From a6f349dab9f9b0694a3e8e98553e11a24756d0c1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: David Baumgold <david@davidbaumgold.com>
Date: Fri, 12 Jul 2013 09:40:51 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Studio i18n

---
 cms/djangoapps/contentstore/utils.py          |   5 +-
 cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views/tabs.py     |   6 +-
 cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views/user.py     |   9 +-
 cms/static/client_templates/checklist.html    |  10 +-
 .../course_info_handouts.html                 |   2 +-
 cms/static/coffee/files.json                  |   1 +
 cms/static/js/base.js                         |  38 ++--
 .../js/models/settings/course_details.js      |  12 +-
 .../models/settings/course_grading_policy.js  |  12 +-
 cms/static/js/views/textbook.js               |  10 +-
 cms/templates/404.html                        |  13 +-
 cms/templates/500.html                        |  13 +-
 cms/templates/activation_active.html          |   7 +-
 cms/templates/activation_complete.html        |   7 +-
 cms/templates/activation_invalid.html         |  13 +-
 cms/templates/asset_index.html                |   4 +-
 cms/templates/base.html                       |   3 +-
 cms/templates/checklists.html                 |  13 +-
 cms/templates/course_info.html                |  13 +-
 cms/templates/edit-tabs.html                  |  21 +-
 cms/templates/edit_subsection.html            |  77 ++++---
 cms/templates/emails/activation_email.txt     |  10 +-
 .../emails/activation_email_subject.txt       |   3 +-
 cms/templates/error.html                      |  27 ++-
 cms/templates/export.html                     |  32 +--
 cms/templates/howitworks.html                 |  94 +++++----
 cms/templates/import.html                     |  28 +--
 cms/templates/index.html                      |  10 +-
 cms/templates/login.html                      |  33 +--
 cms/templates/manage_users.html               |  13 +-
 cms/templates/overview.html                   |  79 +++----
 .../registration/activation_complete.html     |  13 +-
 cms/templates/registration/reg_complete.html  |   4 +-
 cms/templates/settings.html                   |   2 +-
 cms/templates/settings_advanced.html          |  31 +--
 .../settings_discussions_faculty.html         | 197 +++++++++---------
 cms/templates/settings_graders.html           |  39 ++--
 cms/templates/signup.html                     |  61 +++---
 cms/templates/static-pages.html               |  13 +-
 cms/templates/unit.html                       |  54 ++---
 cms/templates/widgets/header.html             |  13 +-
 cms/templates/widgets/sock.html               |  27 +--
 cms/urls.py                                   |   2 -
 common/djangoapps/mitxmako/middleware.py      |   1 +
 common/djangoapps/student/views.py            |  68 +++---
 common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/course_module.py   |   1 -
 common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/util/date_utils.py |  17 +-
 47 files changed, 600 insertions(+), 561 deletions(-)

diff --git a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/utils.py b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/utils.py
index 452806fe648..5fa0d949b08 100644
--- a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/utils.py
+++ b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/utils.py
@@ -9,12 +9,13 @@ import copy
 import logging
 import re
 from xmodule.modulestore.draft import DIRECT_ONLY_CATEGORIES
+from django.utils.translation import ugettext as _
 
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 # In order to instantiate an open ended tab automatically, need to have this data
-OPEN_ENDED_PANEL = {"name": "Open Ended Panel", "type": "open_ended"}
-NOTES_PANEL = {"name": "My Notes", "type": "notes"}
+OPEN_ENDED_PANEL = {"name": _("Open Ended Panel"), "type": "open_ended"}
+NOTES_PANEL = {"name": _("My Notes"), "type": "notes"}
 EXTRA_TAB_PANELS = dict([(p['type'], p) for p in [OPEN_ENDED_PANEL, NOTES_PANEL]])
 
 
diff --git a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views/tabs.py b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views/tabs.py
index a7b232e92a8..154f9fb55d4 100644
--- a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views/tabs.py
+++ b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views/tabs.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ from xmodule.modulestore.django import modulestore
 from ..utils import get_course_for_item, get_modulestore
 from .access import get_location_and_verify_access
 
-__all__ = ['edit_tabs', 'reorder_static_tabs', 'static_pages', 'edit_static']
+__all__ = ['edit_tabs', 'reorder_static_tabs', 'static_pages']
 
 
 def initialize_course_tabs(course):
@@ -127,7 +127,3 @@ def static_pages(request, org, course, coursename):
     return render_to_response('static-pages.html', {
         'context_course': course,
     })
-
-
-def edit_static(request, org, course, coursename):
-    return render_to_response('edit-static-page.html', {})
diff --git a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views/user.py b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views/user.py
index dae0d246a51..948ed614d2c 100644
--- a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views/user.py
+++ b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views/user.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ from django.conf import settings
 from django.core.exceptions import PermissionDenied
 from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse
 from django.contrib.auth.decorators import login_required
+from django.utils.translation import ugettext as _
 from django_future.csrf import ensure_csrf_cookie
 from mitxmako.shortcuts import render_to_response
 
@@ -78,7 +79,7 @@ def add_user(request, location):
     if not email:
         msg = {
             'Status': 'Failed',
-            'ErrMsg': 'Please specify an email address.',
+            'ErrMsg': _('Please specify an email address.'),
         }
         return JsonResponse(msg, 400)
 
@@ -92,7 +93,7 @@ def add_user(request, location):
     if user is None:
         msg = {
             'Status': 'Failed',
-            'ErrMsg': "Could not find user by email address '{0}'.".format(email),
+            'ErrMsg': _("Could not find user by email address '{email}'.").format(email=email),
         }
         return JsonResponse(msg, 404)
 
@@ -100,7 +101,7 @@ def add_user(request, location):
     if not user.is_active:
         msg = {
             'Status': 'Failed',
-            'ErrMsg': 'User {0} has registered but has not yet activated his/her account.'.format(email),
+            'ErrMsg': _('User {email} has registered but has not yet activated his/her account.').format(email=email),
         }
         return JsonResponse(msg, 400)
 
@@ -129,7 +130,7 @@ def remove_user(request, location):
     if user is None:
         msg = {
             'Status': 'Failed',
-            'ErrMsg': "Could not find user by email address '{0}'.".format(email),
+            'ErrMsg': _("Could not find user by email address '{email}'.").format(email=email),
         }
         return JsonResponse(msg, 404)
 
diff --git a/cms/static/client_templates/checklist.html b/cms/static/client_templates/checklist.html
index e985ab95093..5d36264d07b 100644
--- a/cms/static/client_templates/checklist.html
+++ b/cms/static/client_templates/checklist.html
@@ -6,15 +6,15 @@
     class="course-checklist"
     <% } %>
     id="<%= 'course-checklist' + checklistIndex %>">
-    <% var widthPercentage = 'width:' + percentChecked + '%;'; %>
-    <span class="viz viz-checklist-status"><span class="viz value viz-checklist-status-value" style="<%= widthPercentage %>">
-        <span class="int"><%= percentChecked %></span>% of checklist completed</span></span>
+    <span class="viz viz-checklist-status"><span class="viz value viz-checklist-status-value" style="width: <%= percentChecked %>%;">
+        <%= _.template(gettext("{number}% of checklists completed"), {number: '<span class="int">' + percentChecked + '</span>'}, {interpolate: /\{(.+?)\}/g}) %>
+    </span></span>
     <header>
         <h3 class="checklist-title title-2 is-selectable" title="Collapse/Expand this Checklist">
             <i class="icon-caret-down ui-toggle-expansion"></i>
             <%= checklistShortDescription %></h3>
               <span class="checklist-status status">
-                Tasks Completed: <span class="status-count"><%= itemsChecked %></span>/<span class="status-amount"><%= items.length %></span>
+                <%= gettext("Tasks Completed:") %> <span class="status-count"><%= itemsChecked %></span>/<span class="status-amount"><%= items.length %></span>
                 <i class="icon-ok"></i>
               </span>
     </header>
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
                     <li class="action-item">
                         <a href="<%= item['action_url'] %>" class="action action-primary"
                         <% if (item['action_external']) { %>
-                        rel="external" title="This link will open in a new browser window/tab"
+                        rel="external" title="<%= gettext("This link will open in a new browser window/tab") %>"
                         <% } %>
                         ><%= item['action_text'] %></a>
                     </li>
diff --git a/cms/static/client_templates/course_info_handouts.html b/cms/static/client_templates/course_info_handouts.html
index 958a1c77d65..cf9fdb5c854 100644
--- a/cms/static/client_templates/course_info_handouts.html
+++ b/cms/static/client_templates/course_info_handouts.html
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     <%= model.get('data') %>
   </div>
 <% } else {%>
-  <p>You have no handouts defined</p>
+  <p>${_("You have no handouts defined")}</p>
 <% } %>
 <form class="edit-handouts-form" style="display: block;">
   <div class="row">
diff --git a/cms/static/coffee/files.json b/cms/static/coffee/files.json
index 3c27629f694..3964bee4555 100644
--- a/cms/static/coffee/files.json
+++ b/cms/static/coffee/files.json
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 {
   "static_files": [
+    "../jsi18n/",
     "js/vendor/RequireJS.js",
     "js/vendor/jquery.min.js",
     "js/vendor/jquery-ui.min.js",
diff --git a/cms/static/js/base.js b/cms/static/js/base.js
index d597c2af275..f74a6cb5e40 100644
--- a/cms/static/js/base.js
+++ b/cms/static/js/base.js
@@ -79,10 +79,10 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
     });
 
     // general link management - new window/tab
-    $('a[rel="external"]').attr('title', 'This link will open in a new browser window/tab').bind('click', linkNewWindow);
+    $('a[rel="external"]').attr('title', gettext('This link will open in a new browser window/tab')).bind('click', linkNewWindow);
 
     // general link management - lean modal window
-    $('a[rel="modal"]').attr('title', 'This link will open in a modal window').leanModal({
+    $('a[rel="modal"]').attr('title', gettext('This link will open in a modal window')).leanModal({
         overlay: 0.50,
         closeButton: '.action-modal-close'
     });
@@ -199,8 +199,10 @@ function toggleSections(e) {
     $section = $('.courseware-section');
     sectionCount = $section.length;
     $button = $(this);
-    $labelCollapsed = $('<i class="icon-arrow-up"></i> <span class="label">Collapse All Sections</span>');
-    $labelExpanded = $('<i class="icon-arrow-down"></i> <span class="label">Expand All Sections</span>');
+    $labelCollapsed = $('<i class="icon-arrow-up"></i> <span class="label">' +
+        gettext('Collapse All Sections') + '</span>');
+    $labelExpanded = $('<i class="icon-arrow-down"></i> <span class="label">' +
+        gettext('Expand All Sections') + '</span>');
 
     var buttonLabel = $button.hasClass('is-activated') ? $labelCollapsed : $labelExpanded;
     $button.toggleClass('is-activated').html(buttonLabel);
@@ -326,7 +328,7 @@ function saveSubsection() {
             $changedInput = null;
         },
         error: function() {
-            showToastMessage('There has been an error while saving your changes.');
+            showToastMessage(gettext('There has been an error while saving your changes.'));
         }
     });
 }
@@ -372,7 +374,7 @@ function deleteSection(e) {
 }
 
 function _deleteItem($el) {
-    if (!confirm('Are you sure you wish to delete this item. It cannot be reversed!')) return;
+    if (!confirm(gettext('Are you sure you wish to delete this item. It cannot be reversed!'))) return;
 
     var id = $el.data('id');
 
@@ -599,7 +601,7 @@ function saveNewCourse(e) {
     var display_name = $newCourse.find('.new-course-name').val();
 
     if (org == '' || number == '' || display_name == '') {
-        alert('You must specify all fields in order to create a new course.');
+        alert(gettext('You must specify all fields in order to create a new course.'));
         return;
     }
 
