Class Assignment for May 20, 2020

A bit late, but here it is (parts of a couple of famous scenes and slightly edited).

Since it's Polish to English I'll give you more time for the deadline so send it to me by 20.00 June 02 (the day before we resume in person classes - if everything goes according to plan).

Remember the format for subtitles!

As always, take care and stay healthy (and masked in public!)

Class Materials for May 13, 2020

For this week there's just some background information on sitcoms which may be useful (yes, more sitcom subtitling is coming your way....)

Take care and stay healthy!

Class Assignment for May 06, 2019

Okay, it's time to translate some subtitles!

Here's the script.

Here's some info on the show.

Here's a guide on some of the conventions of subtitles.

Here's the episode (the scene starts at around 15:25). The video quality is very, very bad but it's what I could get. The subtitle script has been edited slightly for the purposes of the assignment.

Deadline is May 12, 2020 by 20.00

As always, take care and stay safe!

Class Materials for April 29, 2020

Two things:

First, here are some notes on the various forms of audio-visual translation used in Europe.

Second, a recommendation.

The Czech TV comedy series "Dabing Street" is set in 2001 in a struggling Czech dubbing studio. There's lots of distinctive Czech humor and a number of scenes take place while dubbing movies.

It's available on a couple of... non-regulation TV sites, with Polish subtitles (ironically enough).

Highly recommended.

As always, take care and stay healthy!

Class assignment for April 22, 2020

Here is the assignment for this week.

The link for where to post it is below the fold (click where it says 'czytaj więcej').

As always, take care and stay healthy!

Translation assignment for April 08, 2020

For this week, here is the assignment.

Due to the holiday (and the fact that this is from Polish to English) I'll give you two weeks to do the assignment, so the deadline will be Tuesday April 21, 2020 by 20.00.

But do check the page next week as there will be some important info there as well.

As always, take care and stay healthy!

(and have a Happy Easter!)

Class Materials for April 01, 2020

First, this document contains some information on the last text and my answers to the questions. Become acquainted with it.

Then re-examine your texts and make any changes you feel might work. Resend your new translation with a discussion (a half page or so in Polish or English) of the changes you made or changes you wish you thought about but decided to leave (or things you'd like to change, but can't for whatever reason).


The deadline is 20.00, April 07, 2020.


Take care and stay healthy!