Media Content Translation

Media Content Translation is a comprehensive textbook designed for students, professors, and language professionals who want to gain a deeper understanding of translation within the realm of contemporary mass communication. Divided into two sections, the textbook covers a wide range of topics related to media and translation, including theoretical foundations and practical aspects. Each subsection within Section 1 is followed by tasks that help develop analytical skills, broaden understanding, and encourage critical evaluation. Section 2 offers tasks that allow learners to practice translation and interpreting skills for informative, entertaining, and persuasive media content. The textbook also includes two supplementary lists of further reading and English media content sources and three appendices that provide detailed analysis schemes, frameworks for pre-translation analysis and translation quality assessment, and topics for academic essays and presentations. Overall, the textbook provides a valuable resource for learners seeking to develop their knowledge and skills in media content localization and for professors looking to expand their translation studies curriculum.

Autorentext

Olena Pidhrushna ist eine ukrainische Wissenschaftlerin, Pädagogin und Übersetzerin. Sie hat in Übersetzungswissenschaft promoviert und arbeitet derzeit als Assistenzprofessorin am Pädagogischen und Wissenschaftlichen Institut für Philologie der Nationalen Taras-Schewtschenko-Universität in Kiew. Zu ihren Forschungsinteressen gehören Fragen der Übersetzung und Lokalisierung im audiovisuellen und Medienbereich.