Course description

This course is designed to provide a practical study of computer-assisted translation tools as a key means for translators in the current global context. The course aims to give hands-on experience in using desktop Translation Memory (TM) tools, cloud-based TM tools, and computer-assisted terminology management tools. The course also provides hands-on experience with using field-specific corpora and corpus analysis tools.

What will i learn?

• Conduct translation-related research in monolingual enriched English and Arabic corpora to extract translation equivalents.
• Identify the features of different translation memory software, namely, memoQ, SmartCat, SDL Trados Studio, and SDL MultiTerm.
• Use memoQ translation software in translation projects using ready-made and new TMs as well as previously-created and new Termbases.
• Use cloud-based Smartcat to manage translation projects using ready-made and new TMs and glossaries.
• Use SDL Trados Studio 2017 to create, process, and manage translation projects of different formats (.doc, .ppt) with new, ready-made as well as multiple TMs.
• Configure the automated quality assurance (QA) settings of SDL Trados Studio 2017.
• Create and use an SDL MultiTerm termbase for terminology standardization and consistency.