Participants with translation education

The analysis of the subject knowledge competence begins, again, with a look at the translations and translation comments of the students that have received translation education.

4.2.1.1 Translator 1

Special language term identification and translation

Below is a table that show the translations of the 10 terms gathered from the source text and how translator 1 has translated them. Out of the 10 term translations by translator 1, one does not convey the meaning of the original term and one conveys it only partially.

Term in the source text Translation Conveys meaning of the original

split kausi yes

draft strategy draft-strategia yes

solo laner soolohahmo yes

gank hyökkäys no (gank refers to a specific type of surprise attack, hyökkäys is too general)

lane väylä yes

bot lane alaväylä yes

dive syöksy partially (syöksy does not convey the meaning of attacking a player under a turret)

Baron Baron yes

ability kyky yes

bruiser taistelija yes

Information source finding

Translator 1 listed a number of sources they used in aid of their translation process. They listed all of the ways they used to search for and find these information sources as instructed by the translation comment. Translator 1 writes that they first begun to search for Finnish equivalents for the special language terms in the source text. They used a google search for

“League of Legends termistö” and looked at the League of Legends Wikipedia article. They note that these sources helped them conclude that different translations were used for the same special language terms, depending on the source. The translator continues that they used the MOT dictionary for general purposes, as it has helped them since their first year of studying translation. The last way of finding information sources was, according to translator 1, using their own five-year knowledge of playing League, following e-sports, streamers and YouTubers as well as utilizing the vocabulary their gaming partners use.

The full list of sources used by translator 1 is as follows:

 MOT -dictionary

 eSports-vocabulary - League of Legends (https://www.nordicbet.com/fi/blogi/esports-sanasto-league-of-legends/)

 League of Legends Wiki Terminology

(https://leagueoflegends.fandom.com/fi/wiki/Termist%C3%B6)

 League of Legends Wikipedia (https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/League_of_Legends)

 Personal knowledge

 Finnish friends that play League

Translator 1 provided the most detailed explanation of the ways they used to find the sources and how they used them. They also included their own game knowledge (they had rated it as 5 out of 5) and included asking their friends on the list of sources.

4.2.1.2 Translator 2

Special language term identification and translation

Below is a table that show the translations of the 10 terms gathered from the source text and how translator 2 has translated them. Out of the 10 term translations by translator 2, two do not convey the meaning of the original term.

Term in the source text Translation Conveys meaning of the original

split kausi yes

draft strategy draftistrategia yes

solo laner soololinja no (solo laner refers to a character that can be used in the top or middle lane)

gank gänkätä yes

lane linja yes

bot lane bottilinja yes

dive sukellus no (sukellus does not convey the meaning of

attacking a player under a turret)

Baron Baron yes

ability kyky yes

bruiser bruiseri yes

Information source finding

Translator 2 listed two sources they used in aid of the translation process. These sources were the MOT dictionary and the translator’s personal knowledge of League of Legends. When asked to list the ways of finding the sources the translator wrote that the MOT dictionary, which they used to find “a couple of translations” was familiar to them, as it is “recommended by the university”. On the topic of personal knowledge, they write that they relied on their understanding and gaming experience when it came to the special language content and terminology.

The full list of sources used by translator 2 is as follows:

 MOT dictionary

 Personal knowledge

Translator 2 had the shortest list of sources used. They relied mostly on their personal knowledge to aid in the special language term identification and translation. They had rated their knowledge on League as 5 out of 5.

4.2.1.3 Translator 5

Special language term identification and translation

Below is a table that show the translations of the 10 terms gathered from the source text and how translator 5 has translated them. Out of the 10 term translations by translator 5, one does not convey the meaning of the original term and one conveys it only partially.

Term in the source text Translation Conveys meaning of the original

split kausi yes

draft strategy strategia no (the meaning of the term

draft is lost)

solo laner soololaner yes

gank gänkki yes

lane lane yes

bot lane alalane yes

dive dive yes

Baron Paroni partially (Baron refers to a

specific monster called Baron)

ability kyky yes

bruiser bruiseri yes

Information source finding

Translator 5 wrote in their translation comment that they found their sources using unspecified internet search engines. They also noted that the game League of Legends is somewhat familiar to them, so they had gained familiarity with the vocabulary throughout the years of playing the game.

The full list of sources used by translator 5 is as follows:

 https://www.nordicbet.com/fi/blogi/esports-sanasto-league-of-legends/

 https://www.gamblingsites.com/fi/esports-vedonlyonti/esports-selitettyna/

 http://www.espc.fi/league-legends-pelaajan-opas/

The translator also noted that they used the MOT dictionary and synonyymit.fi website to

“check a few word choices”.

Translator 5 listed a few sources in Finnish that they had used to aid their special language term translation. They did not list their own knowledge of the game but mentioned that the game is familiar to them so they have prior knowledge of the vocabulary. They had listed their knowledge of the game as 5 out of 5.

In document MA Thesis June 2019 (sivua 80-84)