@@ -730,18 +732,16 @@ function saveSetSectionScheduleDate(e) {
         })
     }).success(function() {
         var $thisSection = $('.courseware-section[data-id="' + id + '"]');
-        var format = gettext('<strong>Will Release:</strong> %(date)s at %(time)s UTC');
-        var willReleaseAt = interpolate(format, {
-            'date': input_date,
-            'time': input_time
-        },
-        true);
-        $thisSection.find('.section-published-date').html(
-            '<span class="published-status">' + willReleaseAt + '</span>' +
-            '<a href="#" class="edit-button" ' +
-            '" data-date="' + input_date +
-            '" data-time="' + input_time +
-            '" data-id="' + id + '">' + gettext('Edit') + '</a>');
+        var html = _.template(
+            '<span class="published-status">' +
+                '<strong>' + gettext("Will Release:") + '</strong>' +
+                gettext("<%= date %> at <%= time %> UTC") +
+            '</span>' +
+            '<a href="#" class="edit-button" data-date="<%= date %>" data-time="<%= time %>" data-id="<%= id %>">' +
+                gettext("Edit") +
+            '</a>',
+            {date: input_date, time: input_time, id: id});
+        $thisSection.find('.section-published-date').html(html);
         hideModal();
         saving.hide();
     });
diff --git a/cms/static/js/models/settings/course_details.js b/cms/static/js/models/settings/course_details.js
index 993832f8303..d7e11d56891 100644
--- a/cms/static/js/models/settings/course_details.js
+++ b/cms/static/js/models/settings/course_details.js
@@ -38,23 +38,23 @@ CMS.Models.Settings.CourseDetails = Backbone.Model.extend({
         // A bit funny in that the video key validation is asynchronous; so, it won't stop the validation.
         var errors = {};
         if (newattrs.start_date === null) {
-            errors.start_date = "The course must have an assigned start date.";
+            errors.start_date = gettext("The course must have an assigned start date.");
         }
         if (newattrs.start_date && newattrs.end_date && newattrs.start_date >= newattrs.end_date) {
-            errors.end_date = "The course end date cannot be before the course start date.";
+            errors.end_date = gettext("The course end date cannot be before the course start date.");
         }
         if (newattrs.start_date && newattrs.enrollment_start && newattrs.start_date < newattrs.enrollment_start) {
-            errors.enrollment_start = "The course start date cannot be before the enrollment start date.";
+            errors.enrollment_start = gettext("The course start date cannot be before the enrollment start date.");
         }
         if (newattrs.enrollment_start && newattrs.enrollment_end && newattrs.enrollment_start >= newattrs.enrollment_end) {
-            errors.enrollment_end = "The enrollment start date cannot be after the enrollment end date.";
+            errors.enrollment_end = gettext("The enrollment start date cannot be after the enrollment end date.");
         }
         if (newattrs.end_date && newattrs.enrollment_end && newattrs.end_date < newattrs.enrollment_end) {
-            errors.enrollment_end = "The enrollment end date cannot be after the course end date.";
+            errors.enrollment_end = gettext("The enrollment end date cannot be after the course end date.");
         }
         if (newattrs.intro_video && newattrs.intro_video !== this.get('intro_video')) {
             if (this._videokey_illegal_chars.exec(newattrs.intro_video)) {
-                errors.intro_video = "Key should only contain letters, numbers, _, or -";
+                errors.intro_video = gettext("Key should only contain letters, numbers, _, or -");
             }
             // TODO check if key points to a real video using google's youtube api
         }
diff --git a/cms/static/js/models/settings/course_grading_policy.js b/cms/static/js/models/settings/course_grading_policy.js
index 3014b39e82f..04ae3f4c32c 100644
--- a/cms/static/js/models/settings/course_grading_policy.js
+++ b/cms/static/js/models/settings/course_grading_policy.js
@@ -79,14 +79,14 @@ CMS.Models.Settings.CourseGrader = Backbone.Model.extend({
                 // FIXME somehow this.collection is unbound sometimes. I can't track down when
                 var existing = this.collection && this.collection.some(function(other) { return (other.cid != this.cid) && (other.get('type') == attrs['type']);}, this);
                 if (existing) {
-                    errors.type = "There's already another assignment type with this name.";
+                    errors.type = gettext("There's already another assignment type with this name.");
                 }
             }
         }
         if (_.has(attrs, 'weight')) {
             var intWeight = parseInt(attrs.weight); // see if this ensures value saved is int
             if (!isFinite(intWeight) || /\D+/.test(attrs.weight) || intWeight < 0 || intWeight > 100) {
-                errors.weight = "Please enter an integer between 0 and 100.";
+                errors.weight = gettext("Please enter an integer between 0 and 100.");
             }
             else {
                 attrs.weight = intWeight;
@@ -100,18 +100,20 @@ CMS.Models.Settings.CourseGrader = Backbone.Model.extend({
             }}
         if (_.has(attrs, 'min_count')) {
             if (!isFinite(attrs.min_count) || /\D+/.test(attrs.min_count)) {
-                errors.min_count = "Please enter an integer.";
+                errors.min_count = gettext("Please enter an integer.");
             }
             else attrs.min_count = parseInt(attrs.min_count);
         }
         if (_.has(attrs, 'drop_count')) {
             if (!isFinite(attrs.drop_count) || /\D+/.test(attrs.drop_count)) {
-                errors.drop_count = "Please enter an integer.";
+                errors.drop_count = gettext("Please enter an integer.");
             }
             else attrs.drop_count = parseInt(attrs.drop_count);
         }
         if (_.has(attrs, 'min_count') && _.has(attrs, 'drop_count') && attrs.drop_count > attrs.min_count) {
-            errors.drop_count = "Cannot drop more " + attrs.type + " than will assigned.";
+            errors.drop_count = _.template(
+                gettext("Cannot drop more <% attrs.types %> than will assigned."),
+                attrs, {variable: 'attrs'});
         }
         if (!_.isEmpty(errors)) return errors;
     }
diff --git a/cms/static/js/views/textbook.js b/cms/static/js/views/textbook.js
index fe12082c7a0..74eaae8601f 100644
--- a/cms/static/js/views/textbook.js
+++ b/cms/static/js/views/textbook.js
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ CMS.Views.ShowTextbook = Backbone.View.extend({
         if(e && e.preventDefault) { e.preventDefault(); }
         var textbook = this.model, collection = this.model.collection;
         var msg = new CMS.Views.Prompt.Warning({
-            title: _.str.sprintf(gettext("Delete “%s”?"),
-                textbook.escape('name')),
+            title: _.template(gettext("Delete “<%= name %>”?"),
+                {name: textbook.escape('name')}),
             message: gettext("Deleting a textbook cannot be undone and once deleted any reference to it in your courseware's navigation will also be removed."),
             actions: {
                 primary: {
@@ -241,8 +241,8 @@ CMS.Views.EditChapter = Backbone.View.extend({
             asset_path: this.$("input.chapter-asset-path").val()
         });
         var msg = new CMS.Models.FileUpload({
-            title: _.str.sprintf(gettext("Upload a new asset to %s"),
-                section.escape('name')),
+            title: _.template(gettext("Upload a new asset to “<%= name %>”"),
+                {name: section.escape('name')}),
             message: "Files must be in PDF format."
         });
         var view = new CMS.Views.UploadDialog({model: msg, chapter: this.model});
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ CMS.Views.UploadDialog = Backbone.View.extend({
         this.listenTo(this.model, "change", this.render);
     },
     render: function() {
-        var isValid = this.model.isValid()
+        var isValid = this.model.isValid();
         var selectedFile = this.model.get('selectedFile');
         var oldInput = this.$("input[type=file]").get(0);
         this.$el.html(this.template({
diff --git a/cms/templates/404.html b/cms/templates/404.html
index a45a223badd..be7a66a31c4 100644
--- a/cms/templates/404.html
+++ b/cms/templates/404.html
@@ -1,14 +1,19 @@
+<%! from django.utils.translation import ugettext as _ %>
 <%inherit file="base.html" />
-<%block name="title">Page Not Found</%block>
+<%block name="title">${_("Page Not Found")}</%block>
 
 <%block name="content">
 
 <div class="wrapper-content wrapper">
   <section class="content">
 
-    <h1>Page not found</h1>
-    <p>The page that you were looking for was not found. Go back to the <a href="/">homepage</a> or let us know about any pages that may have been moved at <a href="mailto:technical@edx.org">technical@edx.org</a>.</p>
+    <h1>${_("Page not found")}</h1>
+    <p>${_('The page that you were looking for was not found.')}
+       ${_('Go back to the {homepage} or let us know about any pages that may have been moved at {email}.').format(
+            homepage='<a href="/">homepage</a>',
+            email='<a href="mailto:technical@edx.org">technical@edx.org</a>')}
+    </p>
   </section>
 </div>
 
-</%block>
\ No newline at end of file
+</%block>
diff --git a/cms/templates/500.html b/cms/templates/500.html
index 3d18d9dcc59..5d79dd7a168 100644
--- a/cms/templates/500.html
+++ b/cms/templates/500.html
@@ -1,18 +1,19 @@
+<%! from django.utils.translation import ugettext as _ %>
 <%inherit file="base.html" />
 
-<%block name="title">Studio Server Error</%block>
+<%block name="title">${_("Studio Server Error")}</%block>
 
 <%block name="content">
 
 <div class="wrapper-content wrapper">
   <section class="content">
-    <h1>The <em>Studio</em> servers encountered an error</h1>
+    <h1>${_("The <em>Studio</em> servers encountered an error")}</h1>
     <p>
-      An error occurred in Studio and the page could not be loaded. Please try again in a few moments.
-      We've logged the error and our staff is currently working to resolve this error as soon as possible. 
-      If the problem persists, please email us at <a href="mailto:technical@edx.org">technical@edx.org</a>.
+      ${_("An error occurred in Studio and the page could not be loaded. Please try again in a few moments.")}
+      ${_("We've logged the error and our staff is currently working to resolve this error as soon as possible.")}
+      ${_('If the problem persists, please email us at {email}.').format(email='<a href="mailto:technical@edx.org">technical@edx.org</a>')}
     </p>
   </section>
 </div>
 
-</%block>
\ No newline at end of file
+</%block>
diff --git a/cms/templates/activation_active.html b/cms/templates/activation_active.html
index 712c73abf93..9a4ebd7e4ee 100644
--- a/cms/templates/activation_active.html
+++ b/cms/templates/activation_active.html
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+<%! from django.utils.translation import ugettext as _ %>
 <%inherit file="base.html" />
 
 <%block name="content">
@@ -6,9 +7,9 @@
 <div>
 
 <section class="activation">
-  <h1>Account already active!</h1>
-  <p> This account has already been activated. <a href="/signin">Log in here</a>.</p>
+  <h1>${_("Account already active!")}</h1>
+  <p>${_('This account has already been activated.')}<a href="/signin">${_("Log in here.")}</a></p>
 </div>
 </section>
 
-</%block>
\ No newline at end of file
+</%block>
diff --git a/cms/templates/activation_complete.html b/cms/templates/activation_complete.html
index 1e195a632ca..d845c5153bc 100644
--- a/cms/templates/activation_complete.html
+++ b/cms/templates/activation_complete.html
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
+<%! from django.utils.translation import ugettext as _ %>
 <%inherit file="base.html" />
 
 <%block name="content">
 
 <section class="tos">
 <div>
-  <h1>Activation Complete!</h1>
-  <p>Thanks for activating your account. <a href="/signin">Log in here</a>.</p>
+  <h1>${_("Activation Complete!")}</h1>
+  <p>${_('Thanks for activating your account.')}<a href="/signin">${_("Log in here.")}</a></p>
 </div>
 </section>
 
-</%block>
\ No newline at end of file
+</%block>
diff --git a/cms/templates/activation_invalid.html b/cms/templates/activation_invalid.html
index c4eb16875b5..3ee4e8ec4e4 100644
--- a/cms/templates/activation_invalid.html
+++ b/cms/templates/activation_invalid.html
@@ -1,16 +1,15 @@
+<%! from django.utils.translation import ugettext as _ %>
 <%inherit file="base.html" />
 
 <%block name="content">
 <section class="tos">
 <div>
-<h1>Activation Invalid</h1>
+  <h1>${_("Activation Invalid")}</h1>
 
-<p>Something went wrong. Check to make sure the URL you went to was
-  correct -- e-mail programs will sometimes split it into two
-  lines. If you still have issues, e-mail us to let us know what happened
-  at <a href="mailto:bugs@mitx.mit.edu">bugs@mitx.mit.edu</a>.</p>
+  <p>${_('Something went wrong. Check to make sure the URL you went to was correct -- e-mail programs will sometimes split it into two lines. If you still have issues, e-mail us to let us know what happened at {email}.').format(email='<a href="mailto:bugs@mitx.mit.edu">bugs@mitx.mit.edu</a>')}</p>
 
-  <p>Or you can go back to the <a href="/">home page</a>.</p>
+  <p>${_('Or you can go back to the {link_start}home page{link_end}.').format(
+          link_start='<a href="/">', link_end='</a>')}</p>
 </div>
 </section>
-</%block>
\ No newline at end of file
+</%block>
diff --git a/cms/templates/asset_index.html b/cms/templates/asset_index.html
index bdad7b7b886..6c92994a6f0 100644
--- a/cms/templates/asset_index.html
+++ b/cms/templates/asset_index.html
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <%! from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse %>
 <%! from django.utils.translation import ugettext as _ %>
 <%block name="bodyclass">is-signedin course uploads</%block>
-<%block name="title">Files &amp; Uploads</%block>
+<%block name="title">${_("Files &amp; Uploads")}</%block>
 
