• Turkish
  • English
Course Code: 
TRA 411
Course Type: 
Area Elective
P: 
3
Lab: 
0
Laboratuvar Saati: 
0
Credits: 
3
ECTS: 
7
Prerequisite Courses: 
Introduction to Translation I
Introduction to Translation II
Course Language: 
Turkish
English
Course Objectives: 
The course aims to equip students with practical subtitling skills and also to give them an overview of subtitling, voiceover and captioning. TRA 411 is designed for translation students who are wishing to learn the basics of subtitling using industry-standard software with time code discipline.
Course Content: 

General information about audio technology and audio. The functioning of the voiceover projects, studies related to subtitling, voiceover, captioning, dubbing. Requirements and planning of audiovisual translations. Theory and Practice of Subtitling, introduction to Theories of translation, advanced translation of audio visual contents.

Course Methodology: 
1: Lecture, 2: Question-Answer, 3: Discussion, 9: Simulation, 12: Case Study
Course Evaluation Methods: 
A: Testing

Vertical Tabs

Course Learning Outcomes

Learning

Outcomes

Program

LearningOutcomes

Teaching

Methods

Assessment

Methods

Having completed this course, the student can explain the basics pf sound technology.

3,4

1,2,3

A,B,C,D,I

Can explain the basic principles of voiceover.

3,4

1,2,3

A,B,C,D,I

Can explain the key features of dubbing.

1,2,3,4,7

1,2,3

A,B,C,D,I

Can identify the distinctive features of subtitling anf dubbing.

1,2,3,4,7

1,2,3

A,B,C,D,I
 
 

Course Flow

Week

Topics

Study Materials

1

Subtitling and Dubbing

Interlingual subtitles

Intralingual subtitles (captioning)

The history of the subtitling

Subtitle digital media

Subtitle rendering - technical requirements

Multiple media formats

Subtitle translating abbreviations

Subtitle correction options

Sample applications (hands-on)

Subtitling style guides

Subtitle translations and reference audio visuals

International subtitling rules

Translation rules

Technical rules

Steps creating subtitles

Sample applications (hands-on

  

2

Subtitling tools

Time coding (time codes)

Subtitle merging

International details and rules

Regional details and rules

Unwritten regional and cultural rules

The general workflow

Sample applications (hands-on)

  

3

Subtitle tags (codes)

How long it takes to create subtitles?

Subtitle styles and formats

Reading speed

Review procedures

Subtitle types

Subtitle formats and conversions

Sample applications (hands-on)

  

4

HANDS ON

  

5

HANDS ON

  

6

MIDTERM EXAM

  

7

HANDS ON

  

8

Voiceover

Dubbing

Casting

The differences between voiceover and dubbing

The differences between voiceover and subtitle translation

The differences between dubbing and subtitling

Studio director

Sample applications (hands-on)

Steps of dubbing and voiceover production

Time coding for dubbing

Lipsync in dubbing

The differences between dubbing and lipsync translations

  

9

Video and audio processing programs

Usage of video and audio processing software in dubbing and voiceover production

Quality control stages and procedures

Sample applications (hands-on)

Differences in perception of Audio and Video

The differences between voiceover and subtitling

Dubbing and subtitling project that will be completed in the same source

Multimedia market overview

Multimedia applications and business opportunities in the market

  

10

HANDS ON

  

11

HANDS ON

  

12

HANDS ON

  

13

HANDS ON

  

14

HANDS ON

  

15

FINAL EXAMINATION

  
 
 

Recommended Sources

Textbook

Subtitle Workshop and videos from the industry. The manuals of instructions for relevant subtitling software. 

Additional Resources

  
 
 

Material Sharing

Documents

  

Assignments

  

Exams

  
 
 

Assessment

IN-TERM STUDIES

NUMBER

PERCENTAGE

Mid-terms

1

30

Final

1

70

Assignment

-

-

Total

 

100

CONTRIBUTION OF FINAL EXAMINATION TO OVERALL GRADE

 1

70

CONTRIBUTION OF IN-TERM STUDIES TO OVERALL GRADE

 1

30

Total

 

100
 

 

COURSE CATEGORY

Expertise/Field Courses
 
 

Course’s Contribution to Program

No

Program Learning Outcomes

Contribution

1

2

3

4

5

1

Being able to use advanced, fieldspecific theoretical and practical knowledge acquired.

        

x

2

Analyzing, interpreting,and assessing fieldspecific concepts, ideas, and data through scientific methods.

        

x

3

Being able to understand and use grammatical, lexical, semantic and culturespecific structures of the source and target languages.

        

x

4

Being able to use current translation technologies to do research and to reach resources.

        

x

5

Defining and explaining structures, social and cultural functions of various kinds of texts in source and target languages.

        

x

6

Being able to improve theoretical knowledge and skills in other fields of humanities and social sciences, and to translate the texts in the above mentioned fields.

        

x

7

Being able to use knowledge and skills with regard to the social role of translator in professional life.

        

x

8

Being able to use a second foreign language at an advanced level, and a third foreign language at an intermediate level.

x

        

9

Describing stages, strategies, and problems of translation process, and finding solutions to such problems.

      

x

  

10

Making decisions, criticizing, and displaying creativity in translation process.

      

x

  

11

Obtaining a positive attitude for lifelong learning strategies.

        

x
 
 

ECTS

ECTS ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD BY THE COURSE DESCRIPTION

Activities

Quantity

Duration
(Hour)

Total
Workload
(Hour)

Course Duration (Including the exam week: 16x Total course hours)

16

3

48

Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)

16

4

64

Mid-terms

1

10

10

Quizzed

2

10

20

Homework

1

10

10

Final examination

1

20

20

Total Work Load

 

 

172

Total Work Load / 25 (h)

 

 

6,88

ECTS Credit of the Course

 

 

7
 

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