The Squad

Final project

21 JAN - (only if necessary) 1 or max. 2

28 JAN - Max 6

4 FEB - Max 5

Articles

TransmaybeLater User:OberMegaTrans/ws2020/Deathto2020

Group 2 translates UB Freiburg

Group 1 is working on SC-Stadion

The whole group translated Abgeschnitten.

Have a look at our first finished article!!! Cut Off (film)

Third project:

Group 1 is working on Erzgebirgische Volkskunst. Final result: Ore Mountain folk art

Group 2 is working on Flugplatz Freiburg. Final result: Freiburg Airport

Group 3 is working on Europapark. Results can be seen here: Europa-Park

Homework

Homework for 14.01.2021

Feedback project 3

Group 2:

Questions

How do we deal with sources/references which are not accessible or do not exist anymore?

Helpful advice

When using a template or infobox, check for English pages which use it as well because of the difference between German and English templates.
As group 3 mentioned below: search on the official website for the correct names.

Response

Minor Corrections by Wikipedians
Our article was added to the category "Airports in Baden-Württemberg"

Group 3:

Questions

Should we search for new references when there are no given in the source text?
What's the correct translation of "im Themenbereich Island"? Our suggestion: "in the Icelandic themed area"

Helpful advices

Search on the original website for the correct translation

Response

Only minor corrections (e.g. spelling, punctuation)
One user texted me and explained to me how to punctuate numbers correctly because I wrote 1.500 m instead of 1,500 m.

Homework for 19.11.2020

go back to past semesters' work and try to find mistakes (correct them)
make sure you are logged in while making changes
put something on your user page (poem, etc.)
put the link to your user page on our page
put at least 3 suggestions to translate on your user page
write down how long it took you (copy and paste work log from past semesters)
make sure at least ONE of your suggestions is either 600 or 1200 wtt ( = words to translate = the number of words in the German original minus the number of words already present in the English target article)

Homework for 12.11.2020

Practice using/editing WiKi on this page
Take a look at previous semesters; see what they did and how they did it
"Cruise around" Wikipedia (Community Portal, Talk Pages of interesting Articles, View History, etc)
Create an Account - do not use your real name!!
Read Article on "music" in English and German + further languages you are fluent in.
Choose another major topic and use the same languages - take notes! (differences etc.)

Potential ways to improve

Copy and paste

Checking the page more frequently to improve communication between members.

Setting a deadline all members are aware of and agree to stick to, preferably in class.

Email reminders to ensure that members who forgot the deadline or didn't attend class know what to do and when to do it.

Whatsapp etc. as other means of staying in touch (class decided on a Whatsapp group, if you aren't yet a member of the Whatsapp group please reach out to one of your fellow classmates).

Each time there is a deadline / "job", a different member is assigned to it to ensure no one has to do all the work.

Don't be shy! Contact the people you need to contact, take charge!

Having a separate page for the project makes the session page less cluttered, but also makes finding the project page (and potentially working on it) more complicated.

Putting source text and translated text closer to each other / on the same page.

Tables:

You can change the width and height of a table. You can find a description on the page linked below in the section "Width, height": https://wiki.riteme.site/wiki/Help:Table#Examples

Translation:

When tranlating specific terminology or names, it makes sense to have a list of frequently occuring words / names etc., a kind of separate vocabulary list.

How should direct quotes be translated, how true should we stay to the source text:

-> Translating direct quotes can be difficult due to the threat of unintentionally misrepresenting the original message, BUT

1 If standard translations of the quote already exist (for example with Shapespeare) those can be used.

2 The untranslated version of the quote can be put into the text itself, followed by its translated version.

3 Straightforward quotes ("I love Super Mario Bros!") can simply be translated. adding the untranslated version is pretty much redundant.

When translating a text, the original facts and the original message need to remain unchanged but it isn't as important to stick to the original word for word (especially not if doing so would compromise the quality of the text). It's OK for certain small things to be "lost in translation".

Not all pieces of information are equally relevant. The question is: Who is the target audience, what do they want to know and what would only decrease their understanding of the text?

In some cases, we have to find the English equivalent of what is being said, not the word for word translation ("Ostfriesenwitze").

Proofreading:

When proofreading the text, it's good to look at both the English used in the translated text (spelling errors, grammar) as well as the integrity of the translation (does the meaning come across).

-> First proofreading: Is it basically correct.

-> Second proofreading: Does the translation work as a whole text, are words translated the same throughout.

How should the proofreader signify that they've made changes, where should they make said changes (via Email, on the page)? How can we make proofreading more efficient?

The proofread version could be added underneath the original version (on the project page).

The proofread version "replaces" the original, but the original one can always be accessed via the edits made tool.

Create different segments (== before and after the segment title, the fewer = there are, the higher up in the hierarchy of segments it is) for each part of the translated text, which adds a whole new section that can be edited separately and multiplies the number of people who can work on a text page at the same time.

Different font styles / colors for the proofread and the original versions.

How to add references

add this to the bottom of your page:

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

insert your references in the main text (insert them after a period)

How to cite different sources

webpage:

<ref>{{cite web |url= |title= |last= |first= |date= |website= |publisher= |access-date= |quote=}}</ref>

newspaper article:

<ref>{{cite news |last= |first= |date= |title= |url= |work= |location= |access-date=}}</ref>

book:

<ref>{{cite book |last= |first= |author-link= |date= |title= |url= |location= |publisher= |page= |isbn=}}</ref>

journal article:

<ref>{{cite journal |last1= |first1= |last2= |first2= |date= |title= |url= |journal= |volume= |issue= |pages= |doi= |access-date=}}</ref>

for more information on these templates, look at Citing Sources
When you are in the editing area, you can also click on Cite, choose a template, fill in all the information you have and click Insert

What to do if you don't have all the information

author unknown: insert author=
date unknown: insert date=n.d.
you can also delete the section that is missing

How to refer to the same reference twice

first time citing your reference: <ref name="name">text of the citation</ref>
second time citing the reference: <ref name="name" />