- Docente: Ira Torresi
- Credits: 12
- SSD: L-LIN/02
- Language: English
- Teaching Mode: E-learning
- Campus: Forli
- Corso: Second cycle degree programme (LM) in Intepreting (cod. 6057)
Learning outcomes
Students know and are able to employ as independent users advanced techniques and software for the real-time transformation of spoken texts
Course contents
The course includes practical exercises in producing written texts from voice input based on audio (visual) material, or ASR (automated speech recognition). Advanced techniques of live subtitling and automatic transcription with real-time editing will be presented and put into practice. Machine translation will also be employed, and its output real-time edited. The working directions will be EN>IT and IT>EN, with some guided self-training between each student's third language and English or Italian.
Readings/Bibliography
For a list of recommended readings, see https://www.unibo.it/it/studiare/insegnamenti-competenze-trasversali-moocs/insegnamenti/insegnamento/2025/523530.
Teaching methods
As this course presupposes the use of electrical equipment and PCs, please complete e-learning modules 1 and 2 of the mandatory training on safety in the workplace before the course starts: https://site.unibo.it/tutela-promozione-salute-sicurezza/it/corsi-di-formazione/formazione-obbligatoria-su-sicurezza-e-salute-per-svolgimento-di-tirocinio-tesi-laboratorio.
Assessment methods
The assessment will consist of a practical test carried out during the examination sessions.
Students with specific learning difficulties (SpLD) or with disabilities that can affect their ability to attend courses are invited to contact the University service for students with disabilities and SLD at the earliest opportunity -- ideally before the start of the course: https://site.unibo.it/studenti-con-disabilita-e-dsa/en/for-students. The University service will suggest possible adjustments to the course work and/or exam, which must then be submitted to the course leader so they can assess their feasibility, in line with the learning objectives of the course. Please note that adjustments to the exam must be requested at least two weeks in advance.
Teaching tools
All students will be provided with the software applications required during the lessons, or will be able to download them for free.
Support materials (texts, slides, instructions etc.) are made available through the Virtuale e-learning platform.
Office hours
See the website of Ira Torresi