An Invitation to the Translation Studies in Japan
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A Report on a Subtitle Translation Workshop for Beginners
Mineko OGURA
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2016 Volume 15 Pages 85-103

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The main purpose of this paper is to report on a translation workshop on film subtitling. The workshop held by the author was targeted for beginners to acquire not only translation skills but also to experience the technical processes using a subtitle editing tool, Subtitle Workshop. The paper discusses the problems that the beginners encountered during the technical processes and the common mistakes often seen in their translation processes. Hence, the paper describes the crucial points when teaching subtitle translation to beginners.
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