Short Courses and CPD
Professional Courses in Translation 2019
In January 2019 Roehampton University will launch a new series of Professional Courses in Translation, open to everyone and designed for students, professionals, lecturers and localisation specialists in the media industry willing to go pro in the following areas:
- Audiovisual Translation (Dubbing, Subtitling, SDH and Voiceover)
- Transcreation and Videogame Localisation
- Cloud-based Translation and Subtitling
- AVT & Open Source Technology
How to become testers, localisation coordinators and consultants. A full immersion for professionals, students, and lecturers interested in videogame localisation.
For professionals, students, and lecturers willing to master the use of CAT tools to assist, speed up and optimise translation workflows.
An introduction to take/loop segmentation, use of symbols, lip-syncing and emulation of oral spontaneous discourse for professionals, students, and lecturers.
Subtitling like Fansubbers with Open Source
Practise subtitling for the price of £0, and produce high standard subtitling projects embedding your subtitles permanently.
A crash course for professionals, students, and lecturers.
Using a hands-on approach, professionals, students, and lecturers will transcreate marketing material into their native language and discuss their transcreation choices.
This course will introduce lecturers, students and professionals to song translation in the overall context of music translation today.
Subtitling in the Cloud (Powered by Oooona)
For professionals, students, and lecturers willing to go pro in cloud-based subtitling technology with OOONA Toolkit.
This course will introduce lecturers, students and professionals to the world of Accessibility and Subtitling for the d/Deaf and Hard of Hearing (SDH)
Course |
Date |
| Videogame Localisation | 25 January 2019 |
| Cloud-based Translation | 22 February 2019 |
| Dubbing and Voiceover | 1 March 2019 |
| Subtitling with Open Source Tools | 15 March 2019 |
| Transcreation | 29 March 2019 |
| Song Translation | 26 April 2019 |
| Subtitling in the Cloud (Powered by Oooona) | 3 May 2019 |
| Accessibility & SDH | 17 May 2019 |
Further details
All courses start at 11am and finish at 3pm.
For details and to apply, please click on the course title above. If you would like further information, please contact:
Serenella Massidda, Professional Courses Co-ordinator, Centre for Research in Translation & Transcultural Studies (CRTS), Roehampton University, Southlands College, Queens Building Room QB118, London SW15 5SL, United Kingdom
Email: Serenella.Massidda@roehampton.ac.uk
Please don’t make travel arrangements until the course is confirmed. Once minimum numbers have been finalised, we will notify you. If you are making travel arrangements, please contact Serenella Massidda.
Location and booking information
| Duration | One Day |
| Price | Full rate: £120 (including lunch) Roehampton students, alumni, and staff: £70 |
| Venue | Southlands College, University of Roehampton |
| Directions | View |
| Address | Southlands College, Queens Building Room 046 Roehampton University 80 Roehampton Ln, London, SW15 5SL |