AWEJ for Translation & Literary Studies, Volume 10. Number 2. May 2026 Pp. 74-82
The study adopts the descriptive method. It characterizes Audiovisual Translation as the translation of audiovisual content between languages and cultures, encompassing films, television programs, video games, online videos, and educational resources. It states that subtitling, dubbing, voice-over, audio description, and closed captioning are prevalent modalities of audiovisual translation. The research seeks to emphasize AVT’s substantial influence on individuals’ understanding, access to, and interaction with information beyond national borders as media proliferate at an unparalleled pace. The paper highlights the categories of audiovisual translation, including their functions in international communication, the influence of technology on them, and the obstacles they represent for translators.
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Elrashid Mohamed Abdel Gadir was born in Gezira, Sudan, in 1961. He obtained a Bachelor’s Degree in English Language & Literature from the College of Arts, Omdurman Islamic University, Khartoum, Sudan, in 1985. He was granted an MA in translation and interpreting from Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, in 1991. He was awarded a PhD in Translation from Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, in 1998. He has been teaching translation and interpretation courses at King Saud University, College of Language Science, Department of English, since 2001. Dr. Elrashid’s current research interests include translating books from Arabic into English and from English into Arabic, as well as translation and interpreting.
ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0802-0247