Audiovisual Translation : specialised techniques

ltrad2410  2023-2024  Louvain-la-Neuve

Audiovisual Translation : specialised techniques
5.00 credits
15.0 h + 15.0 h
Q1
Teacher(s)
Caron Nathalie;
Language
Prerequisites
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The prerequisite(s) for this Teaching Unit (Unité d’enseignement – UE) for the programmes/courses that offer this Teaching Unit are specified at the end of this sheet.
Main themes
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Learning outcomes

At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to :

Contribution of teaching unit to learning outcomes assigned to programme
This unit contributes to the acquisition and development of the following learning outcomes, as assigned to the Master's degree in translation :
2.4, 2.5, 2.8
4.7
5.10
AA-FS-TA. Develop expertise and a high level of competence in the field of adapting audio-visual material into French, from two foreign languages, with a view to participating successfully in the professional multilingual audio-visual sector.
Specific learning outcomes on completion of teaching unit
On completion of this teaching unit, the student is able to analyse a professional production according to the accessibility criteria that apply.
 
Content
The "Audiovisual Translation: Specialised Techniques" course will look at how audiovisual media is made accessible to foreign viewers (subtitling, surtitling) and viewers with hearing or visual loss (subtitles for the deaf or hard-of-hearing and audiodescription). The theoretical elements will provide the necessary background to the practical exercises, using EZTitles© software mainly, which will be commented and corrected by the lecturer.
Teaching methods
Face-to-face teaching (in the AVT computer lab)
Individual work
Team work
Evaluation methods
Continuous and certificate evaluation (assignment)
Online resources
1. Glossaire de la traduction audiovisuelle professionnelle : http://ataa.fr/revue/archives/3422

2. Charte relative à la qualité du sous-titrage à destination des personnes sourdes ou malentendante (2011) www.csa.fr/Television/Le-suivi-des-programmes/L-accessibilite-des-programmes/Charte-relative-a-laqualite-du-sous-titrage-a-destination-des-personnes-sourdes-ou-malentendantes-Decembre-2011
 
3. Hyks, Veronikka (2005): Audio description and translation. Two related but different skills. Translating Today. 4:6-8.
Bibliography
1. Díaz Cintas, Jorge, Anna Matamala and Josélia Neves (eds) (2010) New Insights into Audiovisual Translation and Media Accessibility. Media for All. Manchester and New York: Rodopi.
2. Hyks, Veronikka (2005): Audio description and translation. Two related but different skills. Translating Today. 4:6-8.
Faculty or entity
LSTI


Programmes / formations proposant cette unité d'enseignement (UE)

Title of the programme
Sigle
Credits
Prerequisites
Learning outcomes
Master [120] in Translation

Master [120] in Interpreting