 <%namespace name='static' file='static_content.html'/>
 
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
         <h3 class="sr">Page Actions</h3>
         <ul>
           <li class="nav-item">
-            <a href="#" class="button upload-button new-button"><i class="icon-plus"></i> Upload New File</a>
+            <a href="#" class="button upload-button new-button"><i class="icon-plus"></i> ${_("Upload New File")}</a>
           </li>
         </ul>
       </nav>
diff --git a/cms/templates/base.html b/cms/templates/base.html
index e58dcdfc60f..44ebf59170e 100644
--- a/cms/templates/base.html
+++ b/cms/templates/base.html
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+## -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 <%namespace name='static' file='static_content.html'/>
 
 <!doctype html>
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@
     <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width,initial-scale=1">
     <meta name="path_prefix" content="${MITX_ROOT_URL}">
 
+    <script type="text/javascript" src="/jsi18n/"></script>
     <%static:css group='base-style'/>
     <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="${static.url('js/vendor/markitup/skins/simple/style.css')}" />
     <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="${static.url('js/vendor/markitup/sets/wiki/style.css')}" />
@@ -35,7 +37,6 @@
     </script>
 
     ## javascript
-    <script type="text/javascript" src="/jsi18n/"></script>
     <script type="text/javascript" src="${static.url('js/vendor/json2.js')}"></script>
     <script type="text/javascript" src="${static.url('js/vendor/underscore-min.js')}"></script>
     <script type="text/javascript" src="${static.url('js/vendor/underscore.string.min.js')}"></script>
diff --git a/cms/templates/checklists.html b/cms/templates/checklists.html
index 6f78e952c0a..ad4f29aeb61 100644
--- a/cms/templates/checklists.html
+++ b/cms/templates/checklists.html
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+<%! from django.utils.translation import ugettext as _ %>
 <%inherit file="base.html" />
 <%! from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse %>
 <%block name="title">Course Checklists</%block>
@@ -30,8 +31,8 @@
 <div class="wrapper-mast wrapper">
   <header class="mast has-actions has-subtitle">
     <h1 class="page-header">
-      <small class="subtitle">Tools</small>
-      <span class="sr">&gt; </span>Course Checklists
+      <small class="subtitle">${_("Tools")}</small>
+      <span class="sr">&gt; </span>${_("Course Checklists")}
     </h1>
   </header>
 </div>
@@ -40,18 +41,18 @@
   <section class="content">
     <article class="content-primary" role="main">
       <form id="course-checklists" class="course-checklists" method="post" action="">
-        <h2 class="title title-3 sr">Current Checklists</h2>
+        <h2 class="title title-3 sr">${_("Current Checklists")}</h2>
       </form>
     </article>
 
     <aside class="content-supplementary" role="complimentary">
       <div class="bit">
-        <h3 class="title title-3">What are checklists?</h3>
+        <h3 class="title title-3">${_("What are checklists?")}</h3>
         <p>
-          Running a course on edX is a complex undertaking. Course checklists are designed to help you understand and keep track of all the steps necessary to get your course ready for students.
+          ${_("Running a course on edX is a complex undertaking. Course checklists are designed to help you understand and keep track of all the steps necessary to get your course ready for students.")}
         </p>
         <p>
-          These checklists are shared among your course team, and any changes you make are immediately visible to other members of the team and saved automatically.
+          ${_("These checklists are shared among your course team, and any changes you make are immediately visible to other members of the team and saved automatically.")}
         </p>
       </div>
 
diff --git a/cms/templates/course_info.html b/cms/templates/course_info.html
index a1ab3e694c0..dcfffd1d5ad 100644
--- a/cms/templates/course_info.html
+++ b/cms/templates/course_info.html
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
+<%! from django.utils.translation import ugettext as _ %>
 <%inherit file="base.html" />
 <%namespace name='static' file='static_content.html'/>
 
 <!-- TODO decode course # from context_course into title -->
-<%block name="title">Course Updates</%block>
+<%block name="title">${_("Course Updates")}</%block>
 <%block name="bodyclass">is-signedin course course-info updates</%block>
 
 
@@ -44,15 +45,15 @@
   <div class="wrapper-mast wrapper">
     <header class="mast has-actions has-subtitle">
       <h1 class="page-header">
-        <small class="subtitle">Content</small>
-        <span class="sr">&gt; </span>Course Updates
+        <small class="subtitle">${_("Content")}</small>
+        <span class="sr">&gt; </span>${_("Course Updates")}
       </h1>
 
       <nav class="nav-actions">
-        <h3 class="sr">Page Actions</h3>
+        <h3 class="sr">${_('Page Actions')}</h3>
         <ul>
           <li class="nav-item">
-            <a href="#" class=" button new-button new-update-button"><i class="icon-plus"></i> New Update</a>
+            <a href="#" class=" button new-button new-update-button"><i class="icon-plus"></i> ${_('New Update')}</a>
           </li>
         </ul>
       </nav>
@@ -62,7 +63,7 @@
   <div class="wrapper-content wrapper">
     <section class="content">
       <div class="introduction">
-        <p clas="copy">Course updates are announcements or notifications you want to share with your class. Other course authors have used them for important exam/date reminders, change in schedules, and to call out any important steps students need to be aware of.</p>
+        <p clas="copy">${_('Course updates are announcements or notifications you want to share with your class. Other course authors have used them for important exam/date reminders, change in schedules, and to call out any important steps students need to be aware of.')}</p>
       </div>
     </section>
   </div>
diff --git a/cms/templates/edit-tabs.html b/cms/templates/edit-tabs.html
index 7fa15100658..08c71259c4e 100644
--- a/cms/templates/edit-tabs.html
+++ b/cms/templates/edit-tabs.html
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 <%inherit file="base.html" />
+<%! from django.utils.translation import ugettext as _ %>
 <%! from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse %>
 <%block name="title">Static Pages</%block>
 <%block name="bodyclass">is-signedin course pages static-pages</%block>
@@ -19,15 +20,15 @@
 <div class="wrapper-mast wrapper">
   <header class="mast has-actions has-subtitle">
     <h1 class="page-header">
-      <small class="subtitle">Content</small>
-      <span class="sr">&gt; </span>Static Pages
+      <small class="subtitle">${_("Content")}</small>
+      <span class="sr">&gt; </span>${_("Static Pages")}
     </h1>
 
     <nav class="nav-actions">
-      <h3 class="sr">Page Actions</h3>
+      <h3 class="sr">${_("Page Actions")}</h3>
       <ul>
         <li class="nav-item">
-          <a href="#" class="button new-button new-tab"><i class="icon-plus"></i> New Page</a>
+        <a href="#" class="button new-button new-tab"><i class="icon-plus"></i> ${_("New Page")}</a>
         </li>
       </ul>
     </nav>
@@ -37,11 +38,11 @@
 <div class="wrapper-content wrapper">
   <section class="content">
     <div class="introduction has-links">
-      <p class="copy">Static Pages are additional pages that supplement your Courseware. Other course authors have used them to share a syllabus, calendar, handouts, and more.</p>
+      <p class="copy">${_("Static Pages are additional pages that supplement your Courseware. Other course authors have used them to share a syllabus, calendar, handouts, and more.")}</p>
       <nav class="nav-introduction-supplementary">
         <ul>
           <li class="nav-item">
-            <a rel="modal" href="#preview-lms-staticpages"><i class="icon-question-sign"></i>How do Static Pages look to students in my course?</a>
+          <a rel="modal" href="#preview-lms-staticpages"><i class="icon-question-sign"></i>${_("How do Static Pages look to students in my course?")}</a>
           </li>
         </ul>
       </nav>
@@ -69,15 +70,15 @@
 </div>
 
 <div class="content-modal" id="preview-lms-staticpages">
-  <h3 class="title">How Static Pages are Used in Your Course</h3>
+  <h3 class="title">${_("How Static Pages are Used in Your Course")}</h3>
   <figure>
-    <img src="/static/img/preview-lms-staticpages.png" alt="Preview of how Static Pages are used in your course" />
-    <figcaption class="description">These pages will be presented in your course's main navigation alongside Courseware, Course Info, Discussion, etc.</figcaption>
+    <img src="/static/img/preview-lms-staticpages.png" alt="${_('Preview of how Static Pages are used in your course')}" />
+    <figcaption class="description">${_("These pages will be presented in your course's main navigation alongside Courseware, Course Info, Discussion, etc.")}</figcaption>
   </figure>
 
   <a href="#" rel="view" class="action action-modal-close">
     <i class="icon-remove-sign"></i>
-    <span class="label">close modal</span>
+    <span class="label">${_("close modal")}</span>
   </a>
 </div>
 </%block>
diff --git a/cms/templates/edit_subsection.html b/cms/templates/edit_subsection.html
index fcda977324e..bdcaf18015f 100644
--- a/cms/templates/edit_subsection.html
+++ b/cms/templates/edit_subsection.html
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+<%! from django.utils.translation import ugettext as _ %>
 <%inherit file="base.html" />
 <%!
    import logging
@@ -5,7 +6,7 @@
 %>
 
 <%! from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse %>
-<%block name="title">CMS Subsection</%block>
+<%block name="title">${_("CMS Subsection")}</%block>
 <%block name="bodyclass">is-signedin course subsection</%block>
 
 
@@ -18,11 +19,11 @@
     <div class="main-column">
       <article class="subsection-body window" data-id="${subsection.location}">
         <div class="subsection-name-input">
-          <label>Display Name:</label>
+        <label>${_("Display Name:")}</label>
           <input type="text" value="${subsection.display_name_with_default | h}" class="subsection-display-name-input" data-metadata-name="display_name"/>
         </div>
         <div class="sortable-unit-list">
-          <label>Units:</label>
+        <label>${_("Units:")}</label>
           ${units.enum_units(subsection, subsection_units=subsection_units)}
         </div>
       </article>
@@ -30,63 +31,61 @@
 
     <div class="sidebar">
       <div class="unit-settings window id-holder" data-id="${subsection.location}">
-    <h4 class="header">Subsection Settings</h4>
+    <h4 class="header">${_("Subsection Settings")}</h4>
     <div class="window-contents">
       <div class="scheduled-date-input row">
         <div class="datepair" data-language="javascript">
           <div class="field field-start-date">
-            <label for="start_date">Release Day</label>
-            <input type="text" id="start_date" name="start_date" 
-                value="${subsection.lms.start.strftime('%m/%d/%Y') if subsection.lms.start else ''}" 
+            <label for="start_date">${_("Release Day")}</label>
+            <input type="text" id="start_date" name="start_date"
+                value="${subsection.lms.start.strftime('%m/%d/%Y') if subsection.lms.start else ''}"
                 placeholder="MM/DD/YYYY" class="date" size='15' autocomplete="off"/>
           </div>
           <div class="field field-start-time">
-            <label for="start_time">Release Time (<abbr title="Coordinated Universal Time">UTC</abbr>)</label>
-            <input type="text" id="start_time" name="start_time" 
-                value="${subsection.lms.start.strftime('%H:%M') if subsection.lms.start else ''}" 
+            <label for="start_time">${_("Release Time")} (<abbr title="${_("Coordinated Universal Time")}">${_("UTC")}</abbr>)</label>
+            <input type="text" id="start_time" name="start_time"
+                value="${subsection.lms.start.strftime('%H:%M') if subsection.lms.start else ''}"
                 placeholder="HH:MM" class="time" size='10' autocomplete="off"/>
           </div>
         </div>
         % if subsection.lms.start and not almost_same_datetime(subsection.lms.start, parent_item.lms.start):
             % if parent_item.lms.start is None:
-            <p class="notice">The date above differs from the release date of 
-            ${parent_item.display_name_with_default}, which is unset.
+            <p class="notice">${_("The date above differs from the release date of {name}, which is unset.").format(name=parent_item.display_name_with_default)}
             % else:
-            <p class="notice">The date above differs from the release date of ${parent_item.display_name_with_default} –
-                ${get_default_time_display(parent_item.lms.start)}.
+      <p class="notice">${_("The date above differs from the release date of {name} - {start_time}").format(name=parent_item.display_name_with_default, start_time=get_default_time_display(parent_item.lms.start))}.
             % endif
-            <a href="#" class="sync-date no-spinner">Sync to ${parent_item.display_name_with_default}.</a></p>
+      <a href="#" class="sync-date no-spinner">${_("Sync to {name}.").format(name=parent_item.display_name_with_default)}</a></p>
         % endif
       </div>
 
