| Unit name | Principles of subtitling |
|---|---|
| Unit code | MODLM0010 |
| Credit points | 20 |
| Level of study | M/7 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24) |
| Unit director | Dr. Carol O'Sullivan |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Pre-requisites |
None |
| Co-requisites |
None |
| School/department | School of Modern Languages |
| Faculty | Faculty of Arts |
Unit aims:
1) to familiarise students with the principles underpinning the practice of interlingual subtitling
2) to familiarise students with an appropriate software package for carrying out interlingual subtitling
3) to familiarise students with the most important conceptual and theoretical parameters relating to interlingual subtitling
On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:
(a) demonstrate knowledge of the functionalities of an appropriate subtitling software
(b) demonstrate knowledge and understanding of cross-linguistic, cross-cultural issues in subtitling;
(c ) produce interlingual subtitles for audiovisual products in two principal genres: feature films and documentaries, using the subtitling package
(d) explain and justify their subtitling choices with reference to appropriate theoretical and professional parameters.
This is a distance-learning unit. It will be delivered via Blackboard (materials and discussion). The software to be used will be Wincaps or a suitable alternative.
In the first part of the teaching block students will read a set of materials and readings, undertake tasks and discuss the outcomes on the discussion board. The latter part of the teaching block will consist of workshops where students will subtitle a clip, or clips, provided by the tutor, receive feedback on these and discuss on the board.
The unit will be offered in the existing course languages, as a multilingual seminar.
Assessment is composed of two artefacts:
1) A 1,000-word evaluation of a clip for subtitling (30%) (ILO2) to be submitted in week 7
2) A set of subtitles for a clip of c.5 minutes and an accompanying commentary of 2,000 words (70%)
(ILOs 1-4) to be submitted at the end of the teaching block.
If this unit has a Resource List, you will normally find a link to it in the Blackboard area for the unit. Sometimes there will be a separate link for each weekly topic.
If you are unable to access a list through Blackboard, you can also find it via the Resource Lists homepage. Search for the list by the unit name or code (e.g. MODLM0010).
How much time the unit requires
Each credit equates to 10 hours of total student input. For example a 20 credit unit will take you 200 hours
of study to complete. Your total learning time is made up of contact time, directed learning tasks,
independent learning and assessment activity.
See the Faculty workload statement relating to this unit for more information.
Assessment
The Board of Examiners will consider all cases where students have failed or not completed the assessments required for credit.
The Board considers each student's outcomes across all the units which contribute to each year's programme of study. If you have self-certificated your absence from an
assessment, you will normally be required to complete it the next time it runs (this is usually in the next assessment period).
The Board of Examiners will take into account any extenuating circumstances and operates
within the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.
