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deDieser Benutzer spricht Deutsch als Muttersprache.
itQuest'utente è di madrelingua italiana.
en-3This user can contribute with an advanced level of English.
es-2Este usuario puede contribuir con un nivel intermedio de español.



Welcome

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I am a student at the University of Freiburg. This is my Wikipedia page for my translation class. visit my tutor's page

Record

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Week Process Time Challenges
Week 1
  • created user page on Wikipedia
  • introduction on how to work on Wikipedia as editor
  • started and finished translation Section 2 of Brief an meinen Richter (English: Act of Passion)
120 min
  • find some reliable dictionaries and references to look up unfamiliar words
  • how to incorporate text on user page (and adding a proper structure with paragraphs)
  • how to copy and insert references from German articles
  • different tools for text editing (bold, italic, big, ...)
  • translation often too close to German, leading to unnatural sentence structure
  • generic errors (unfitting word translations and punctuation)
Week 2
  • further reading/practice on Wikipedia tools (especially tags and labels for one's profile page and articles)
  • proofread translation Section 2 of Brief an meinen Richter (English: Act of Passion)
  • started and finished translation Section 5 of Brief an meinen Richter (English: Act of Passion)
100 min
  • word translations for technical terms (e.g. harte Romane -> hard novels or romans durs?)
  • how to create talk pages; also how to use talk pages in order to communicate
  • generic errors (word translations and punctuation)
Week 3 210 min
  • how to create a page for article in process (which is linked to one's user page)
  • how to work with Wikimedia in order to incorporate pictures in article
Week 4 110 min
  • how to change sentence structure to more natural/native-like structures, better understanding of the content and more coherent text
  • how to convey the main statements with altered sentence structures and omit insignificant information
  • how to incorporate foreign-language terms
  • linking other Wikipedia articles for key terms
  • generic errors (punctuation)
Week 5 115 min
  • different tools for image editing (Wikimedia Commons)
Week 6 90 min
  • generic errors (punctuation)
  • formatting errors while publishing translation (especially tags for references section)
Week 7 105 min
  • different tools for info boxes (layouts, templates, ...)
Week 8 80 min
  • generic errors (grammar, punctuation)
Week 9 65 min
  • different tools for proper structure in article
  • linking other Wikipedia articles for key terms
Week 10 75 min
  • agreement on continuous use of same translations for concepts or technical terms (especially during group works)
Week 11 60 min
  • paraphrasing German terms which do not have proper English translations
Week 12 70 min
  • generic errors (unfitting word translations)
Week 13 85 min
  • how to avoid copyright/trademark infringement (logos)