Translation Seminar IV (ENG-SLO): Localization and translation projects
Lectures: 0
Seminars: 60
Tutorials: 0
ECTS credit: 3
Lecturer(s): prof. dr. Vintar Špela
1. Introduction to localization: localization, globalization, transcreation. Tools and workflows in localization projects.
2. Markup languages: XML, HTML. Data formats: TMX, TBX, XLIFF. Converting between formats. Regular expressions.
3. Technical translation: legal requirements, structuring documentation, translation strategies. Frequently used symbols and abbreviations. Technical aspects.
4. Marketing translation and adaptation, transcreation. The structure of web sites.
5. Tools: CAT tools, localization tools, machine translation.
6. Translation project for a real-world client. Complete execution of project including financial planning, resource preparation, linguistic stages, invoicing and final analysis.
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Vintar, Š., 2016. Prevajalske tehnologije. Znanstvena založba Filozofske fakultete. COBISS.SI-ID - 287774464