2024/25 Taught Postgraduate Module Catalogue

MODL5303M Subtitling Project

30 creditsClass Size: 150

Module manager: Dr Elisabetta Adami
Email: E.Adami@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: 1 Oct to 30 Sep (12mth) View Timetable

Year running 2024/25

This module is mutually exclusive with

MODL5301M	Dissertation: Translation Studies
MODL5302M	Extended Translations

This module is not approved as an Elective

Objectives

This module is designed to provide audiovisual translation students with experience in producing medium-length audiovisual translations (subtitles) of a professional standard from one language into English; it is also intended to increase participants' awareness of what the subtitling process involves

Learning outcomes
- Work independently to produce professional interlingual subtitles following agreed conventions
- Perform file conversion
- Critically comment on subtitles
- Identify target audience profile.

Syllabus

Students will be expected to produce subtitles for one clip of significant length, with a commentary. The specific clip to be subtitled will be chosen by the individual student, although subject to the agreement of his or her supervisor and the programme directors. For students offering two foreign languages, the choice of source language should be decided in consultation with the programme directors. In exceptional circumstances, students who are doing any module involving translation out of English (e.g. MODL5120M, MODL5212M etc) may elect to do the subtitling project out of English, subject to the approval of the programme directors.

Teaching methods

Delivery type	Number	Length hours	Student hours
Supervision	2	1.00	2.00
Lecture	1	2.00	2.00
Private study hours			296.00
Total Contact hours			4.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)			300.00

Private study

Research for and subtitling of one film clip.

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

Through supervision sessions with supervisors.

Methods of assessment

Coursework

Assessment type	Notes	% of formal assessment
Project	Subtitling of a 45 minute clip accompanied by a 3,000 word commentary in English discussing the linguistic and technical challenges encountered. To be submitted at the end of August.	100.00
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework)		100.00

Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated

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