Didactic audiovisual translation
Interlingual SDH in the foreign language classroom
This paper discusses the uses and applications of interlingual subtitling for the d/Deaf and hard of hearing (SDH)
in the language classroom and builds on a pilot experiment involving over a hundred students who partook in a didactic initiative
based on the use of SDH.
The present study forms part of the TRADILEX (2020–2023) international project, which draws on action-oriented
approaches to produce didactic sequences of didactic audiovisual translation (AVT) and media accessibility (MA) tasks in
foreign language education (FLE).
A pilot experiment involving didactic interlingual captioning (Spanish into English) was carried out with two
cohorts of students (N = 104) from two undergraduate programmes at a Spanish higher-education institution. The
results shed light on the students’ perception of didactic SDH, as well as the pedagogical benefits of learning English by
captioning video clips. The students boosted their translation skills in different ways, and awareness was raised on the
importance of analysing visual, acoustic and paralinguistic information when localising clips.
Ultimately, this paper examines the potential benefits of action-oriented captioning tasks and advocates for
integrating didactic AVT-MA into the FLE curriculum.
Article outline
- 1.Introduction
- 2.Didactic audiovisual translation and media accessibility
- 3.Action-oriented approach and mediation in foreign-language education
- 4.Methodology and materials
- 4.1Didactic sequence
- 4.2Sample description
- 4.3Experiment design and materials
- 5.Data analysis and results
- 5.1Accuracy and appropriateness of the translated text
- 5.2Subtitle length and protocols
- 5.3Condensation and segmentation strategies
- 5.4Correct description of sound effects and music
- 5.5Paralinguistic and character information
- 5.6Overall mark
- 6.Discussion
- 7.Conclusions
- Acknowledgements
- Note
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References
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