
- Teaching methods
- seminar
- Assessment methods
- translation project presentation
- Language of instruction
- Czech
- Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
- Study Materials
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 8 hod/cv/sem.
- Enrolment Statistics (recent)
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