ARBC 312: Subtitling Arabic-English and English-Arabic

Course Description

Subtitling Arabic-English and English-Arabic offers students practical training in a rapidly growing field in translation. Students learn to translate audio-visual material ranging from news videos to documentaries, from songs to film, from recorded political speeches to talk shows. With the recent interest in Middle Eastern current affairs and culture, international media is constantly looking for reliable translations of media produced in Arabic speaking countries. This course covers strategies for translating a variety of Arabic media into English and applies such strategies to authentic material. Students carry out practical translation projects that provide hands-on training experience as part of the PBL approach this course adopts. (F, W, YR).