Lighthouse Unlimited

 

This thesis includes a virtual translation seminar involving general texts from German into English, all of them dealing with New Zealand, "The Land of the Long White Cloud". The first section of the thesis focuses on the large spectrum of electronic translation tools available. These represent an indispensable part of the modern translator's working life. The following section examines the extent to which e-learning can be an appropriate adjunct to the traditional curriculum. Recent projects at the University of Heidelberg are introduced. The second part of the thesis contains the virtual translation seminar. It consists of five complete instructional modules, each comprising assignments, a source text, parallel texts, abstract-writing, a collocation list, glossaries, linguistic text analyses, an alphabetic word list and a model translation. To broaden the students' knowledge of the cultural subject domain, two of the class units include a research item from a particular cultural sphere. Moreover, a media page is attached to each lesson, giving the students the opportunity to acquire more detailed knowledge of the corresponding subject matter. The main goals of this virtual seminar are to acquaint students with the essential workflow components of modern translation and to improve their technology skills. At the same time, students are introduced to the culture of "Kiwi Land", a fascinating country in the south-western Pacific Ocean that has much more to offer than just sheep.

319 pp., 145 fig.

 

Table of contents I

 

0 General overview and purpose of this thesis 1

 

1 The optimal use of computer-based support tools for modern translators 3

1.1 21st century translations: Multi Media Explosion and technical expertise bring

an end to the era of pencils and index cards 3

1.2 The effects of the media revolution on the translation process 4

1.3 The spectrum of electronic translation tools 7

1.3.1 The Internet: primary source for communication and knowledge

acquisition 7

1.3.2 The use of search engines in the translation process 9

1.3.3 Communication via e-mail, mailing lists, newsgroups and instant

messaging 11

1.3.4 Terminology management systems and CAT tools 14

1.3.5 Concordances and word listing programs 17

1.3.6 CD ROMs vs. print – Faster access to information 18

1.3.7 The integration of e-tools into virtual seminars at the SUED 20

 

2 The integrated use of learning technology in an inter-disciplinary environment 22

2.1 Why there is an increasing need for a modern teaching and learning

environment 22

2.2 Decisive challenges of e-learning 26

2.3 The advantages of a virtual translation seminar over the traditional curriculum 28

2.4 CVS: Creating Virtual Seminars. A project group at the Seminar of

Translating and Interpreting 31

2.5 The University’s E-Learning Center (ELC) 33

2.6 The e-learning server Moodle 34

 

3 Aotearoa – Land of the Long White Cloud 44

3.1 Facts and figures 45

3.2 Scenery 47

3.3 Race relations 50

 

4 The virtual seminar 51

4.1 Official welcome and Study Guide 52

4.1.1 Abstract (A) 53

4.1.2 Linguistic text analysis (LA) 54

4.1.3 List of equivalency (term) 61

4.1.4 Collocation list (C) 66

4.1.5 Glossary (G) 67

4.1.6 Research item (R) 68

4.1.7 Translation (T) and model translation (MT) 68

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4.1.8 Correction system 69

4.1.9 Prerequisites 70

4.2 Class 0 – Greenstone 76

4.2.1 The source text: ST_0 76

4.2.2 Assignment_0 78

4.2.3 The abstract: A_0a (English) and A_0b (German) 78

4.2.4 The linguistic text analysis: LA_0 79

4.2.5 The English parallel texts: P_0a-c 83

4.2.6 The German parallel text: P_0d-e 92

4.2.7 The list of equivalency: term_0 96

4.2.8 The list of collocations: C_0 97

4.2.9 The glossary: G_0 98

4.2.10 The model translation: MT_0 100

4.2.11 Research item: R_0 102

4.2.12 Media page for class_0 102

4.3 Class 1 - Wellington 110

4.3.1 The source text: ST_1 110

4.3.2 Assignment_1 116

4.3.3 The abstract: A_1a (English) and A_1b (German) 117

4.3.4 The linguistic text analysis: LA_1 117

4.3.5 The English parallel texts: P_1a-b 119

4.3.6 The German parallel texts: P_c-d 126

4.3.7 The list of equivalency: term_1 137

4.3.8 The list of collocation: C_1 138

4.3.9 The glossary: G_1 139

4.3.10 The model translation: MT_1 142

4.3.11 Media page for class_1 147

4.4 Class 2 - Dairy industry 149

4.4.1 The Source Text: ST_2 149

4.4.2 Assigment_2 152

4.4.3 The abstract: A_2a (English) and A_2b (German) 154

4.4.4 The linguistic text analysis: LA_2 155

4.4.5 The English parallel texts: P_2a-b 158

4.4.6 The German parallel texts: P_2c-d 171

4.4.7 The list of equivalency: term_2 177

4.4.8 The list of collocation: C_2 178

4.4.9 The glossary: G_2 179

4.4.10 The model translation: MT_2 182

4.4.11 Research item: R_2 184

4.4.12 Media page for class_2 186

4.5 Class 3 – Renewable energies 188

4.5.1 The Source Text: ST_3 188

4.5.2 Assignment_3 191

4.5.3 The abstract: A_3a (English) 192

4.5.4 The linguistic text analysis: LA_3 192

4.5.5 The English parallel texts: P_3a-b 194

4.5.6 The German parallel texts: P_3c-d 211

4.5.7 The list of equivalency: term_3 214

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4.5.8 The list of collocation: C_3 215

4.5.9 The glossary: G_3 216

4.5.10 The model translation: MT_3 219

4.5.11 Media page for class_3 222

4.6 Class 4 – Maori culture 224

4.6.1 The source text: ST_4 224

4.6.2 Assignment_4 228

4.6.3 The abstract: A_4a (English) and A_4b (German) 230

4.6.4 The linguistic text analysis: LA_4 231

4.6.5 The English parallel texts: P_4a-d 236

4.6.6 The German parallel texts: P_4e-f 247

4.6.7 The list of equivalency: term_4 254

4.6.8 The list of collocation: C_4 256

4.6.9 The glossary: G_4 258

4.6.10 The model translation: MT_4 261

4.6.11 Research item: R_4 264

4.6.12 Media page for class_4 270

4.7 Class 5 – New Zealand cuisine 274

4.7.1 The source text: ST_5 274

4.7.2 Assignment_5 276

4.7.3 The abstract: A_5a (English) and A_5b (German) 277

4.7.4 The linguistic text analsysis: LA_5 277

4.7.5 The English parallel texts: P_5a-b 282

4.7.6 The German parallel texts: P_5c-d 285

4.7.7 The list of equivalency: term_5 292

4.7.8 The list of collocation: C_5 293

4.7.9 The glossary: G_5 294

4.7.10 The model translation: MT_5 296

4.7.11 Media page for class_5 299

 

5 Future considerations 301

 

6 Bibliography 303

6.1 Literature 303

6.2 E-tools 305

6.3 Internet 305

6.4 Figures 311