Audiovisual Adaptation Workshops - German

ltrad2411  2026-2027  Louvain-la-Neuve

Audiovisual Adaptation Workshops - German
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5.00 credits
15.0 h + 15.0 h
Q2
Teacher(s)
Kerres Patricia;
Language
French
Main themes
Interlingual subtitling of films, series, cartoons, documentaries, interviews, programmes, informative or promotional documents. 
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: 
  • analyse a source document, identify potential textual and cognitive difficulties and assess the strategies and resources needed to reformulate it in line with communicative needs (1 – Translation); 
  • translate general and domain-specific material in one or several fields from one or several source languages into their target language(s), producing a ‘fit for purpose’ translation (6 – Translation); 
  • translate different types of material on and for different kinds of media and target audiences, using appropriate tools and techniques (7 – Translation); 
  • check, review, revise and evaluate their own work and that of others according to standard or work-specific quality objectives and assess the appropriateness of using tools for the work at hand (11 – Translation); 
  • use the most relevant IT applications, including the full range of office software, and adapt rapidly to new tools and IT resources having critically assessed their relevance and the impact of change on their work practices (15 – Technology); 
  • pre-process, process and manage files and other media/sources as part of the translation workflow, e.g., web and multimedia files (17 – Technology). 
Specific learning outcomes on completion of teaching unit 
On completing this unit the student is able to: 
  • transcribe, check or correct the script dialogue-list for the source material; 
  • subtitle, from German into French, audiovisual productions in miscellaneous domains and genres; supply
  • marketable productions, whether working independently or in a team. 
 
Content
Building on teaching unit LTRAD2400, which will focus on the key principles of subtitling, teaching unit LTRAD2411 will introduce the students to the subtitling process from German into French. It will deal with the different steps involved in subtitling, from the receipt of the audiovisual material (film, documentary, promotional presentation, news program, interview or live broadcast) to its delivery (appropriate formatting, use of professional subtitling software EZTitles, import to the subtitling software, production or verification of the scripts, spoken dialogues, subtitling and delivery of the translated subtitles in the format requested by the client). Students will also try their hand at subtitling for the deaf and hard of hearing as part of an introduction.
The teaching unit will first focus on the analysis and the comparison of existing subtitles (already commercialised or available for free on the Internet) with the rules of subtitling.
Unlike more traditional translation work, one of the challenges of subtitling is to convey the maximum amount of information in a number of words defined by the amount of time available. The linguistic aspect (concision, accuracy, fluency, transition from the oral expression to the written text) of the subtitling work is as essential as the technical aspects.
  
Teaching methods
In-class sessions, in computer room
Evaluation methods
Ongoing summative assessment for certification
Retake exam: assessment in the form of a written paper
Other information
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Online resources
http://atilf.atilf.fr/dendien/scripts/tlfiv4/showps.exe?p=combi.htm;java=no;
http://www.lecinedico.com/?lang=fr
https://tsukiyo-novel.nanami.fr/Petit_dico_orthotypo_sous-titrage.pdf
https://crisco2.unicaen.fr/des/
https://www.btb.termiumplus.gc.ca/tpv2guides/guides/cooc/index-fra.html?lang=fra (TERMIUM Plus – Dictionnaire des cooccurrences)
Bibliography
Le Robert Combinaisons de mots, Les synonymes en contexte  ISBN 978-2-84902-055-5
LAKS, S. (2013) « Le sous-titrage de films, sa technique, son esthétique » in L'Ecran traduit, Hors-série n°1, p.4-46
BIAGINI,M. (2010), « Les sous-titres en interaction : le cas des marqueurs discursifs dans des dialogues filmiques sous-titrés », in Glottopol, n°15, p. 18-33
LAVAUR, J-M, SERBAN, A (2008), « La traduction audiovisuelle, approche intedisciplinaire du sous-titrage » - ISBN : 978-2-8041-5929-0
LUYKEN, G-M (1991) « Vaincre les barrières linguistiques à la télévision » - ISBN : 978-0948195204
Faculty or entity
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Master [120] in Translation
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