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IB Theatre - Production Proposal (first assessment 2024): Works in Another Language / Translations

This guide provides resources for the Production Proposal internal assessment task for IB Theatre (first assessment 2024).

Works in Another Language / Translations

Using Your Own Translations / Translations Generated by Apps

 

Works Cited List Citation

If you're citing a work that is in another language, follow the citation rules for the type of source that you're using (e.g., article from a website).

Example:

Landry, Angie. "Les risques de s’autodiagnostiquer un trouble de santé mentale avec les réseaux sociaux." Radio-Canada, 18 Aug. 2022, ici.radio-canada.ca/recit-numerique/4500/autodiagnostic-reseaux-sociaux-sante-mentale.

Note: In the example, the title follows capitalization rules for the French language.

In-Text Citation

If you've translated a quote yourself or by using an app (e.g., Google Translate), include the following in your in-text citation: quote in the original language, a note about the translation, the author's last name(s), and page number (if available).

Example:

This is "my translation of a quote from an article that's written in another language" ("original quote"; my trans.; Landry).

This is "a generated translation of a quote from an article that's written in another language" ("original quote"; Google Translate trans.; Landry).

Republished Translations of Workss

 

Works Cited List Citation

If you're referring to a work written in another language which has been republished in English, cite the English version of the work.

Remember to follow the citation template for the type of source that you're using. In your citation, include the translator's name after the title.

Example:

Murakami, Haruki. Norwegian Wood. Translated by Jay Rubin, Vintage International, 2000.

In-Text Citation

Follow the in-text citation template for the type of source that you're using.

Example:

(Murakami 77)

         

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