Ch 03: Listening, Transcription, and Source Preparation | Video (2026)

Chapter 03: Listening, Transcription, and Source Preparation Original NotebookLM chapter video accompanying the published 2026 textbook Foundations of Audiovisual Translation: For EFL University Students by Prof. Munassir Alhamami. Central question How can translators prepare reliable source material before creating subtitles or translated speech? Chapter topics from the textbook 3.1 Listening and Speaker Identification 3.2 Transcription and Uncertain Speech 3.3 Verifying Names, Terms, and On-Screen Text 3.4 Timecodes and Source Segmentation 3.5 Preparing Media Files and Working Documents Study with the textbook Read the chapter, work through its explanations and examples, and attempt the Practice and Apply tasks and Short Quiz before consulting Answers and Explanations. Textbook details Title: Foundations of Audiovisual Translation: For EFL University Students Author / Project Director: Prof. Munassir Alhamami Publication year: 2026 Edition: First Edition, Version 1 Series: English Language Studies for EFL University Students Branch: Translation Studies Read the free textbook DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23073316 Textbook page: https://sites.google.com/view/els4efl... Series website: https://sites.google.com/view/els4efl... Citation Alhamami, M. (2026). Foundations of audiovisual translation: For EFL university students (First Edition, Version 1). Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23073316 AI disclosure This educational video was generated with Google NotebookLM using the textbook as its source. The narration uses AI-generated voices, not recordings of the author. The original NotebookLM video and audio are presented unchanged. The textbook also discloses development assistance from ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and NotebookLM. Textbook license: Original textbook content is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0), except where otherwise indicated. Material credited to other sources remains subject to its stated terms. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... #EFL #TranslationStudies #LanguageStudies