     <div class="row gradable">
-      <label>Graded as:</label>
+      <label>${_("Graded as:")}</label>
 
-    <div class="gradable-status" data-initial-status="${subsection.lms.format if subsection.lms.format is not None else 'Not Graded'}">
+    <div class="gradable-status" data-initial-status="${subsection.lms.format if subsection.lms.format is not None else _('Not Graded')}">
     </div>
 
     <div class="due-date-input row">
-      <a href="#" class="set-date">Set a due date</a>
+      <a href="#" class="set-date">${_("Set a due date")}</a>
       <div class="datepair date-setter">
         <div class="field field-start-date">
-          <label for="due_date">Due Day</label>
-          <input type="text" id="due_date" name="due_date" 
-          value="${subsection.lms.due.strftime('%m/%d/%Y') if subsection.lms.due else ''}" 
+        <label for="due_date">${_("Due Day")}</label>
+          <input type="text" id="due_date" name="due_date"
+          value="${subsection.lms.due.strftime('%m/%d/%Y') if subsection.lms.due else ''}"
           placeholder="MM/DD/YYYY" class="date" size='15' autocomplete="off"/>
         </div>
         <div class="field field-start-time">
-          <label for="due_time">Due Time (<abbr title="Coordinated Universal Time">UTC</abbr>)</label>
-          <input type="text" id="due_time" name="due_time" 
-            value="${subsection.lms.due.strftime('%H:%M') if subsection.lms.due else ''}" 
+        <label for="due_time">${_("Due Time")} (<abbr title="${_('Coordinated Universal Time')}">UTC</abbr>)</label>
+          <input type="text" id="due_time" name="due_time"
+            value="${subsection.lms.due.strftime('%H:%M') if subsection.lms.due else ''}"
             placeholder="HH:MM" class="time" size='10' autocomplete="off"/>
         </div>
-        <a href="#" class="remove-date">Remove due date</a>
+        <a href="#" class="remove-date">${_("Remove due date")}</a>
       </div>
     </div>
     <div class="row unit-actions">
-      <a href="${preview_link}" target="_blank" class="preview-button">Preview Drafts</a>
+      <a href="${preview_link}" target="_blank" class="preview-button">${_("Preview Drafts")}</a>
       %if can_view_live:
-      <a href="${lms_link}" target="_blank" class="preview-button">View Live</a>
+      <a href="${lms_link}" target="_blank" class="preview-button">${_("View Live")}</a>
       %endif
     </div>
       </div>
@@ -119,19 +118,19 @@
         // TODO figure out whether these should be in window or someplace else or whether they're only needed as local vars
         // I believe that current (New Section/New Subsection) cause full page reloads which means these aren't needed globally
         // but we really should change that behavior.
-	    if (!window.graderTypes) {
-	        window.graderTypes = new CMS.Models.Settings.CourseGraderCollection();
-	        window.graderTypes.course_location = new CMS.Models.Location('${parent_location}');
-	        window.graderTypes.reset(${course_graders|n});
-	    }
+      if (!window.graderTypes) {
+          window.graderTypes = new CMS.Models.Settings.CourseGraderCollection();
+          window.graderTypes.course_location = new CMS.Models.Location('${parent_location}');
+          window.graderTypes.reset(${course_graders|n});
+      }
 
-	    $(".gradable-status").each(function(index, ele) {
-	        var gradeView = new CMS.Views.OverviewAssignmentGrader({
-	            el : ele,
-	            graders : window.graderTypes,
-	            hideSymbol : true
-	        });
-	    });
+      $(".gradable-status").each(function(index, ele) {
+          var gradeView = new CMS.Views.OverviewAssignmentGrader({
+              el : ele,
+              graders : window.graderTypes,
+              hideSymbol : true
+          });
+      });
     })
 
 </script>
diff --git a/cms/templates/emails/activation_email.txt b/cms/templates/emails/activation_email.txt
index 4badb4ca88d..175442fed45 100644
--- a/cms/templates/emails/activation_email.txt
+++ b/cms/templates/emails/activation_email.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-Thank you for signing up for edX Studio! To activate your account,
-please copy and paste this address into your web browser's
-address bar:
+<%! from django.utils.translation import ugettext as _ %>
+
+${_("Thank you for signing up for edX Studio! To activate your account, please copy and paste this address into your web browser's address bar:")}
 
 % if is_secure:
   https://${ site }/activate/${ key }
@@ -8,6 +8,4 @@ address bar:
   http://${ site }/activate/${ key }
 % endif
 
-If you didn't request this, you don't need to do anything; you won't
-receive any more email from us. Please do not reply to this e-mail; if
-you require assistance, check the help section of the edX web site.
+${_("If you didn't request this, you don't need to do anything; you won't receive any more email from us. Please do not reply to this e-mail; if you require assistance, check the help section of the edX web site.")}
diff --git a/cms/templates/emails/activation_email_subject.txt b/cms/templates/emails/activation_email_subject.txt
index f4ffdccb144..959bc316f56 100644
--- a/cms/templates/emails/activation_email_subject.txt
+++ b/cms/templates/emails/activation_email_subject.txt
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
-Your account for edX Studio
+<%! from django.utils.translation import ugettext as _ %>
+${_("Your account for edX Studio")}
diff --git a/cms/templates/error.html b/cms/templates/error.html
index e170b4e2c6e..91c6cc0af31 100644
--- a/cms/templates/error.html
+++ b/cms/templates/error.html
@@ -1,23 +1,30 @@
+<%! from django.utils.translation import ugettext as _ %>
 <%inherit file="base.html" />
 <%! from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse %>
 <%block name="bodyclass">error</%block>
 <%block name="title">
   % if error == '404':
-    404 - Page Not Found
+    404 - ${_("Page Not Found")}
   % elif error == '500':
-    500 - Internal Server Error
+    500 - ${_("Internal Server Error")}
   % endif
 </%block>
 
 <%block name="content">
   <article class="error-prompt">
     % if error == '404':
-      <h1>Hmm…</h1>
-      <p class="description">we can't find that page.</p>
-    % elif error == '500':      
-      <h1>Oops…</h1>
-      <p class="description">there was a problem with the server.</p>
-    % endif    
-    <a href="/" class="back-button">Back to dashboard</a>
+      <h1>${_("The Page You Requested Page Cannot be Found")}</h1>
+      <p class="description">${_("We're sorry. We couldn't find the Studio page you're looking for. You may want to return to the Studio Dashboard and try again. If you are still having problems accessing things, please feel free to {link_start}contact Studio support{link_end} for further help.").format(
+          link_start='<a href="http://help.edge.edx.org/discussion/new" class="show-tender" title="{title}">'.format(title=_("Use our feedback tool, Tender, to share your feedback")),
+          link_end='</a>',
+        )}</p>
+    % elif error == '500':
+      <h1>${_("The Server Encountered an Error")}</h1>
+      <p class="description">${_("We're sorry. There was a problem with the server while trying to process your last request. You may want to return to the Studio Dashboard or try this request again. If you are still having problems accessing things, please feel free to {link_start}contact Studio support{link_end} for further help.").format(
+          link_start='<a href="http://help.edge.edx.org/discussion/new" class="show-tender" title="{title}">'.format(title=_("Use our feedback tool, Tender, to share your feedback")),
+          link_end='</a>',
+        )}</p>
+    % endif
+    <a href="/" class="back-button">${_("Back to dashboard")}</a>
   </article>
-</%block>
\ No newline at end of file
+</%block>
diff --git a/cms/templates/export.html b/cms/templates/export.html
index 11c038e5e46..593cf3dd6ea 100644
--- a/cms/templates/export.html
+++ b/cms/templates/export.html
@@ -1,16 +1,17 @@
+<%! from django.utils.translation import ugettext as _ %>
 <%inherit file="base.html" />
 <%namespace name='static' file='static_content.html'/>
 
 <%! from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse %>
-<%block name="title">Course Export</%block>
+<%block name="title">${_("Course Export")}</%block>
 <%block name="bodyclass">is-signedin course tools export</%block>
 
 <%block name="content">
 <div class="wrapper-mast wrapper">
   <header class="mast has-subtitle">
     <h1 class="page-header">
-      <small class="subtitle">Tools</small>
-      <span class="sr">&gt; </span>Course Export
+      <small class="subtitle">${_("Tools")}</small>
+      <span class="sr">&gt; </span>${_("Course Export")}
     </h1>
   </header>
 </div>
@@ -19,28 +20,29 @@
   <div class="inner-wrapper">
     <article class="export-overview">
       <div class="description">
-        <h2>About Exporting Courses</h2>
-        <p>When exporting your course, you will receive a .tar.gz formatted file that contains the following course data:</p>
+        <h2>${_("About Exporting Courses")}</h2>
+        ## Translators: ".tar.gz" is a file extension, and should not be translated
+        <p>${_("When exporting your course, you will receive a .tar.gz formatted file that contains the following course data:")}</p>
 
         <ul>
-          <li>Course Structure (Sections and sub-section ordering)</li>
-          <li>Individual Units</li>
-          <li>Individual Problems</li>
-          <li>Static Pages</li>
-          <li>Course Assets</li>
+          <li>${_("Course Structure (Sections and sub-section ordering)")}</li>
+          <li>${_("Individual Units")}</li>
+          <li>${_("Individual Problems")}</li>
+          <li>${_("Static Pages")}</li>
+          <li>${_("Course Assets")}</li>
         </ul>
 
-        <p>Your course export <strong>will not include</strong>: student data, forum/discussion data, course settings, certificates, grading information, or user data.</p>
+        <p>${_("Your course export <strong>will not include</strong>: student data, forum/discussion data, course settings, certificates, grading information, or user data.")}</p>
       </div>
 
       <!-- default state -->
       <div class="export-form-wrapper">
         <form action="${reverse('generate_export_course', kwargs=dict(org=context_course.location.org, course=context_course.location.course, name=context_course.location.name))}" method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data" class="export-form">
-          <h2>Export Course:</h2>
+          <h2>${_("Export Course:")}</h2>
 
           <p class="error-block"></p>
 
-          <a href="${reverse('generate_export_course', kwargs=dict(org=context_course.location.org, course=context_course.location.course, name=context_course.location.name))}" class="button-export">Download Files</a>
+          <a href="${reverse('generate_export_course', kwargs=dict(org=context_course.location.org, course=context_course.location.course, name=context_course.location.name))}" class="button-export">${_("Download Files")}</a>
         </form>
       </div>
 
@@ -48,12 +50,12 @@
       <%doc>
       <div class="export-form-wrapper is-downloading">
         <form action="${reverse('export_course', kwargs=dict(org=context_course.location.org, course=context_course.location.course, name=context_course.location.name))}" method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data" class="export-form">
-          <h2>Export Course:</h2>
+          <h2>${_("Export Course:")}</h2>
 
           <p class="error-block"></p>
 
           <a href="#" class="button-export disabled">Files Downloading</a>
-          <p class="message-status">Download not start? <a href="#" class="text-export">Try again</a></p>
+          <p class="message-status">${_("Download not start?")} <a href="#" class="text-export">${_("Try again")}</a></p>
         </form>
       </div>
       </%doc>
diff --git a/cms/templates/howitworks.html b/cms/templates/howitworks.html
index b5acc663391..a791f5d1fad 100644
--- a/cms/templates/howitworks.html
+++ b/cms/templates/howitworks.html
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
+<%! from django.utils.translation import ugettext as _ %>
 <%inherit file="base.html" />
 <%! from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse %>
 
-<%block name="title">Welcome</%block>
+<%block name="title">${_("Welcome")}</%block>
 <%block name="bodyclass">not-signedin index howitworks</%block>
 
 <%block name="content">
@@ -9,8 +10,9 @@
 <div class="wrapper-content-header wrapper">
   <section class="content content-header">
     <header>
-      <h1>Welcome to <span class="logo">edX Studio</span></h1>
-      <p class="tagline">Studio helps manage your courses online, so you can focus on teaching them</p>
+      ## "edX Studio" should not be translated
+      <h1>${_('Welcome to')}<span class="logo">edX Studio</span></h1>
+      <p class="tagline">${_("Studio helps manage your courses online, so you can focus on teaching them")}</p>
     </header>
   </section>
 </div>
@@ -18,15 +20,15 @@
 <div class="wrapper-content-features wrapper">
   <section class="content content-features">
     <header>
-      <h2 class="sr">Studio's Many Features</h2>
+      <h2 class="sr">${_("Studio's Many Features")}</h2>
     </header>
 
