Audiovisual Translation language B French: Subtitles

obligatory courses

Classroom

This is an introductory course on subtitling. The students will get to know theoretical and practical aspects of this type of audiovisual translation.

We will be working on foreign clips and translate them into Polish.

The course takes place in a computer lab with professional subtitling software (EZTitles).

This is an introductory course on subtitling. The students will get to know theoretical and practical aspects of this type of audiovisual translation. We will be working on foreign clips and translate them into Polish.

The issues discussed throughout the course include:

subtitling characteristics

temporal and spatial constraints in subtitling

spotting

spotting and shot changes rules

working with subtitle templates

translation techniques

good practices in subtitling

translation of culture-specific elements

translation of different levels of register

translation of forms of address

target text linguistic correctness

text segmentation in subtitling

machine translation and post-editing in subtitling

subtitling for children

subtitling from language A to B

QC

The course takes place in a computer lab with professional subtitling software (EZTitles). The students will also become familiar with freeware subtitling programmes (Subtitle Workshop) and cloud subtitling platform (OOONA).

Number of hours involved:

- 30 contact hours

- preparation for classes and reading the texts assigned: 10 hours

- subtitling assignments: 20 hours

Total: 60 hours

If classroom learning is impossible, the workshop will be conducted with the help of distance communication tools, most probably Google Meet and others recommended by the University.

Belczyk, Arkadiusz (2007) Tłumaczenie filmów. Wilkowice: Wydawnictwo dla szkoły.

Díaz Cintas, Jorge and Aline Remael (2007) Audiovisual Translation: Subtitling. Manchester: St Jerome Publishing.

Ivarsson, Jan& Mary Carroll (1998) Code of Good Subtitling Practice.

https://www.esist.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Code-of-Good-Subtitling-Practice.PDF.pdf

Nikolić, K. (2015). The Pros and Cons of Using Templates in Subtitling. In R. Baños Piñero & J. Díaz-Cintas (Eds.), Audiovisual Translation in a Global Context. Mapping and Ever-changing Landscape (pp. 192-202). Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.

Pedersen, J. (2011). Subtitling norms for television: an exploration focussing on extralinguistic cultural references. Amsterdam: John Benjamins.

KNOWLEDGE:

After completing the course, the student knows different types of subtitling and is familiar with professional subtitling standards. The student also understands technical aspects and limitations related to subtitling and their influence on the translation process.

SKILLS:

The student can subtitle (i.e. translate and spot) films using professional subtitling software.

SOCIAL COMPETENCES:

The student knows different types of target groups using subtitles and understands their needs. The student is ready to critically assess materials and to act responsibly as a professional subtitler following rules of professional conduct.

Continuous assessment (40%)

- 20% Knowledge quizzes based on the texts assigned to read (20 points in total)

- 20% Timely submission of subtitling assignments by uploading them to Moodle (4 assignments, each worth 5 points)

Final subtitling in-class test (translation + spotting) (60%)

Grading scale:

60% - 67% 3

68% - 75% 3+

76% - 83% 4

84% - 90% 4+

91% - 97% 5

98-100% 5!

Grading categories for subtitling

TIMING

Reading speed

Shot changes

Chaining

Synchronisation (Time to audio)

Min. and max. subtitle duration

TRANSLATION

Appropriate translation strategy

Reading speed (text condensation)

Redundant subtitle

Missing subtitle

TEXT

Line breaks between the lines

Division of text between subtitles

SPAG (spelling, punctuation and grammar)