UP Diliman alum and one of the graduates of the Department’s first Filipino Korean-as-a-Foreign-Language (KFL) Teacher Training program in 2021, Cassandra Dela Cruz, is currently attending the Literature Translation Institute of Korea’s (LTI, 한국문학번역원) 4th Translation Academy – Advanced Course in Media Translation.
Ms. Dela Cruz is the only Filipino amongst five English translators in the program, which runs from August 2022 until June 2023.
The LTI’s Media Translation Course is a one-year program that provides participants with hands-on experience in crafting subtitle translations for films and animations. Designed to foster professional translators of cultural content, the program with its practical, project-based learning approach provides those interested in translating various forms of cultural media, such as films, tv series, webtoons and animations, with opportunities to gain relevant knowledge and experience.
The program opening was held at the COEX Convention Center in Seoul on 19 August 2022.
Published by UP Department of Linguistics
