La audiodescripción en el aula de traducción: el multilingüismo como herramienta didáctica

This article shows the results obtained in a multilingual and multimodal project on audio description. Applied in two consecutive translation subjects at the University of Lleida (2023-2024), direct and reverse translation in Catalan, Spanish and English are practised through two didactic units in two disciplines (theatre and cinema/TV). Audio description is introduced in a creative and dynamic practice by positioning students as audio descriptor agents. Aside from sensitizing them to media accessibility, this project focuses on our students’ perceptions regarding their oral and written expression and comprehension competences. Results indicate notable improvements in all linguistic and translation skills, as well as positive assessments in bidirectional and multilingual work, which demonstrates that multilingualism is a didactic and language learning tool.