Translating culture-specific elements: problems, strategies and practical realities - Part 2
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Description This webinar is the second part of a series of two webinars. This second webinar is aimed at familiarizing with more specific skills needed for the translation of culture-specific elements in non-literary translation. The whole training, i.e. the webinars and the self-paced session are based on the cognitive-cultural approach which relies on the aspect of cognition and culture, the two most important elements in understanding and translating culture-specific elements. Part 2 will focus on a selected set of techniques and strategies that are most helpful in the process of translating culture-specific terms occurring in non-literary texts other than legal, official and scientific texts, such as texts translated for the media, newspaper agencies and advertising companies. Target audience - Freelancers starting in the translation industry. - Experienced freelancers who want to expand their clients database. - Established professionals who want to add a new area of expertise to their profile. Learning objectives - To learn how to analyse culture-specific elements in non-literary translation based on the cognitive-cultural approach to translation. - To familiarise with the specific skills, techniques and strategies needed for the translation of culture-specific elements in a source text. - To develop the competence to provide proper equivalents for culture-specific terms. Prerequisites Candidates should have solid knowledge of the English language as all the source language examples will be provided in English whereas the target language equivalents provided in the examples will be mainly in German but can be introduced in other languages as well depending on the candidates' language of translation. Candidates are kindly advised to have a pen and a notepad ready for the practical workshop examples in the webinar. All the material needed for this webinar will be included in the presentation whereas extra material will be included in the self-paced training course. Program Click to expand The agenda of the course will be as follows: 1. Workshop session: Examples & practice (50 min) 2. Q&A 10 min Registration and payment information (click to expand) Click to expand Click on the buy button on the right to purchase your seat Steps to take your training: To register in this session please click on the "register and pay later" button on the right. Your status will be marked as "registered" and it will indicate only your interest in the training session. Status changes to registered and paid when payment is processed and informed to ProZ.com. To purchase your seat at this session please click on the "buy" button. Available slots are limited and will be assigned to registered and paid participants as soon as payment is reported. Early payment is advised in order to secure participation. Allow some time for payment processing if you are paying by wire transfer. Software and system requirements (click to expand) Click to expand For PC-based Users: • Required: Windows Vista – Windows 10 • Required: Google Chrome v39 or later; Mozilla Firefox v34 or later; Internet Explorer v8 or later (JavaScript™ and Java™ enabled) • Required software: GoToWebinar desktop app; JavaScript enabled • NOT required: Microphone - attendees can communicate with the trainer through incorporated chat. • Internet Connection Required: 1 Mbps or better (broadband recommended) • Recommended: 2GB or more of RAM (recommended) For Mac®-based Users: • Mac OS X 10.8 (Mountain Lion) – 10.11 (El Capitan) • Required: Microsoft Edge; Apple Safari v6 or later • Required software: GoToWebinar desktop app; JavaScript enabled • NOT required: Microphone - attendees can communicate with the trainer through incorporated chat. • Internet Connection Required: 1 Mbps or better (broadband recommended) • Recommended: 2GB or more of RAM (recommended) Join from Android • Operating system: Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) or later • Internet connection: 3G connection or better (WiFi recommended for VoIP audio) • Software: Free GoToWebinar App from the Google Play Store Recommendations • For the visual section of the training course, we recommend that you have a 64kbps link. This means using an ISDN line or Broadband. Wireless connection is NOT recommended. • For the audio section of the training course, we recommend that you have a headset or speakers. • We recommend that you log in 30 minutes in advance of the start time to prepare for the training course. Courses will be open half an hour before the start time. Please login before the start time to ensure that everything on your system is working correctly. Created by Jasmina Djordjevic View feedback | View all courses
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