Important notice
The course guide is provisional.
The PDF version of the course guide may take a few days to become available in the DDD.
Technologies Applied to Audiovisual Translation and Accessibility
Code: 45805Credits: 6
| Degree programme | Type | Course |
|---|---|---|
| Audiovisual Translation | OB | 1 |
Contact lecturer
- Name :
- Estel·la Oncins Noguer
- Email :
- estella.oncins@uab.cat
Teaching staff
- Adrià Martin Mor
- Itziar Andujar Garcia
Group languages
You can consult this information at the end of the document.
Prerequisites
No prerequisites required
Objectives
The main objective of the course is to familiarise students with the technologies, processes and management strategies used in the professional practice of audiovisual translation (AVT) and accessibility, while incorporating a gender perspective and the profession’s ethical principles.
The specific objectives of the course are for students to:
- Become familiar with the main technological tools used in AVT and accessibility and be able to select them according to the needs of each project.
- Use computer tools for translation, adaptation, terminology management, revision and quality control.
- Become familiar with the tools used to manage, convert and exchange multimedia and accessibility file formats.
- Understand professional AVT and accessibility workflows, from receiving the assignment to delivering and archiving the materials.
- Integrate cloud-based tools, machine translation, artificial intelligence and automation into workflows in a critical, secure and efficient manner.
- Apply post-editing and revision strategies to translations generated by machine translation systems.
- Use metrics, indicators and protocols to assess the quality of AVT and accessibility processes and products.
- Plan and manage advanced AVT and accessibility projects, taking into account scope, resources, budget, schedule, risks and deliverables.
- Coordinate multidisciplinary teams, suppliers, clients and other stakeholders involved in projects.
- Identify and resolve technical, linguistic and organisational issues during project development.
- Become familiar with the documentation resources and strategies required to carry out professional assignments.
- Analyse the professional environment, the labour market and emerging business models in AVT and accessibility.
- Develop professional promotion strategies, such as creating a website and managing a professional presence on social media.
- Become familiar with the basic principles of taxation, invoicing, budgeting and professional liability applicable to AVT and accessibility.
- Apply a gender perspective, data protection, confidentiality, copyright and ethical principles when using technologies and managing projects.
Learning outcomes
- CA07 (Manage their own professional activity in AVT in an autonomous and organised way, adapted to the demands of the labour market.) Manage their own professional activity in AVT in an autonomous and organised way, adapted to the demands of the labour market.
- CA08 (Demonstrate an ethical and responsible attitude in the professional practice of AVT, integrating accessibility, sustainability and considering the gender perspective.) Demonstrate an ethical and responsible attitude in the professional practice of AVT, integrating accessibility, sustainability and considering the gender perspective.
- KA08 (Identify the technologies and professional processes specific to audiovisual translation and media accessibility considering the gender perspective.) Identify the technologies and professional processes specific to audiovisual translation and media accessibility considering the gender perspective.
- KA09 (Recognise the main IT and cloud tools used in project management and workflows in AVT.) Recognise the main IT and cloud tools used in project management and workflows in AVT.
- KA10 (Describe the professional environment of AVT, including documentation resources, promotion, social media and basic principles of taxation.) Describe the professional environment of AVT, including documentation resources, promotion, social media and basic principles of taxation.
- SA11 (Apply advanced management techniques to plan, coordinate and execute audiovisual translation and accessibility projects considering the gender perspective.) Apply advanced management techniques to plan, coordinate and execute audiovisual translation and accessibility projects considering the gender perspective.
- SA12 (Use computer-assisted translation, cloud, and machine translation post-editing tools across different workflows.) Use computer-assisted translation, cloud, and machine translation post-editing tools across different workflows.
- SA13 (Create professional self-promotion strategies, including the development of a website and the management of social media accounts using inclusive and non-sexist linguistic expressions.) Create professional self-promotion strategies, including the development of a website and the management of social media accounts using inclusive and non-sexist linguistic expressions.
- SA14 (Critically analyse the impact of technologies on the professional practice of AVT and accessibility applying the gender perspective.) Critically analyse the impact of technologies on the professional practice of AVT and accessibility applying the gender perspective.
Contents
Technological Tools in AVT and Accessibility
- Computer-assisted translation (CAT) tools and terminology management.
- Quality assurance and machine translation.
- Formats, standards, metadata, and interoperability of audiovisual and accessibility files.
- Version management, file exchange, and process automation through AI.
Workflows in AVT and Accessibility
- Project analysis, needs assessment, and preparation of materials.
- Management of pre-production, production, post-production, delivery, and archiving workflows.
- Team coordination and management of AVT and accessibility-specific processes.
- Revision, post-editing, quality control, and issue resolution through to final validation.
Advanced Project Management in AVT and Accessibility
- Planning, task allocation, deadline monitoring, and resource management.
- Management of clients, vendors, communication, documentation, and project traceability.
- Quality management in multilingual and multimodal projects.
- Labour market.
Learning activities and methodology
| Title | Hours | ECTS | Learning outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Student's self-work | 88 | 3.52 | CA07, CA08, KA08, KA09, KA10, SA11, SA12, SA13, SA14 |
| Theoretical lectures and problem-solving sessions | 36 | 1.44 | CA07, CA08, KA08, KA09, KA10, SA11, SA12, SA13, SA14 |
| Activities supervised by the lecturer | 26 | 1.04 | CA07, CA08, KA08, KA09, KA10, SA11, SA12, SA13, SA14 |
Active methodologies with different types of activities are used.
