1st Edition
User-Centered Translation
176 Pages
by
Routledge
176 Pages
by
Routledge
176 Pages
by
Routledge
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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... Read more
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
Biography
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
