AJ69078 Software Localisation in Practice

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2015
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s) (plus 3 credits for an exam). Recommended Type of Completion: zk (examination). Other types of completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Jarmila Fictumová (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Jeffrey Alan Vanderziel, B.A.
Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Tomáš Hanzálek
Supplier department: Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Wed 7:30–9:05 G21
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 15 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/15, only registered: 0/15
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course, taught by Ms Katerina Gašová, Director of Moravia Linguistic Services Moravia IT, should get the students acquainted with the principles of localization and the workflow of an international localization company.
Syllabus
  • •Intro •Localization basics •Non-linguistic activities and tasks & hands-on exercise •Terminology management & hands-on exercise •Linguistic guidelines & hands-on exercise •Translation tools & hands-on exercise •Machine translation and post-editing & hands-on exercise •Linguistic quality management & hands-on exercise •Marketing translation & transcreation & hands-on exercises
Literature
  • KATAN, David. Translating cultures : an introduction for translators, interpreters and mediators. Online. 2nd ed. North Hampton, MA: St. Jerome Publishing, 2004. 380 s. ISBN 1900650738. [citováno 2024-04-24] info
  • WRIGHT, Sue Ellen and Gerhard BUDIN. Handbook of terminology management. Vol. 2.. Online. Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2001. xv, [370]. ISBN 1-55619-509-5. [citováno 2024-04-24] info
  • A Practical guide to localization. Online. Edited by Bert Esselink. Philadelphia: John Benjamins Pub. Co., 2000. 488 p. ISBN 9027219559. [citováno 2024-04-24] info
  • WRIGHT, Sue Ellen and Gerhard BUDIN. Handbook of terminology management. Vol. 1.. Online. Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, 1997. xiv, 370 s. ISBN 1-55619-508-7. [citováno 2024-04-24] info
Teaching methods
Seminars, hands-on, lectures.
Assessment methods
Compulsory attendance, final test.
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2014, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2015, recent)
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