Technology Lesson 1 Princess Nourah University 2018 Dr

Technology Lesson 1 Princess Nourah University 2018 Dr Burçin K. Mustafa bm 17@soas. ac. uk 1

Session outline • • • Introduction to the course Course overview Assignments overview Study references and ‘recommended books’ Locating translation technology within translation studies Class exercise 2

Main topics to be covered • 1. A critical introduction to the concept of Machine Translation • 2. A critical introduction to Computer Assisted Translation tools • 3. A practical introduction to Computer Assisted Translation tools including: How to set up a translation project How to establish and use a Translation Memory (TM) How to establish and use a Term Base (TB) How to review and edit a translation project • 4. A practical introduction to the use of Corpora and corpus tool How to undertake a concordance query How to form to extract terms and phrases 3

Main programmes to be taught • SDL Trados Studio 2017 • SDL Multi. Term 2017 • Ant. Conc 4

Key learning expectations By the end of the course each student is expected to be able to demonstrate: • A broad understanding of the historical and current interaction between technology and the translation process • A critical and practical familiarity with SDL Trados 2017 • The ability to use and benefit from corpora in practical translation projects 5

Course assessments Assignments 20% weighting: Assignment 1 Antconc (basic query) 23 rd of September. Assignment 2 Antconc (Key word list) 30 th of September. Assignment 3 Multi. Term (Basic Term base) 14 th of October. Assignment 4 Trados (Translation project creation) 21 st of October. Assignment 5 Trados (Text Alignment) 28 th of October. Midterm - written exam 20% weighting. Based on subjects covered. 30 th of September Term project - written reflective report 20% weighting. A review of the in class translation simulation project. 29 th of November Final course exam 40% weighting. Tuesday 18 th of December (Date subject to change) 6

Study references Machine Translation http: //www. jstor. org/ The Translator https: //www. stjerome. co. uk/about/home/ The translation Journal http: //translationjournal. net/journal/ John Hutchins resources http: //www. hutchinsweb. me. uk/ 7

‘Recommended’ books ‘Working with Specialized Language: A Practical Guide to Using Corpora’ by Lynne Bowker and Jennifer Pearson (2002) ‘Translation and Technology’ by Chiew Kin Quah 2006 8

‘Recommended’ books ‘Computer-Aided Translation Technology a practical introduction’ Lynne Bowker 2002 ‘Electronic tools for translators’ Frank Austermuhl 2001 9

Locating translation technology within translation studies What is translation studies? It is the study of translation within the framework of an ‘academic discipline’. However, the study of translation in this manner, in the ‘western world’, began in the second half of the twentieth century. A point of its institutionalization can be traced to James S. Holmes seminal paper delivered in 1972 ‘The name and nature of translation studies’. Is translation worthy of being studied in an academic framework, if so why? 10

Locating translation technology within translation studies 11

Situating translation technology within translation studies 12

Class exercise Representative introductions Situating Trans-Tech in Trans-studies 1) Working in groups ask each other the following questions: • What language pairs are you translating between? • Do you have any experience of translation? • Have used any translation software? • What do you want from this course? • What do you want to do after you graduate? 2) Working in the same groups discuss where Translation Technology can be located in the Translation Studies map 3) Make a note of the answers and choose a representative to briefly convey the groups answers 13