Moodle tools are also used.
Possible methodologies:
- Translation tasks.
- Translation project tasks.
- Problem-solving tasks.
- Individual and group presentations.
- Debates (face-to-face or in fora).
- Cooperative learning techniques.
Training activities are organised in three blocks, depending on the required level of autonomy from students:
- Activities directed by a lecturer.
- Activities supervised to different extents by a lecturer.
- Autonomous activities: students organise their time and effort autonomously, either individually or in group.
Annotation: Within the schedule set by the centre or degree programme, 15 minutes of one class will be reserved for students to evaluate their lecturers and their courses or modules through questionnaires.
Assessment
Continuous assessment activities
| Title | Weight | Hours | ECTS | Learning outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced Project Management (active participation, group work, assessable assignments) | 33,33% | 0 | 0 | CA07, CA08, KA08, KA09, KA10, SA11, SA12, SA13, SA14 |
| Workflows (active participation, group work, assessable assignments) | 33,33% | 0 | 0 | CA07, CA08, KA08, KA09, KA10, SA11, SA12, SA13, SA14 |
| Tools (active participation, group work, assessable assignments) | 33,33% | 0 | 0 | CA07, CA08, KA08, KA09, KA10, SA11, SA12, SA13, SA14 |
Continuous assessment
Students must provide evidence of their progress by completing various tasks and tests. These activities are detailed in the table at the end of this section of the Study Guide.
Review
When publishing final marks prior to recording them on students' transcripts, the lecturer will provide written notification of a date and time for reviewing assessment activities. Students must arrange reviews in agreement with the lecturer.
Missed/failed assessment activities
Students may retake assessment activities they have failed or compensate for any they have missed, provided that those they have actually performed account for a minimum of 66.6% (two thirds) of the subject's final mark and that they have a weighted average mark of at least 3.5. The lecturer will inform students of the procedure involved, in writing, when publishing final marks prior to recording them on transcripts. The lecturer may set one assignment per failed or missed assessment activity or a single assignment to cover a number of such activities. Under no circumstances may an assessment activity worth 100% of the final mark be retaken or compensated for. In case of retaking, maximum grade will be 5 (Pass).
Classification as "not assessable"
In the event of the assessment activities a student has performed accounting for just 25% or less of the subject's final mark, their work will be classified as "not assessable" on their transcript.
Misconduct in assessment activities
Students who engage in misconduct (plagiarism, copying, personation, etc.) in an assessment activity will receive a mark of “0” for the activity in question. In the case of misconduct in more than one assessment activity, the student involved will be given a final mark of “0” for the subject. Assessment activities inwhich irregularities have occurred (e.g. plagiarism, copying, impersonation) are excluded from recovery.
Artificial intelligence
For this subject, the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies is restricted to the activities that the teaching staff will specify at the beginning of the course. The lack of transparency in the use of AI in any assessable activity will be considered a lack of academic honesty and may lead to a total penalty in the grade of the activity. The teaching staff, in case of doubts, may require a face-to-face meeting to validate the authorship.
Single assessment
This subject is suitable for single assessment.
Bibliography
- Baumgarten, S., & Tieber, M. (Eds.). (2025). The Routledge handbook of translation technology and society. Routledge.
- Bogucki, Ł., & Deckert, M. (Eds.). (2020). The Palgrave handbook of audiovisual translation and media accessibility. Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-42105-2
- ISO. (2015). ISO 17100:2015. Translation services—Requirements for translation services. International Organization for Standardization. https://www.iso.org/standard/59149.html
- ISO. (2017). ISO 18587:2017. Translation services—Post-editing of machine translation output—Requirements. International Organization for Standardization. https://www.iso.org/standard/62970.html
- ISO. (2024). ISO 5060:2024. Translation services—Evaluation of translation output—General guidance. International Organization for Standardization. https://www.iso.org/standard/80701.html
- Kenny, D. (Ed.). (2017). Human issues in translation technology. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315648932
- Kenny, D. (Ed.). (2022). Machine translation for everyone: Empowering users in the age of artificial intelligence. Language Science Press. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6653406
- Martín-Mor, A., Piqué, R., & Sánchez-Gijón, P. (2016). Tradumàtica: tecnologies de la traducció. Eumo Editorial.
- Matamala, A. (2019). Accessibilitat i traducció audiovisual. Eumo Editorial. https://ddd.uab.cat/record/274798
- O’Hagan, M. (Ed.). (2020). The Routledge handbook of translation and technology. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315311258
- Rothwell, A., Moorkens, J., Fernández-Parra, M., Drugan, J., & Austermuehl, F. (2023). Translation tools and technologies. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003160793
Software
Some of the software programs that will be used are:
- Trados Studio, memoQ, OmegaT
- ApSIC Xbench, Verifika
- Subtitle Edit, OOONA
- Whisper, DeepL, Microsoft Translator
- 7-Zip
Course groups and languages
The information provided is provisional until November 30. After this date, you will be able to consult the language of each group through this link. To access the information, you will need to enter the course CODE
| Type of teaching | Group | Language | Semester | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (PAULm) Classroom practices (master) | 1 | Catalan/Spanish | first semester | afternoon |