Применение программы Aegisub в процессе обучения тифлокомментированию

Abstract

Introduction. The global turn towards social inclusion implies an increase in the number of qualified personnel with the ability to solve diverse tasks in the areas of barrier-free communication – subtitling, audio description, sign language translation, as well as tactile sign translation. The purpose of the study is to identify the didactic potential of cross-platform applications in the process of learning audio description using the example of the Aegisub application. The relevance of the work is explained by the fact that at the present stage we can talk not only about such a linguist-audio describer’s task as professional possession of intercultural competence, but also about the free application in practice of various technical means for generating and transmitting audio commentaries, since the trend towards digitalization of society requires improving the competencies of specialists in the field of inclusion. Materials and Methods. As the research material, a fragment of the feature film “The Great Gatsby” in English with a professional polyphonic translation into Russian is used. To achieve this goal, the experimental method is used, as well as analysis and synthesis. Analysis. With the help of the Aegisub programme, even a not very prepared user can perform any actions related to the synchronization of the text and visual components of the multimedia commenting object. To confirm the thesis about the expediency of using the Aegisub application in the practice of teaching audio description, a pilot experiment was conducted in which nine participants were asked to complete the task of compiling audio description using the programme and without it. Results. Based on the results of the conducted research, it can be concluded that the introduction of specialized computer applications into the process of teaching audio description on an ongoing basis can become an effective way to form professional competencies of a specialist in the field of barrier-free communication.