     <ol class="list-features">
       <li class="feature">
         <figure class="img zoom">
           <a rel="modal" href="#hiw-feature1">
-            <img src="/static/img/thumb-hiw-feature1.png" alt="Studio Helps You Keep Your Courses Organized" />
-            <figcaption class="sr">Studio Helps You Keep Your Courses Organized</figcaption>
+            <img src="/static/img/thumb-hiw-feature1.png" alt="${_('Studio Helps You Keep Your Courses Organized')}" />
+            <figcaption class="sr">${_("Studio Helps You Keep Your Courses Organized")}</figcaption>
             <span class="action-zoom">
               <i class="icon-zoom-in"></i>
             </span>
@@ -34,23 +36,23 @@
         </figure>
 
         <div class="copy">
-          <h3>Keeping Your Course Organized</h3>
-          <p>The backbone of your course is how it is organized. Studio offers an <strong>Outline</strong> editor, providing a simple hierarchy and easy drag and drop to help you and your students stay organized.</p>
+          <h3>${_("Keeping Your Course Organized")}</h3>
+          <p>${_("The backbone of your course is how it is organized. Studio offers an <strong>Outline</strong> editor, providing a simple hierarchy and easy drag and drop to help you and your students stay organized.")}</p>
 
           <ul class="list-proofpoints">
             <li class="proofpoint">
-              <h4 class="title">Simple Organization For Content</h4>
-              <p>Studio uses a simple hierarchy of <strong>sections</strong> and <strong>subsections</strong> to organize your content.</p>
+              <h4 class="title">${_("Simple Organization For Content")}</h4>
+              <p>${_("Studio uses a simple hierarchy of <strong>sections</strong> and <strong>subsections</strong> to organize your content.")}</p>
             </li>
 
             <li class="proofpoint">
-              <h4 class="title">Change Your Mind Anytime</h4>
-              <p>Draft your outline and build content anywhere. Simple drag and drop tools let your reorganize quickly.</p>
+              <h4 class="title">${_("Change Your Mind Anytime")}</h4>
+              <p>${_("Draft your outline and build content anywhere. Simple drag and drop tools let your reorganize quickly.")}</p>
             </li>
 
             <li class="proofpoint">
-              <h4 class="title">Go A Week Or A Semester At A Time</h4>
-              <p>Build and release <strong>sections</strong> to your students incrementally. You don't have to have it all done at once.</p>
+              <h4 class="title">${_("Go A Week Or A Semester At A Time")}</h4>
+              <p>${_("Build and release <strong>sections</strong> to your students incrementally. You don't have to have it all done at once.")}</p>
             </li>
           </ul>
         </div>
@@ -59,8 +61,8 @@
       <li class="feature">
         <figure class="img zoom">
         <a rel="modal" href="#hiw-feature2">
-          <img src="/static/img/thumb-hiw-feature2.png" alt="Learning is More than Just Lectures" />
-          <figcaption class="sr">Learning is More than Just Lectures</figcaption>
+          <img src="/static/img/thumb-hiw-feature2.png" alt="${_('Learning is More than Just Lectures')}" />
+          <figcaption class="sr">${_("Learning is More than Just Lectures")}</figcaption>
           <span class="action-zoom">
             <i class="icon-zoom-in"></i>
           </span>
@@ -68,23 +70,23 @@
         </figure>
 
         <div class="copy">
-          <h3>Learning is More than Just Lectures</h3>
-          <p>Studio lets you weave your content together in a way that reinforces learning &mdash; short video lectures interleaved with exercises and more. Insert videos and author a wide variety of exercise types with just a few clicks. </p>
+          <h3>${_("Learning is More than Just Lectures")}</h3>
+          <p>${_("Studio lets you weave your content together in a way that reinforces learning &mdash; short video lectures interleaved with exercises and more. Insert videos and author a wide variety of exercise types with just a few clicks.")} </p>
 
           <ul class="list-proofpoints">
             <li class="proofpoint">
-              <h4 class="title">Create Learning Pathways</h4>
-              <p>Help your students understand a small interactive piece at a time with multimedia, HTML, and exercises.</p>
+              <h4 class="title">${_("Create Learning Pathways")}</h4>
+              <p>${_("Help your students understand a small interactive piece at a time with multimedia, HTML, and exercises.")}</p>
             </li>
 
             <li class="proofpoint">
-              <h4 class="title">Work Visually, Organize Quickly</h4>
-              <p>Work visually and see exactly what your students will see. Reorganize all your content with drag and drop.</p>
+              <h4 class="title">${_("Work Visually, Organize Quickly")}</h4>
+              <p>${_("Work visually and see exactly what your students will see. Reorganize all your content with drag and drop.")}</p>
             </li>
 
             <li class="proofpoint">
-              <h4 class="title">A Broad Library of Problem Types</h4>
-              <p>It's more than just multiple choice. Studio has nearly a dozen types of problems to challenge your learners.</p>
+              <h4 class="title">${_("A Broad Library of Problem Types")}</h4>
+              <p>${_("It's more than just multiple choice. Studio has nearly a dozen types of problems to challenge your learners.")}</p>
             </li>
           </ul>
         </div>
@@ -93,8 +95,8 @@
       <li class="feature">
         <figure class="img zoom">
           <a rel="modal" href="#hiw-feature3">
-            <img src="/static/img/thumb-hiw-feature3.png" alt="Studio Gives You Simple, Fast, and Incremental Publishing. With Friends." />
-            <figcaption class="sr">Studio Gives You Simple, Fast, and Incremental Publishing. With Friends.</figcaption>
+            <img src="/static/img/thumb-hiw-feature3.png" alt="${_('Studio Gives You Simple, Fast, and Incremental Publishing. With Friends.')}" />
+            <figcaption class="sr">${_("Studio Gives You Simple, Fast, and Incremental Publishing. With Friends.")}</figcaption>
             <span class="action-zoom">
               <i class="icon-zoom-in"></i>
             </span>
@@ -102,23 +104,23 @@
         </figure>
 
         <div class="copy">
-          <h3>Simple, Fast, and Incremental Publishing. With Friends.</h3>
-          <p>Studio works like web applications you already know, yet understands how you build curriculum. Instant publishing to the web when you want it, incremental release when it makes sense. And with co-authors, you can have a whole team building a course, together.</p>
+          <h3>${_("Simple, Fast, and Incremental Publishing. With Friends.")}</h3>
+          <p>${_("Studio works like web applications you already know, yet understands how you build curriculum. Instant publishing to the web when you want it, incremental release when it makes sense. And with co-authors, you can have a whole team building a course, together.")}</p>
 
           <ul class="list-proofpoints">
             <li class="proofpoint">
-              <h4 class="title">Instant Changes</h4>
-              <p>Caught a bug? No problem. When you want, your changes to live when you hit Save.</p>
+              <h4 class="title">${_("Instant Changes")}</h4>
+              <p>${_("Caught a bug? No problem. When you want, your changes to live when you hit Save.")}</p>
             </li>
 
             <li class="proofpoint">
-              <h4 class="title">Release-On Date Publishing</h4>
-              <p>When you've finished a <strong>section</strong>, pick when you want it to go live and Studio takes care of the rest. Build your course incrementally.</p>
+              <h4 class="title">${_("Release-On Date Publishing")}</h4>
+              <p>${_("When you've finished a <strong>section</strong>, pick when you want it to go live and Studio takes care of the rest. Build your course incrementally.")}</p>
             </li>
 
             <li class="proofpoint">
-              <h4 class="title">Work in Teams</h4>
-              <p>Co-authors have full access to all the same authoring tools. Make your course better through a team effort.</p>
+              <h4 class="title">${_("Work in Teams")}</h4>
+              <p>${_("Co-authors have full access to all the same authoring tools. Make your course better through a team effort.")}</p>
             </li>
           </ul>
         </div>
@@ -130,56 +132,56 @@
 <div class="wrapper-content-cta wrapper">
   <section class="content content-cta">
     <header>
-      <h2 class="sr">Sign Up for Studio Today!</h2>
+      <h2 class="sr">${_("Sign Up for Studio Today!")}</h2>
     </header>
 
     <ul class="list-actions">
       <li class="action-item">
-        <a href="${reverse('signup')}" class="action action-primary">Sign Up &amp; Start Making an edX Course</a>
+        <a href="${reverse('signup')}" class="action action-primary">${_("Sign Up &amp; Start Making an edX Course")}</a>
       </li>
       <li class="action-item">
-        <a href="${reverse('login')}" class="action action-secondary">Already have a Studio Account? Sign In</a>
+        <a href="${reverse('login')}" class="action action-secondary">${_("Already have a Studio Account? Sign In")}</a>
       </li>
     </ul>
   </section>
 </div>
 
 <div class="content-modal" id="hiw-feature1">
-  <h3 class="title">Outlining Your Course</h3>
+  <h3 class="title">${_("Outlining Your Course")}</h3>
   <figure>
     <img src="/static/img/hiw-feature1.png" alt="" />
-    <figcaption class="description">Simple two-level outline to organize your couse. Drag and drop, and see your course at a glance.</figcaption>
+    <figcaption class="description">${_("Simple two-level outline to organize your couse. Drag and drop, and see your course at a glance.")}</figcaption>
   </figure>
 
   <a href="" rel="view" class="action action-modal-close">
     <i class="icon-remove-sign"></i>
-    <span class="label">close modal</span>
+    <span class="label">${_("close modal")}</span>
   </a>
 </div>
 
 <div class="content-modal" id="hiw-feature2">
-  <h3 class="title">More than Just Lectures</h3>
+  <h3 class="title">${_("More than Just Lectures")}</h3>
   <figure>
     <img src="/static/img/hiw-feature2.png" alt="" />
-    <figcaption class="description">Quickly create videos, text snippets, inline discussions, and a variety of problem types.</figcaption>
+    <figcaption class="description">${_("Quickly create videos, text snippets, inline discussions, and a variety of problem types.")}</figcaption>
   </figure>
 
   <a href="" rel="view" class="action action-modal-close">
     <i class="icon-remove-sign"></i>
-    <span class="label">close modal</span>
+    <span class="label">${_("close modal")}</span>
   </a>
 </div>
 
 <div class="content-modal" id="hiw-feature3">
-  <h3 class="title">Publishing on Date</h3>
+  <h3 class="title">${_("Publishing on Date")}</h3>
   <figure>
     <img src="/static/img/hiw-feature3.png" alt="" />
-    <figcaption class="description">Simply set the date of a section or subsection, and Studio will publish it to your students for you.</figcaption>
+    <figcaption class="description">${_("Simply set the date of a section or subsection, and Studio will publish it to your students for you.")}</figcaption>
   </figure>
 
   <a href="" rel="view" class="action action-modal-close">
     <i class="icon-remove-sign"></i>
-    <span class="label">close modal</span>
+    <span class="label">${_("close modal")}</span>
   </a>
 </div>
 </%block>
diff --git a/cms/templates/import.html b/cms/templates/import.html
index f9555a6aa89..33bb7326c3c 100644
--- a/cms/templates/import.html
+++ b/cms/templates/import.html
@@ -1,16 +1,17 @@
+<%! from django.utils.translation import ugettext as _ %>
 <%inherit file="base.html" />
 <%namespace name='static' file='static_content.html'/>
 
 <%! from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse %>
-<%block name="title">Course Import</%block>
+<%block name="title">${_("Course Import")}</%block>
 <%block name="bodyclass">is-signedin course tools import</%block>
 
