Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/University of Maryland Baltimore County/Japanese Translation (Spring 2023)

JPNS319: Japanese Translation

The course covers training of translating various texts in Japanese to English including considerations for linguistics' and cultural differences.

Leaning objectives: After fulfilling the required assignments successfully, students will be able to


 * 1) translate everyday topics such as social news, politics, entertainments, etc. in Japanese to English using learned general translation techniques and terminologies
 * 2) practice translating simple documents followed by a peer review (proof-reading by comparing the translated materials to the original materials)
 * 3) translate a text of any form in their chosen field (preferably, their own specialized field with some background knowledge in English).

Students use WikiEdu for their final projects, which weights 30% of the course grade.

Week 1
今学期の翻訳(ほんやく)プロジェクトとして、WikiPediaの翻訳をする. このページに書いてあることをよく読んで、どのように進めていけばよいのか確認する. このサイトは、プロジェクトだけに使う. 質問がある人はクラスで聞くかメールして、わからないままにしない.

Welcome to your Wikipedia project's course timeline. This page will guide you through the Wikipedia project for your course. Be sure to check with your instructor to see if there are other pages you should be following as well.

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


 * Create an account and join this course page, using the enrollment link your instructor sent you.
 * It's time to dive into Wikipedia. Below, 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 be reflected in your grade.
 * When you finish the trainings, practice by introducing yourself to a classmate on that classmate’s Talk page.

Week 2

 * 自分が英語に翻訳したいと思うものを念のため２つ選び、タイトル、トピック、リンク、そして選んだ理由を書き、Bbに提出する.
 * 両方とも確認がとれたら、どちらを翻訳するのか決める.
 * Choose two articles (a first choice, and a backup) to translate into English. Post the article title, topic, links as well as the reason(s) of the choice, and submit them to the Bb for review.
 * Once your instructor has approved one or both of your choices, finalize your choice of which article to translate.

Week 3

 * ３分から５分で、自分が翻訳する記事について選んだ理由も入れて説明する.
 * 日本語のWikipediaから翻訳する記事を自分のSandboxにコピーする.
 * 翻訳を始める

Supplementary trainings:


 * Sources and Citations
 * Sandboxes and Mainspace

Week 8
自分の翻訳プロジェクトがどのぐらい進んだのか、クラスで話す準備をしておく

Week 10

 * 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.
 * 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.

Week 11
Publish your work on WikiEdu

Week 14
クラスで翻訳プロジェクトについて発表する. 発表には以下のことを入れる：


 * 1) どうしてこのトピックを選んだのか
 * 2) 翻訳する時に何が難しかったのか
 * 3) どうして難しかったのか
 * 4) どのようにして解決したのか
 * 5) 翻訳プロジェクトをすることにより何を学んだのか

Week 15

 * 翻訳プロジェクトの最終版を午後11時59分までにGoogle Driveの自分のフォルダーにアップロードする.