Curricular information is subject to change.
The module is aimed at:
- Understanding the difference between translation and the cultural adaptation of software, documentation and games, etc.
- Understanding localisation job specificities
- Awareness of localisation software
Specific focus on the most important fields of localisation:
- Localising brands
- Localising games
- Localising software
- Localising websites
- Localising graphics, etc.
| Student Effort Type | Hours |
|---|---|
| Lectures | 12 |
| Seminar (or Webinar) | 12 |
| Specified Learning Activities | 20 |
| Autonomous Student Learning | 56 |
| Total | 100 |
Not applicable to this module.
| Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continuous Assessment: Various in-class and home activities | Throughout the Trimester | n/a | Graded | Yes | 50 |
Yes |
| Project: Localisation Project | Week 12 | n/a | Graded | Yes | 50 |
Yes |
| Resit In | Terminal Exam |
|---|---|
| Summer | No |
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment
- Regular feedback to allow for practical and project-based learning
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Professor Bettina Migge | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |