Translators want to take their readers into account, but traditional translation theory does not offer much advice on how to do that. User-Centered Translation (UCT) offers practical tools and methods to help empower translators to act for their readers. This book will help readers to: * Create mental models such as personas; * Test translations with usability testing methods; * Carry out reception research. Including assignments, case studies and real-life scenarios ranging from the translation of user instructions and EU texts to literary and audiovisual translation, this is an essential guide for students, translators and researchers.…mehr
Translators want to take their readers into account, but traditional translation theory does not offer much advice on how to do that. User-Centered Translation (UCT) offers practical tools and methods to help empower translators to act for their readers. This book will help readers to: * Create mental models such as personas; * Test translations with usability testing methods; * Carry out reception research. Including assignments, case studies and real-life scenarios ranging from the translation of user instructions and EU texts to literary and audiovisual translation, this is an essential guide for students, translators and researchers.
Tytti Suojanen is Senior Lecturer and Head of Technical Communications Programme at University of Tampere, Finland Kaisa Koskinen is Professor of Translation Studies, University of Eastern Finland, Finland Tiina Tuominen is Acting Professor of Translation Studies, University of Tampere, Finland
Inhaltsangabe
1. Introduction: A Proposal for a User-Centered Model of Translation 2. Usability and User Experience 3. Users and Using Texts 4 Textual Elements of Usability 5. Mental Models of the User 6. Usability Heuristics and Translation 7. Empirical Usability Methods 8. Reception Research in Translation Studies 9. User-Centered Translation in the Translation Industry 10. Conclusion
1. Introduction: A Proposal for a User-Centered Model of Translation 2. Usability and User Experience 3. Users and Using Texts 4 Textual Elements of Usability 5. Mental Models of the User 6. Usability Heuristics and Translation 7. Empirical Usability Methods 8. Reception Research in Translation Studies 9. User-Centered Translation in the Translation Industry 10. Conclusion
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