Welcome to Software Localisation (L10N) Course 1 - (Basics)
This course offers basic theoretical knowledge about software localisation. It targets professional translators as well as translation teachers and CAT tool trainers who teach localisation courses for translators.
By the end of this course you should know the basic concepts used in the localisation field and their interrelations, and you should understand the reasons why paying attention to software localisation, especially for translation, is so important. This course also includes information on the global product development cycle, the component parts, the people involved and the localisation processes in a traditional software localisation project. Moreover, it offers an overview of the tools commonly used for localisation projects and some of the criteria for using them.
Course Structure
The Software L10N Course I is divided into five sections:
- Definitions: In this first section the following basic software L10N concepts are defined: globalisation, internationalisation, localisation and glocalisation
- Why software localisation? Some facts and reasons that show the importance of software L10N
- Global product development cycle: This short section is devoted to the role of localisation and internationalisation in the product development cycle
- Software localisation - what, who and how?: This section describes the typical components in a localisation project as well as the people and the processes involved
- Tools: This section covers some of the criteria for choosing tools in a software L10N project, and the tools commonly used