 <%block name="content">
 <div class="wrapper-mast wrapper">
   <header class="mast has-subtitle">
     <h1 class="page-header">
-      <small class="subtitle">Tools</small>
-      <span class="sr">&gt; </span>Course Import
+      <small class="subtitle">${_("Tools")}</small>
+      <span class="sr">&gt; </span>${_("Course Import")}
     </h1>
   </header>
 </div>
@@ -19,19 +20,18 @@
   <div class="inner-wrapper">
     <article class="import-overview">
       <div class="description">
-        <p><strong>Importing a new course will delete all content currently associated with your course
-        and replace it with the contents of the uploaded file.</strong></p>
-        <p>File uploads must be gzipped tar files (.tar.gz) containing, at a minimum, a <code>course.xml</code> file.</p>
-        <p>Please note that if your course has any problems with auto-generated <code>url_name</code> nodes,
-        re-importing your course could cause the loss of student data associated with those problems.</p>
+        <p><strong>${_("Importing a new course will delete all content currently associated with your course and replace it with the contents of the uploaded file.")}</strong></p>
+        ## Translators: ".tar.gz" is a file extension, and files with that extension are called "gzipped tar files": these terms should not be translated
+        <p>${_("File uploads must be gzipped tar files (.tar.gz) containing, at a minimum, a {filename} file.").format(filename='<code>course.xml</code>')}</p>
+        <p>${_("Please note that if your course has any problems with auto-generated {nodename} nodes, re-importing your course could cause the loss of student data associated with those problems.").format(nodename='<code>url_name</code>')}</p>
       </div>
       <form action="${reverse('import_course', kwargs=dict(org=context_course.location.org, course=context_course.location.course, name=context_course.location.name))}" method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data" class="import-form">
-        <h2>Course to import:</h2>
+        <h2>${_("Course to import:")}</h2>
         <p class="error-block"></p>
-        <a href="#" class="choose-file-button">Choose File</a>
-        <p class="file-name-block"><span class="file-name"></span><a href="#" class="choose-file-button-inline">change</a></p>
+        <a href="#" class="choose-file-button">${_("Choose File")}</a>
+        <p class="file-name-block"><span class="file-name"></span><a href="#" class="choose-file-button-inline">${_("change")}</a></p>
         <input type="file" name="course-data" class="file-input">
-        <input type="submit" value="Replace my course with the one above" class="submit-button">
+        <input type="submit" value="${_('Replace my course with the one above')}" class="submit-button">
         <div class="progress-bar">
           <div class="progress-fill"></div>
           <div class="percent">0%</div>
@@ -68,11 +68,11 @@ $('form').ajaxForm({
     },
     complete: function(xhr) {
       if (xhr.status == 200) {
-        alert('Your import was successful.');
+        alert('${_("Your import was successful.")}');
         window.location = '${successful_import_redirect_url}';
       }
       else
-        alert('Your import has failed.\n\n' + xhr.responseText);
+        alert('${_("Your import has failed.")}\n\n' + xhr.responseText);
         submitBtn.show();
         bar.hide();
     }
diff --git a/cms/templates/index.html b/cms/templates/index.html
index e7205c94307..69c1552ed92 100644
--- a/cms/templates/index.html
+++ b/cms/templates/index.html
@@ -11,22 +11,22 @@
       <div class="item-details">
         <form class="course-info">
           <div class="row">
-            <label>Course Name</label>
+	    <label>${_("Course Name")}</label>
             <input type="text" class="new-course-name" />
           </div>
           <div class="row">
             <div class="column">
-              <label>Organization</label>
+	      <label>${_("Organization")}</label>
               <input type="text" class="new-course-org" />
             </div>
             <div class="column">
-              <label>Course Number</label>
+	      <label>${_("Course Number")}</label>
               <input type="text" class="new-course-number" />
             </div>
           </div>
           <div class="row">
-            <input type="submit" value="Save" class="new-course-save" data-template="${new_course_template}" />
-            <input type="button" value="Cancel" class="new-course-cancel" />
+	    <input type="submit" value="${_('Save')}" class="new-course-save" data-template="${new_course_template}" />
+	    <input type="button" value="${_('Cancel')}" class="new-course-cancel" />
           </div>
         </form>
       </div>
diff --git a/cms/templates/login.html b/cms/templates/login.html
index 1b52c559738..1997fd23fe6 100644
--- a/cms/templates/login.html
+++ b/cms/templates/login.html
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
+<%! from django.utils.translation import ugettext as _ %>
 <%inherit file="base.html" />
 <%! from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse %>
-<%block name="title">Sign In</%block>
+<%block name="title">${_("Sign In")}</%block>
 <%block name="bodyclass">not-signedin signin</%block>
 
 <%block name="content">
@@ -8,32 +9,32 @@
 <div class="wrapper-content wrapper">
   <section class="content">
     <header>
-      <h1 class="title title-1">Sign In to edX Studio</h1>
-      <a href="${reverse('signup')}" class="action action-signin">Don't have a Studio Account? Sign up!</a>
+      <h1 class="title title-1">${_("Sign In to edX Studio")}</h1>
+      <a href="${reverse('signup')}" class="action action-signin">${_("Don't have a Studio Account? Sign up!")}</a>
     </header>
 
     <article class="content-primary" role="main">
       <form id="login_form" method="post" action="login_post">
-        
+
         <fieldset>
-          <legend class="sr">Required Information to Sign In to edX Studio</legend>
-          
+          <legend class="sr">${_("Required Information to Sign In to edX Studio")}</legend>
+
           <ol class="list-input">
             <li class="field text required" id="field-email">
-              <label for="email">Email Address</label>
-              <input id="email" type="email" name="email" placeholder="e.g. jane.doe@gmail.com" />              
+              <label for="email">${_("Email Address")}</label>
+              <input id="email" type="email" name="email" placeholder="e.g. jane.doe@gmail.com" />
             </li>
 
             <li class="field text required" id="field-password">
-              <a href="${forgot_password_link}" class="action action-forgotpassword" tabindex="-1">Forgot password?</a>
-              <label for="password">Password</label>
-              <input id="password" type="password" name="password" />              
+              <a href="${forgot_password_link}" class="action action-forgotpassword" tabindex="-1">${_("Forgot password?")}</a>
+              <label for="password">${_("Password")}</label>
+              <input id="password" type="password" name="password" />
             </li>
           </ol>
         </fieldset>
 
         <div class="form-actions">
-          <button type="submit" id="submit" name="submit" class="action action-primary">Sign In to edX Studio</button>
+          <button type="submit" id="submit" name="submit" class="action action-primary">${_("Sign In to edX Studio")}</button>
         </div>
 
         <!-- no honor code for CMS, but need it because we're using the lms student object -->
@@ -42,11 +43,11 @@
     </article>
 
     <aside class="content-supplementary" role="complimentary">
-      <h2 class="sr">Studio Support</h2>
+      <h2 class="sr">${_("Studio Support")}</h2>
 
       <div class="bit">
-        <h3 class="title-3">Need Help?</h3>
-        <p>Having trouble with your account? Use <a href="http://help.edge.edx.org" rel="external">our support center</a> to look over self help steps, find solutions others have found to the same problem, or let us know of your issue.</p>
+        <h3 class="title-3">${_("Need Help?")}</h3>
+        <p>${_('Having trouble with your account? Use {link_start}our support center{link_end} to look over self help steps, find solutions others have found to the same problem, or let us know of your issue.').format(link_start='<a href="http://help.edge.edx.org" rel="external">', link_end='</a>')}</p>
       </div>
     </aside>
   </section>
@@ -94,4 +95,4 @@
   });
 })(this)
 </script>
-</%block>
\ No newline at end of file
+</%block>
diff --git a/cms/templates/manage_users.html b/cms/templates/manage_users.html
index f5baf2f4d29..22d57be41d2 100644
--- a/cms/templates/manage_users.html
+++ b/cms/templates/manage_users.html
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
+<%! from django.utils.translation import ugettext as _ %>
 <%inherit file="base.html" />
-<%block name="title">Course Team Settings</%block>
+<%block name="title">${_("Course Team Settings")}</%block>
 <%block name="bodyclass">is-signedin course users settings team</%block>
 
 
@@ -7,16 +8,16 @@
 <div class="wrapper-mast wrapper">
   <header class="mast has-actions has-subtitle">
     <h1 class="page-header">
-      <small class="subtitle">Course Settings</small>
-      <span class="sr">&gt; </span>Course Team
+      <small class="subtitle">${_("Course Settings")}</small>
+      <span class="sr">&gt; </span>${_("Course Team")}
     </h1>
 
     <nav class="nav-actions">
-      <h3 class="sr">Page Actions</h3>
+      <h3 class="sr">${_("Page Actions")}</h3>
       <ul>
         %if allow_actions:
         <li class="nav-item">
-          <a href="#" class="button new-button new-user-button"><i class="icon-plus"></i> New User</a>
+          <a href="#" class="button new-button new-user-button"><i class="icon-plus"></i> ${_("New User")}</a>
         </li>
         %endif
       </ul>
@@ -28,7 +29,7 @@
   <div class="inner-wrapper">
 
     <div class="details">
-      <p>The following list of users have been designated as course staff. This means that these users will have permissions to modify course content. You may add additional course staff below, if you are the course instructor. Please note that they must have already registered and verified their account.</p>
+      <p>${_("The following list of users have been designated as course staff. This means that these users will have permissions to modify course content. You may add additional course staff below, if you are the course instructor. Please note that they must have already registered and verified their account.")}</p>
     </div>
 
     <article class="user-overview">
diff --git a/cms/templates/overview.html b/cms/templates/overview.html
index 8a52542a04d..ab7788c64a3 100644
--- a/cms/templates/overview.html
+++ b/cms/templates/overview.html
@@ -1,17 +1,18 @@
+<%! from django.utils.translation import ugettext as _ %>
 <%inherit file="base.html" />
 <%!
    import logging
    from xmodule.util import date_utils
 %>
 <%! from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse %>
-<%block name="title">Course Outline</%block>
+<%block name="title">${_("Course Outline")}</%block>
 <%block name="bodyclass">is-signedin course outline</%block>
 
 <%namespace name='static' file='static_content.html'/>
 <%namespace name="units" file="widgets/units.html" />
 
 <%block name="jsextra">
-  <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="${static.url('js/vendor/timepicker/jquery.timepicker.css')}" />
+<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="${static.url('js/vendor/timepicker/jquery.timepicker.css')}" />
   <script src="${static.url('js/vendor/timepicker/jquery.timepicker.js')}"></script>
   <script src="${static.url('js/vendor/timepicker/datepair.js')}"></script>
   <script src="${static.url('js/vendor/date.js')}"></script>
@@ -60,13 +61,13 @@
   <script type="text/template" id="new-section-template">
     <section class="courseware-section branch new-section">
       <header>
-        <a href="#"  data-tooltip="Collapse/expand this section" class="expand-collapse-icon collapse"></a>
+      <a href="#"  data-tooltip="${_('Collapse/expand this section')}" class="expand-collapse-icon collapse"></a>
         <div class="item-details">
           <h3 class="section-name">
           <form class="section-name-form">
-            <input type="text" value="New Section Name" class="new-section-name" />
-            <input type="submit" class="new-section-name-save" data-parent="${parent_location}" data-template="${new_section_template}" value="Save" />
-            <input type="button" class="new-section-name-cancel" value="Cancel" /></h3>
+            <input type="text" value="${_('New Section Name')}" class="new-section-name" />
+            <input type="submit" class="new-section-name-save" data-parent="${parent_location}" data-template="${new_section_template}" value="${_('Save')}" />
+            <input type="button" class="new-section-name-cancel" value="${_('Cancel')}" /></h3>
           </form>
         </div>
       </header>
@@ -76,19 +77,19 @@
   <script type="text/template" id="blank-slate-template">
     <section class="courseware-section branch new-section">
       <header>
-        <a href="#"  data-tooltip="Collapse/expand this section" class="expand-collapse-icon collapse"></a>
+      <a href="#"  data-tooltip="${_('Collapse/expand this section')}" class="expand-collapse-icon collapse"></a>
         <div class="item-details">
           <h3 class="section-name">
           <span class="section-name-span">Click here to set the section name</span>
           <form class="section-name-form">
-            <input type="text" value="New Section Name" class="new-section-name" />
-            <input type="submit" class="new-section-name-save" data-parent="${parent_location}" data-template="${new_section_template}" value="Save" />
-            <input type="button" class="new-section-name-cancel" value="Cancel" /></h3>
+            <input type="text" value="${_('New Section Name')}" class="new-section-name" />
+            <input type="submit" class="new-section-name-save" data-parent="${parent_location}" data-template="${new_section_template}" value="${_('Save')}" />
+            <input type="button" class="new-section-name-cancel" value="${_('Cancel')}" /></h3>
           </form>
         </div>
         <div class="item-actions">
-          <a href="#" data-tooltip="Delete this section" class="delete-button delete-section-button"><span class="delete-icon"></span></a>
-          <a href="#" data-tooltip="Drag to re-order" class="drag-handle"></a>
+          <a href="#" data-tooltip="${_('Delete this section')}" class="delete-button delete-section-button"><span class="delete-icon"></span></a>
+          <a href="#" data-tooltip="${_('Drag to re-order')}" class="drag-handle"></a>
         </div>
       </header>
     </section>
@@ -100,16 +101,16 @@
         <form class="new-subsection-form">
           <span class="folder-icon"></span>
           <span class="subsection-name">
-            <input type="text" value="New Subsection" class="new-subsection-name-input" />
+            <input type="text" value="${_('New Subsection')}" class="new-subsection-name-input" />
           </span>
-          <input type="submit" value="Save" class="new-subsection-name-save" />
-          <input type="button" value="Cancel" class="new-subsection-name-cancel" />
+          <input type="submit" value="${_('Save')}" class="new-subsection-name-save" />
+          <input type="button" value="${_('Cancel')}" class="new-subsection-name-cancel" />
         </form>
       </div>
       <ol>
         <li>
           <a href="unit.html" class="new-unit-item">
-            <span class="new-unit-icon"></span>New Unit
+            <span class="new-unit-icon"></span>${_('New Unit')}
           </a>
         </li>
       </ol>
@@ -121,21 +122,21 @@
   <div class="wrapper-mast wrapper">
     <header class="mast has-actions has-subtitle">
       <h1 class="page-header">
-        <small class="subtitle">Content</small>
-        <span class="sr">&gt; </span>Course Outline
+        <small class="subtitle">${_("Content")}</small>
+        <span class="sr">&gt; </span>${_("Course Outline")}
       </h1>
 
