This winter course exposes students to aspects of the academic study of media accessibility with an emphasis on audio description for the blind and partially sighted and subtitling for the deaf and the hard of hearing.
The English-language lectures will discuss the main theoretical and technical elements of media accessibility. The Italian-language seminars will encompass hands-on exercises to practise the description and captioning of audiovisual material using appropriate software. Students will also become familiar with professional avenues that are currently on the rise thanks to developments in European legislation in recent decades.
This course sets out to meet the current industry need for skilled linguists who can make audiovisual, multimodal and multimedia texts more accessible.
Total contact hours: 20
Places available: 30
English-language level: Advanced (C1–C2 CEFR)
Working languages: English and Italian

Programma in PDF

Sapienza, Edificio Marco Polo, ADDRESS: Circonvallazione Tiburtina 4, 00185 Roma. LABORATORIO 4 (third floor)
Map of the Sapienza Marco Polo building

 
Venue: Università di Roma Sapienza, Dipartimento di Studi Europei Americani e Interculturali, Edificio ‘ Marco Polo’, Circonvallazione Tiburtina 4, 00185 Roma
 
Transport
Main transport stopping near Sapienza Marco Polo building:[Bus] Buses: 105, 218, 492, 542, 71, 88
[Treno] Trains: FC1
[Metro] Underground: A, C
[Tram] Trams: 19, 3

Contact the Summer School convenor (irene.ranzato@uniroma1.it) for any further info and queries.

Fees: € 420 

Registration and Payment: coming soon

Deadline for registration: 10 January 2025

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