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Department of Translation Studies Department of Translation Studies

ao. Univ.-Prof. Mag. Dr. Peter Sandrini ao. Univ.-Prof. Mag. Dr. Peter Sandrini, +43 512 507 42478

613037

Fundamentals of Translation Technology

VU 2

2,5

weekly

annually

German

Overview of the various aspects of translation technology. Participants should be able to understand translation technology modules and evaluate their benefits for professional translators.

Basic methods and theoretical tenants of various aspects of Translation Technology: Translation Memory, Alignment, Segmentation, Localization, Terminology management, Textanalysis and Concordancers, encoding systems, Machine Translation,

Introductory lecture and practical examples with open source applications from our compilations USBTrans and tuxtrans

The evaluation of the 11 homework tasks will be included in the final grade together with the results of the final written exam.

Bowker, Lynne (2002): . Computer-aided Translation Technology. A Practical Introduction. Ottawa: University of Ottawa Press,. Quah, Chiew Kin (2006): Translation and Technology. New York, NY [u.a.]: Palgrave Macmillan. Lobin, Henning (2010): . Computerlinguistik und Texttechnologie. Paderborn: Wilhelm Fink / UTB 3282. Flórez, Silvia; Alcina, Amparo (2011): Free/Open-Source Software for the Translation Classroom. A Catalogue of Available Tools. In: The Interpreter and Translator Trainer. 5(2) 325-357.

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