       <nav class="nav-actions">
-        <h3 class="sr">Page Actions</h3>
+        <h3 class="sr">${_("Page Actions")}</h3>
         <ul>
           <li class="nav-item">
-            <a href="#" class="toggle-button toggle-button-sections"><i class="icon-arrow-up"></i> <span class="label">Collapse All Sections</span></a>
+            <a href="#" class="toggle-button toggle-button-sections"><i class="icon-arrow-up"></i> <span class="label">${_("Collapse All Sections")}</span></a>
           </li>
           <li class="nav-item">
-            <a href="#" class="button new-button new-courseware-section-button"><i class="icon-plus"></i> New Section</a>
+            <a href="#" class="button new-button new-courseware-section-button"><i class="icon-plus"></i> ${_("New Section")}</a>
           </li>
           <li class="nav-item">
-            <a href="${lms_link}" rel="external" class="button view-button view-live-button">View Live</a>
+            <a href="${lms_link}" rel="external" class="button view-button view-live-button">${_("View Live")}</a>
           </li>
         </ul>
       </nav>
@@ -148,7 +149,7 @@
         % for section in sections:
         <section class="courseware-section branch" data-id="${section.location}">
           <header>
-            <a href="#" data-tooltip="Expand/collapse this section" class="expand-collapse-icon collapse"></a>
+          <a href="#" data-tooltip="${_('Expand/collapse this section')}" class="expand-collapse-icon collapse"></a>
 
             <div class="item-details" data-id="${section.location}">
               <h3 class="section-name" data-name="${section.display_name_with_default | h}"></h3>
@@ -162,26 +163,26 @@
                       start_time_str = ''
                 %>
                 %if section.lms.start is None:
-                  <span class="published-status">This section has not been released.</span>
-                  <a href="#" class="schedule-button" data-date="" data-time="" data-id="${section.location}">Schedule</a>
+                  <span class="published-status">${_("This section has not been released.")}</span>
+                  <a href="#" class="schedule-button" data-date="" data-time="" data-id="${section.location}">${_("Schedule")}</a>
                 %else:
-                  <span class="published-status"><strong>Will Release:</strong>
+                  <span class="published-status"><strong>${_("Will Release:")}</strong>
                   ${date_utils.get_default_time_display(section.lms.start)}</span>
                   <a href="#" class="edit-button" data-date="${start_date_str}"
-                    data-time="${start_time_str}" data-id="${section.location}">Edit</a>
+                    data-time="${start_time_str}" data-id="${section.location}">${_("Edit")}</a>
                 %endif
               </div>
             </div>
 
             <div class="item-actions">
-              <a href="#" data-tooltip="Delete this section" class="delete-button delete-section-button"><span class="delete-icon"></span></a>
-              <a href="#" data-tooltip="Drag to reorder" class="drag-handle"></a>
+              <a href="#" data-tooltip="${_('Delete this section')}" class="delete-button delete-section-button"><span class="delete-icon"></span></a>
+              <a href="#" data-tooltip="${_('Drag to reorder')}" class="drag-handle"></a>
             </div>
           </header>
           <div class="subsection-list">
             <div class="list-header">
               <a href="#" class="new-subsection-item" data-template="${new_subsection_template}">
-                <span class="new-folder-icon"></span>New Subsection
+                <span class="new-folder-icon"></span>${_("New Subsection")}
               </a>
             </div>
             <ol data-section-id="${section.location.url()}">
@@ -189,19 +190,19 @@
               <li class="branch collapsed id-holder" data-id="${subsection.location}">
                 <div class="section-item">
                   <div class="details">
-                    <a href="#" data-tooltip="Expand/collapse this subsection" class="expand-collapse-icon expand"></a>
+                    <a href="#" data-tooltip="${_('Expand/collapse this subsection')}" class="expand-collapse-icon expand"></a>
                     <a href="${reverse('edit_subsection', args=[subsection.location])}">
                       <span class="folder-icon"></span>
                       <span class="subsection-name"><span class="subsection-name-value">${subsection.display_name_with_default}</span></span>
                     </a>
                   </div>
 
-                  <div class="gradable-status" data-initial-status="${subsection.lms.format if subsection.lms.format is not None else 'Not Graded'}">
+                  <div class="gradable-status" data-initial-status="${subsection.lms.format if subsection.lms.format is not None else _('Not Graded')}">
                   </div>
 
                   <div class="item-actions">
-                    <a href="#" data-tooltip="Delete this subsection" class="delete-button delete-subsection-button"><span class="delete-icon"></span></a>
-                    <a href="#" data-tooltip="Drag to reorder" class="drag-handle"></a>
+                    <a href="#" data-tooltip="${_('Delete this subsection')}" class="delete-button delete-subsection-button"><span class="delete-icon"></span></a>
+                    <a href="#" data-tooltip="${_('Drag to reorder')}" class="drag-handle"></a>
                   </div>
                 </div>
                 ${units.enum_units(subsection)}
@@ -218,22 +219,22 @@
 
   <div class="edit-subsection-publish-settings">
     <div class="settings">
-      <h3>Section Release Date</h3>
+      <h3>${_("Section Release Date")}</h3>
       <div class="picker datepair">
         <div class="field field-start-date">
-          <label for="">Release Day</label>
+          <label for="">${_("Release Day")}</label>
           <input class="start-date date" type="text" name="start_date" value="" placeholder="MM/DD/YYYY" class="date" size='15' autocomplete="off"/>
         </div>
         <div class="field field-start-time">
-          <label for="">Release Time (<abbr title="Coordinated Universal Time">UTC</abbr>)</label>
+          <label for="">${_("Release Time")} (<abbr title="${_("Coordinated Universal Time")}">UTC</abbr>)</label>
           <input class="start-time time" type="text" name="start_time" value="" placeholder="HH:MM" class="time" size='10' autocomplete="off"/>
         </div>
 
         <div class="description">
-          <p>On the date set above, this section – <strong class="section-name"></strong> – will be released to students. Any units marked private will only be visible to admins.</p>
+          <p>${_('On the date set above, this section - {name} - will be released to students. Any units marked private will only be visible to admins.').format(name='<strong class="section-name"></strong>')}</p>
         </div>
       </div>
-      <a href="#" class="save-button">Save</a><a href="#" class="cancel-button">Cancel</a>
+      <a href="#" class="save-button">${_("Save")}</a><a href="#" class="cancel-button">${_("Cancel")}</a>
     </div>
   </div>
 </%block>
diff --git a/cms/templates/registration/activation_complete.html b/cms/templates/registration/activation_complete.html
index a4d028ef5b9..32b95cd0500 100644
--- a/cms/templates/registration/activation_complete.html
+++ b/cms/templates/registration/activation_complete.html
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
+<%! from django.utils.translation import ugettext as _ %>
 <%! from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse %>
 <%inherit file="../base.html" />
 
 <%namespace name='static' file='../static_content.html'/>
 
-%if not user_logged_in: 
+%if not user_logged_in:
 <%block name="bodyclass">
-  not-signedin 
+  not-signedin
 </%block>
 %endif
 
@@ -16,15 +17,15 @@
 
     <p style='padding-top:100px; text-align:center;'>
       %if not already_active:
-        Thanks for activating your account.
+        ${_("Thanks for activating your account.")}
       %else:
-        This account has already been activated.
+        ${_("This account has already been activated.")}
       %endif
 
       %if user_logged_in:
-        Visit your <a href="/">dashboard</a> to see your courses.
+        ${_("Visit your {link_start}dashboard{link_end} to see your courses.").format(link_start='<a href="/">', link_end='</a>')}
       %else:
-        You can now <a href="${reverse('login')}">login</a>.
+        ${_("You can now {link_start}login{link_end}.").format(link_start='<a href="{url}">'.format(url=reverse('login')), link_end='</a>')}
       %endif
     </p>
   </section>
diff --git a/cms/templates/registration/reg_complete.html b/cms/templates/registration/reg_complete.html
index 256146f3b41..c6af5d94a5e 100644
--- a/cms/templates/registration/reg_complete.html
+++ b/cms/templates/registration/reg_complete.html
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
+<%! from django.utils.translation import ugettext as _ %>
 <h1>Check your email</h1>
-<p>An activation link has been sent to ${ email }, along with
-instructions for activating your account.</p>
+<p>${_("An activation link has been sent to {emaiL}, along with instructions for activating your account.").format(email=email)}</p>
diff --git a/cms/templates/settings.html b/cms/templates/settings.html
index 14c79e586af..1dde9b6c0dc 100644
--- a/cms/templates/settings.html
+++ b/cms/templates/settings.html
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <%! from django.utils.translation import ugettext as _ %>
 
 <%inherit file="base.html" />
-<%block name="title">Schedule &amp; Details Settings</%block>
+<%block name="title">${_("Schedule &amp; Details Settings")}</%block>
 <%block name="bodyclass">is-signedin course schedule settings</%block>
 
 <%namespace name='static' file='static_content.html'/>
diff --git a/cms/templates/settings_advanced.html b/cms/templates/settings_advanced.html
index 6cc34685900..e1b1913c873 100644
--- a/cms/templates/settings_advanced.html
+++ b/cms/templates/settings_advanced.html
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
+<%! from django.utils.translation import ugettext as _ %>
 <%inherit file="base.html" />
 <%! from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse %>
-<%block name="title">Advanced Settings</%block>
+<%block name="title">${_("Advanced Settings")}</%block>
 <%block name="bodyclass">is-signedin course advanced settings</%block>
 
 <%namespace name='static' file='static_content.html'/>
@@ -44,8 +45,8 @@ editor.render();
 <div class="wrapper-mast wrapper">
   <header class="mast has-subtitle">
     <h1 class="page-header">
-      <small class="subtitle">Settings</small>
-      <span class="sr">&gt; </span>Advanced Settings
+      <small class="subtitle">${_("Settings")}</small>
+      <span class="sr">&gt; </span>${_("Advanced Settings")}
     </h1>
   </header>
 </div>
@@ -56,20 +57,20 @@ editor.render();
       <form id="settings_advanced" class="settings-advanced" method="post" action="">
 
         <div class="message message-status confirm">
-          Your policy changes have been saved.
+          ${_("Your policy changes have been saved.")}
         </div>
 
         <div class="message message-status error">
-          There was an error saving your information. Please see below.
+          ${_("There was an error saving your information. Please see below.")}
         </div>
 
         <section class="group-settings advanced-policies">
           <header>
-            <h2 class="title-2">Manual Policy Definition</h2>
-            <span class="tip">Manually Edit Course Policy Values (JSON Key / Value pairs)</span>
+            <h2 class="title-2">${_("Manual Policy Definition")}</h2>
+            <span class="tip">${_("Manually Edit Course Policy Values (JSON Key / Value pairs)")}</span>
           </header>
 
-          <p class="instructions"><strong>Warning</strong>: Do not modify these policies unless you are familiar with their purpose.</p>
+          <p class="instructions">${_("<strong>Warning</strong>: Do not modify these policies unless you are familiar with their purpose.")}</p>
 
           <ul class="list-input course-advanced-policy-list enum">
 
@@ -80,22 +81,22 @@ editor.render();
 
     <aside class="content-supplementary" role="complimentary">
       <div class="bit">
-        <h3 class="title-3">How will these settings be used?</h3>
-        <p>Manual policies are JSON-based key and value pairs that give you control over specific course settings that edX Studio will use when displaying and running your course.</p>
+        <h3 class="title-3">${_("How will these settings be used?")}</h3>
+        <p>${_("Manual policies are JSON-based key and value pairs that give you control over specific course settings that edX Studio will use when displaying and running your course.")}</p>
 
-        <p>Any policies you modify here will override any other information you've defined elsewhere in Studio. With this in mind, please be very careful and do not edit policies that you are unfamiliar with (both their purpose and their syntax).</p>
+        <p>${_("Any policies you modify here will override any other information you've defined elsewhere in Studio. With this in mind, please be very careful and do not edit policies that you are unfamiliar with (both their purpose and their syntax)")}.</p>
       </div>
 
