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Internationalization and Localization
Professional Certificate programs are series of courses designed by industry leaders and top universities to build and enhance critical professional skills needed to succeed in todays most in-demand fields.
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4 months at 2 - 5 hours per week
english
Online - Self Paced
professional certificate
University of Washington
About Internationalization and Localization
UWashingtonX's Internationalization and Localization Professional Certificate
Introduction to Internationalization and Localization
Internationalization: Creating Digital Content for the World
Localization: Adapting Digital Content to Local Markets
Job Outlook
What You Will Learn?
- Explain the rationale for both internationalization and localization.
- Identify and distinguish roles of different professionals involved in internationalization and localization.
- Explain different resource sourcing models used in the localization industry.
- Address a broad range of internationalization challenges for digital products, from proper text encoding and use of regional formats to cultural sensitivity and awareness in the context of translation and localization.
- Describe key concepts of project management in localization, including project stages and the balance between quality, schedule and cost.
- Explain the peculiarities of translation in the broader context of localization and understand computer-assisted translation tools and the use of machine translation in the localization industry.
- Apply quality assurance measures to internationalization and localization.