Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/University of Maryland Baltimore County/German 319 (Spring 2022)

Introduction to the theories of translation, Students will translate a variety of text types from German into English.

Learning Objectives: By the end of this course, students will be able to…


 * 1) identify the basic components of translation as a process and a product.
 * 2) identify and analyze phonetic, syntactic, and semantic peculiarities when translating texts.
 * 3) identify and analyze certain issues (idiomatic expressions, cultural variations, genre or field specificity, consumer-orientation) when translating texts.
 * 4) incorporate the strategies of the learning objectives 1-3 to produce translations that are true to the source texts yet appropriate for the intended audience of the target text.
 * 5) develop meta-cognitive skills by recognizing translation as a process that requires self-awareness and self-assessment skills, resourcefulness and problem-solving skills.

Students will choose/are assigned an individual wikipedia page, written in German. Students can choose an area of interest (double majors!) or pick from pages offered by the instructor. Students will first research the topic itself but ultimately work on translating the wikipedia entry, which includes deciding how to be true to the original text but how to compensate for translation loss in meaningful ways by e.g. providing explanations for concepts particular to German or German culture. At set dates, students will &quot;submit&quot; their work to instructor and peers for feedback.

Week 1
Welcome to your Wikipedia project's course timeline. This page will guide you through the Wikipedia project for your course.

Your course has also been assigned a Wikipedia Expert. Check your Talk page for notes from them. You can also reach them through the &quot;Get Help&quot; button on this page.

To get started, please review the following handouts:


 * Editing Wikipedia pages 1–5
 * Evaluating Wikipedia

Week 2

 * Create an account and join this course page, using the enrollment link Frau Sutton posted in Blackboard.
 * It's time to dive into Wikipedia. Here, you'll find the first set of online trainings you'll need to take. New modules will appear on this timeline as you get to new milestones. Be sure to check back and complete them! Incomplete trainings will reflect negatively in your grade.
 * When you finish the trainings, practice by introducing yourself to a classmate on that classmate’s Talk page.


 * In Class, we will discuss each student's chosen set of articles. Choose two articles (a first choice, and a backup) to translate into English. You should look for a page that you feel you can manage within the parameters of this assignment. Post the article links on your talk page and in this  Google Doc.
 * Once Frau Sutton has approved one or both of your choices, finalize your choice of which article to translate.

Week 3

 * Copy your article from the German Wikipedia into your sandbox.
 * Begin to translate your work.

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Supplementary trainings:


 * Sources and Citations
 * Sandboxes and Mainspace

Week 5

 * Be ready to discuss your progress translating your article.

Week 7
Be ready to discuss your progress translating your article.

Week 10

 * Discussion of fact-checking translated work, finding English-language sources.

Week 11

 * Move sandbox articles into main space.
 * If you are expanding an existing article, it's time to add your revised translation (including English sources, when available). Copy your edit into the article. If you are making many small edits, save after each edit before you make the next one. Do NOT paste over the entire existing article, or large sections of the existing article. Be sure to check the article's talk page and respond to suggestions from Wikipedians. Don't panic if your edits are removed or changed! Discuss it civilly on the article's talk page, and make a note of it for your report or presentation about your editing experience.
 * (This point might not be relevant for our project:) If you are creating a new article, do NOT copy and paste your text, or there will be no record of your work history. Follow instruction on the &quot;Moving out of your sandbox&quot; handout.
 * In your first edit to the article namespace, include a link of the source article (i.e., the article you translated) in the &quot;edit summary&quot; before hitting &quot;save.&quot;
 * Copy the code to the bottom of the Wikipedia article, replacing es with the language code of the language you a translating from and replacing Page Title with the title of the source page.

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Handout:

Week 13
Students have finished all their work on Wikipedia that will be considered for grading. For rubric of Wikipedia work, see post in Blackboard under &quot;Semesterproject&quot; (80% of Semesterproject grade)

Week 14
Individual presentation about your translation process on Wikipedia. For rubric for Wikipedia translation project, see rubric posted in module &quot;Semesterproject&quot; in Blackboard (20% of semester project grade)