151466120 TECHNOLOGY AND TRANSLATION ( 3 Crd.Hrs )

This course introduces students to the theories of technology-assisted translation. Distinguishing between translation aids and machine translation systems, it trains them to be skilled and discerning users of a range of packages that can be applied to the practice of translation, including (but not restricted to) such tools as concordancers, localization software, and translation memory systems such as SDL TRADOS. Students will be given the possibility to exchange with technicians and specialists in the domain of computer-assisted translation tools from the headquarters of SDL company, specialized in translation, in Paris (for English) and in Beirut (for Arabic). This would allow students also to get practical training on how to use such tools and their terminological memories: a highly demanded skill in the workplace .