Subodh Bhattarai (English & Communication Notes - BBA/BBS/BBBS/BHM/BIM/BMS/MBA/MBS & +2)

Summary:   The Future is Now: A Zest for Living -  Dr.  Walter F. Stromer Zest : Energy/Enthusiasm “ The Future is Now: A Zest for Living ” is a speech by  Dr.  Walter F. Stromer , a visually impaired professor of speech communication at Cornell College. In the speech, Dr.  Stromer  talks about the importance of living in the present moment and having a zest for life, regardless of one's circumstances. He also addresses the challenges faced by people with disabilities and offers some suggestions for how they can overcome these challenges and live fulfilling lives. Dr.  Stromer  begins by talking about how people with disabilities have been treated throughout history. He notes that they have often been viewed as inferior and have been denied opportunities to participate fully in society. He notes that  the Greeks used to put defective babies in clay jars beside the road and let them die . In more recent times, people with disabilities hav...

  Chapter 11: New Directions from Audiovisual Translation and Digital Technology ➢     The rise of  multimodal texts  and  digital technology  has changed the landscape of translation. ○       Multimodal texts  are texts that combine different modes of communication, such as text, images, audio, and video. This can make translation more challenging, as the translator must consider how to convey the meaning of all of the different modes of communication in the target language. ○       Digital technology  has made it easier to create, distribute, and access multimodal texts. This has led to an explosion of new genres of translated texts, such as subtitles, captions, and voiceovers. ○       New translation tools  have also been developed to help translators work with multimodal texts. These tools can help with tasks such as transcription, translation, and locali...