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340319 UE Translation methods technical communication, terminology and information design English (2024W)

4.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 34 - Translationswissenschaft
Continuous assessment of course work
Moodle
Th 23.01. 16:45-18:15 Hörsaal 3 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG

Registration/Deregistration

Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

max. 25 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

If you do not attend the first lesson without giving a good reason in advance, you will be de-registered from the course and your place will be given to the next person on the waiting list. If you are on the waiting list and interested in participating in my class, or if you have registered in the 2nd registration phase, I recommend you attend the first lesson.
If you wish to de-register from this course, please do so by 31 October at the latest. After this time, it will not be possible for you to leave the course.
Continuous assessment of course work. If you miss more than two classes (with good reason), you will receive a semester grade of 5.

  • Thursday 24.10. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal 3 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
  • Thursday 31.10. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal 3 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
  • Thursday 07.11. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal 3 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
  • Thursday 14.11. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal 3 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
  • Thursday 21.11. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal 3 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
  • Thursday 05.12. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal 3 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
  • Thursday 12.12. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal 3 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
  • Thursday 09.01. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal 3 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
  • Thursday 16.01. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal 3 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

Students should complete "Fachkommunikation und Terminologie" before taking this course, as it provides important theoretical foundations for the course.

Objectives:
Students are able to apply their knowledge in the areas of technical communication, terminology studies and information and interface design (module 9) to authentic tasks in their working languages. Students know the characteristics of technical language(s) and communication in their working languages and are able to understand, analyse and write technical texts in their working languages.

Content:
Reading and research competence, understanding and analysing conventions of technical communication, writing technical texts, revision, intralingual translation of technical texts, information design: verbalising information from graphics, designing graphical elements as part of technical texts, terminology work.

METHODS
Text and assignment analysis, text production, intralingual translation, terminology work (research, glossaries), describing graphical representations of statistical data. Authentic technical texts are used as examples and for assignments.
Students will be expected to perform work at home alone and in groups and prepare for classes.

The class will mainly be in English

Assessment and permitted materials

- Infographic
- Analysis tasks (different text types and graphs)
- Description of statistical data
- Participation in discussions in class
- 5-week project (text production based on a scientific paper, multiple phases)
For the individual and group assignments as well as in-class tasks, any resources with the exception of machine translation, text generation software and any other AI or LLM-based applications are permitted. The assignments must be completed without any outside help.

- Mid-term test 21 November: Analysis and draft of a text type discussed in the first half of the semester. Physical documents and notes regarding the text types are permitted.
- Final presentation 23 January 2025: Presentation of the 5-week group project.

If you hand in any work (assignments, tests) completed with outside help or forbidden tools, you will be considered to have cheated and receive an X in the transcript.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Minimum requirements:
Attendance is mandatory; you may miss a maximum of 2 classes

Assessment:
1) For group assignments, individual contributions of group members will be assessed in addition to the overall outcome.
2) For late assignments, one grade will be subtracted per started week.

- Written test: 20%
- Group assignment (5-week project): 50%
- Other assignments & active participation: 30%

- 5-week project: 20 points (total)
- Mid-term test: 30 points
- Final test: 30 points

A minimum of 60 points is required to pass this class.

1 (sehr gut) min. 90 points
2 (gut) min. 80 points
3 (befriedigend) min. 70 points
4 (genügend) min. 60 points
5 (nicht genügend - fail) 59-0 points

Examination topics

Topics discussed and competences acquired in class. The focus is on applying the acquired knowledge on text types, information design and conveying information for different target groups.

Reading list

Black, Alison et al. (2017) Information Design: Research and Practice. London and New York: Routledge.
Carpendale, Sheelagh, Diakopoulos, Nicholas, Hurter, Christophe & Riche, Nathalie Henry (eds.) (2018) Data-driven storytelling. Boca Raton: K. Peters/CRC Press
Coates, Kathryn & Ellison, Andy (2014) Introduction to Information Design. London: Laurence King Publishing. (Kapitel 1&2)
Miller, Jane E. (2015) The Chicago guide to writing about numbers. 2nd ed. Chicago/London: The University of Chicago Press.
Tijerina, Tiffani, Powell, Tamara, Arnett, Jonathan, Logan, Monique & Race, Cassandra. Open Technical Communication. https://alg.manifoldapp.org/projects/open-technical-communication

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