Session runs from 10am - 12pm.
As AI reshapes the translation landscape, transcreation stands out as a uniquely human craft that combines creative writing, cultural adaptation, and strategic thinking. This specialised service continues to see growing demand, in particular across the marketing and advertising sectors and in this interactive workshop you will discover the craft of transcreation and its three dimensions of persuasion.
You will learn:
The session will conclude with a practical transcreation exercise, examining the persuasive effects of advertisements, so please complete the pre-workshop task below.
Select two advertisements for similar products or services:
One advertisement in your source language and another in your target language
Both advertisements from the same sector (examples: luxury cars, beverages, cosmetics, or travel services)
Dr Mavis Ho is a Lecturer in Translation and Interpreting Studies at the University of Edinburgh, UK. She has been teaching a transcreation workshop for translators at University College London since 2021. She was a practitioner in marketing transcreation, with clients including Burberry.
This workshop is based on her book: Ho, N.-K. M. (2024). Appraisal and the Transcreation of Marketing Texts: Persuasion in Chinese and English. Routledge:New York. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003290575.