TRANS 104 - Technology for Translators & Interpreters

3 CR

Introduction to the equipment and electronic tools used by professional translators and interpreters throughout their workflow. Develop basic skills using, assessing, and choosing appropriate hardware and software including computer-assisted translation tools.

Prerequisite(s): TRANS 101.

Course Outcomes

Understand PC Hardware in a very basic way, and be able to research, prioritize, and purchase the hardware that would be most appropriate to his/her own needs as a translator or interpreter
Use the Internet for effective research, and understand ISPs, FTPs, the Web, and Search Engines
Work with Microsoft Windows in order to: understand international settings, locale settings, and effective ways to input non-English characters in Windows programs
Understand the components of a good website and create their own basic page with HTML code, images, and internal and external links
Use several software programs useful to translators and/or interpreters for: desktop publishing, glossaries, bookkeeping, advanced formatting, etc.
Understand and research the choices regarding Computer Aided Translation (CAT) tools, and use several of them on a beginner’s level.
Understand the relationship between their software and choices and their clients, and exchange files with the latter in a number of ways

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