       <div class="bit">
       % if context_course:
       <% ctx_loc = context_course.location %>
       <%! from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse %>
-        <h3 class="title-3">Other Course Settings</h3>
+      <h3 class="title-3">${_("Other Course Settings")}</h3>
         <nav class="nav-related">
           <ul>
-            <li class="nav-item"><a href="${reverse('contentstore.views.get_course_settings', kwargs=dict(org=ctx_loc.org, course=ctx_loc.course, name=ctx_loc.name))}">Details &amp; Schedule</a></li>
-            <li class="nav-item"><a href="${reverse('contentstore.views.course_config_graders_page', kwargs={'org' : ctx_loc.org, 'course' : ctx_loc.course, 'name': ctx_loc.name})}">Grading</a></li>
-            <li class="nav-item"><a href="${reverse('manage_users', kwargs=dict(location=ctx_loc))}">Course Team</a></li>
+            <li class="nav-item"><a href="${reverse('contentstore.views.get_course_settings', kwargs=dict(org=ctx_loc.org, course=ctx_loc.course, name=ctx_loc.name))}">${_("Details &amp; Schedule")}</a></li>
+            <li class="nav-item"><a href="${reverse('contentstore.views.course_config_graders_page', kwargs={'org' : ctx_loc.org, 'course' : ctx_loc.course, 'name': ctx_loc.name})}">${_("Grading")}</a></li>
+            <li class="nav-item"><a href="${reverse('manage_users', kwargs=dict(location=ctx_loc))}">${_("Course Team")}</a></li>
           </ul>
         </nav>
       % endif
diff --git a/cms/templates/settings_discussions_faculty.html b/cms/templates/settings_discussions_faculty.html
index 5dfb4b76aec..1ce96c1ae53 100644
--- a/cms/templates/settings_discussions_faculty.html
+++ b/cms/templates/settings_discussions_faculty.html
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
+<%! from django.utils.translation import ugettext as _ %>
 <!-- NOTE not used currently but retained b/c it's yet-to-be-wired functionality -->
 <%inherit file="base.html" />
-<%block name="title">Schedule and details</%block>
+<%block name="title">${_("Schedule and details")}</%block>
 <%block name="bodyclass">is-signedin course settings</%block>
 
 
@@ -26,17 +27,17 @@ from contentstore import utils
   <!-- -->
   <div class="main-wrapper">
     <div class="inner-wrapper">
-      <h1>Settings</h1>
+      <h1>${_("Settings")}</h1>
       <article class="settings-overview">
         <div class="settings-page-section main-column">
 
           <section class="settings-faculty">
-            <h2 class="title">Faculty</h2>
+            <h2 class="title">${_("Faculty")}</h2>
 
             <section class="settings-faculty-members">
               <header>
-                <h3>Faculty Members</h3>
-                <span class="detail">Individuals instructing and help with this course</span>
+                <h3>${_("Faculty Members")}</h3>
+                <span class="detail">${_("Individuals instructing and help with this course")}</span>
               </header>
 
               <div class="row">
@@ -44,74 +45,74 @@ from contentstore import utils
                   <ul class="input-list course-faculty-list">
                     <li class="input input-existing multi course-faculty-list-item">
                       <div class="row row-col2">
-                        <label for="course-faculty-1-firstname">Faculty First Name:</label>
+                        <label for="course-faculty-1-firstname">${_("Faculty First Name:")}</label>
                         <div class="field">
                           <input type="text" class="long" id="course-faculty-1-firstname">
                         </div>
                       </div>
 
                       <div class="row row-col2">
-                        <label for="course-faculty-1-lastname">Faculty Last Name:</label>
+                        <label for="course-faculty-1-lastname">${_("Faculty Last Name:")}</label>
                         <div class="field">
                           <input type="text" class="long" id="course-faculty-1-lastname">
                         </div>
                       </div>
 
                       <div class="row row-col2">
-                        <label for="course-faculty-1-photo">Faculty Photo</label>
+                        <label for="course-faculty-1-photo">${_("Faculty Photo")}</label>
                         <div class="field">
                           <div class="input input-existing">
                             <div class="current current-faculty-1-photo">
-                              <a href="#" class="remove-item remove-faculty-photo remove-video-data"><span class="delete-icon"></span> Delete Faculty Photo</a>
+                              <a href="#" class="remove-item remove-faculty-photo remove-video-data"><span class="delete-icon"></span> ${_("Delete Faculty Photo")}</a>
                             </div>
                           </div>
                         </div>
                       </div>
 
                       <div class="row">
-                        <label for="course-faculty-1-bio">Faculty Bio:</label>
+                        <label for="course-faculty-1-bio">${_("Faculty Bio:")}</label>
                         <div class="field">
                           <textarea class="long tall edit-box tinymce" id="course-faculty-1-bio"></textarea>
-                          <span class="tip tip-stacked">A brief description of your education, experience, and expertise</span>
+                          <span class="tip tip-stacked">${_("A brief description of your education, experience, and expertise")}</span>
                         </div>
                       </div>
 
-                      <a href="#" class="remove-item remove-faculty-data"><span class="delete-icon"></span> Delete Faculty Member</a>
+                      <a href="#" class="remove-item remove-faculty-data"><span class="delete-icon"></span> ${_("Delete Faculty Member")}</a>
                     </li>
 
                     <li class="input multi course-faculty-list-item">
                       <div class="row row-col2">
-                        <label for="course-faculty-2-firstname">Faculty First Name:</label>
+                        <label for="course-faculty-2-firstname">${_("Faculty First Name:")}</label>
                         <div class="field">
                           <input type="text" class="long" id="course-faculty-2-firstname">
                         </div>
                       </div>
 
                       <div class="row row-col2">
-                        <label for="course-faculty-2-lastname">Faculty Last Name:</label>
+                        <label for="course-faculty-2-lastname">${_("Faculty Last Name:")}</label>
                         <div class="field">
                           <input type="text" class="long" id="course-faculty-2-lastname">
                         </div>
                       </div>
 
                       <div class="row row-col2">
-                        <label for="course-faculty-2-photo">Faculty Photo</label>
+                        <label for="course-faculty-2-photo">${_("Faculty Photo")}</label>
                         <div class="field">
                           <div class="input">
                             <a href="#" class="new-item new-faculty-photo add-faculty-photo-data" id="course-faculty-2-photo">
-                              <span class="upload-icon"></span>Upload Faculty Photo
+                              <span class="upload-icon"></span>${_("Upload Faculty Photo")}
                             </a>
-                            <span class="tip tip-inline">Max size: 30KB</span>
+                            <span class="tip tip-inline">${_("Max size: 30KB")}</span>
                           </div>
                         </div>
                       </div>
 
                       <div class="row">
-                        <label for="course-faculty-2-bio">Faculty Bio:</label>
+                        <label for="course-faculty-2-bio">${_("Faculty Bio:")}</label>
                         <div class="field">
                           <div clas="input">
                             <textarea class="long tall edit-box tinymce" id="course-faculty-2-bio"></textarea>
-                            <span class="tip tip-stacked">A brief description of your education, experience, and expertise</span>
+                            <span class="tip tip-stacked">${_("A brief description of your education, experience, and expertise")}</span>
                           </div>
                         </div>
                       </div>
@@ -119,7 +120,7 @@ from contentstore import utils
                   </ul>
 
                   <a href="#" class="new-item new-course-faculty-item add-faculty-data">
-                    <span class="plus-icon"></span>New Faculty Member
+                    <span class="plus-icon"></span>${_("New Faculty Member")}
                   </a>
                 </div>
               </div>
@@ -128,78 +129,78 @@ from contentstore import utils
           </section><!-- .settings-staff -->
 
           <section class="settings-problems">
-            <h2 class="title">Problems</h2>
+            <h2 class="title">${_("Problems")}</h2>
 
             <section class="settings-problems-general">
               <header>
-                <h3>General Settings</h3>
-                <span class="detail">Course-wide settings for all problems</span>
+                <h3>${_("General Settings")}</h3>
+                <span class="detail">${_("Course-wide settings for all problems")}</span>
               </header>
 
               <div class="row row-col2">
-                <h4 class="label">Problem Randomization:</h4>
+                <h4 class="label">${_("Problem Randomization:")}</h4>
 
                 <div class="field">
                   <div class="input input-radio">
-                    <input checked="checked" type="radio" name="course-problems-general-randomization" id="course-problems-general-randomization-always" value="Always">
+                    <input checked="checked" type="radio" name="course-problems-general-randomization" id="course-problems-general-randomization-always" value="${_('Always')}">
 
                     <div class="copy">
-                      <label for="course-problems-general-randomization-always">Always</label>
-                    <span class="tip tip-stacked"><strong>randomize all</strong> problems</span>
+                      <label for="course-problems-general-randomization-always">${_("Always")}</label>
+                      <span class="tip tip-stacked">${_("<strong>randomize all</strong> problems")}</span>
                   </div>
                   </div>
 
                   <div class="input input-radio">
-                    <input type="radio" name="course-problems-general-randomization" id="course-problems-general-randomization-never" value="Never">
+                    <input type="radio" name="course-problems-general-randomization" id="course-problems-general-randomization-never" value="${_('Never')}">
 
                     <div class="copy">
-                      <label for="course-problems-general-randomization-never">Never</label>
-                    <span class="tip tip-stacked"><strong>do not randomize</strong> problems</span>
+                      <label for="course-problems-general-randomization-never">${_("Never")}</label>
+                      <span class="tip tip-stacked">${_("<strong>do not randomize</strong> problems")}</span>
                   </div>
                   </div>
 
                   <div class="input input-radio">
-                    <input type="radio" name="course-problems-general-randomization" id="course-problems-general-randomization-perstudent" value="Per Student">
+                    <input type="radio" name="course-problems-general-randomization" id="course-problems-general-randomization-perstudent" value="${_('Per Student')}">
 
                     <div class="copy">
-                      <label for="course-problems-general-randomization-perstudent">Per Student</label>
-                      <span class="tip tip-stacked">randomize problems <strong>per student</strong></span>
+                      <label for="course-problems-general-randomization-perstudent">${_("Per Student")}</label>
+                      <span class="tip tip-stacked">${_("randomize problems <strong>per student</strong>")}</span>
                   </div>
                   </div>
                 </div>
               </div>
 
               <div class="row row-col2">
-                <h4 class="label">Show Answers:</h4>
+                <h4 class="label">${_("Show Answers:")}</h4>
 
                 <div class="field">
                   <div class="input input-radio">
-                    <input checked="checked" type="radio" name="course-problems-general-showanswer" id="course-problems-general-showanswer-always" value="Always">
+                    <input checked="checked" type="radio" name="course-problems-general-showanswer" id="course-problems-general-showanswer-always" value="${_('Always')}">
 
                     <div class="copy">
-                      <label for="course-problems-general-showanswer-always">Always</label>
-                      <span class="tip tip-stacked">Answers will be shown after the number of attempts has been met</span>
+                      <label for="course-problems-general-showanswer-always">${_("Always")}</label>
+                      <span class="tip tip-stacked">${_("Answers will be shown after the number of attempts has been met")}</span>
                   </div>
                   </div>
 
                   <div class="input input-radio">
-                    <input type="radio" name="course-problems-general-showanswer" id="course-problems-general-showanswer-never" value="Never">
+                    <input type="radio" name="course-problems-general-showanswer" id="course-problems-general-showanswer-never" value="${_('Never')}">
 
                     <div class="copy">
-                      <label for="course-problems-general-showanswer-never">Never</label>
-                      <span class="tip tip-stacked">Answers will never be shown, regardless of attempts</span>
+                      <label for="course-problems-general-showanswer-never">${_("Never")}</label>
+                      <span class="tip tip-stacked">${_("Answers will never be shown, regardless of attempts")}</span>
                   </div>
                   </div>
                 </div>
               </div>
 
               <div class="row row-col2">
-                <label for="pcourse-roblems-general-attempts">Number of Attempts  <br /> Allowed on Problems: </label>
+                <label for="pcourse-roblems-general-attempts">${_("Number of Attempts  <br /> Allowed on Problems:")} </label>
 
                 <div class="field">
                   <div class="input">
                     <input type="text" class="short" id="course-problems-general-attempts" placeholder="0 or higher" value="0">
-                    <span class="tip tip-stacked">Students will this have this number of chances to answer a problem. To set infinite atttempts, use "0"</span>
+                    <span class="tip tip-stacked">${_('Students will this have this number of chances to answer a problem. To set infinite atttempts, use "0"')}</span>
                   </div>
                 </div>
               </div>
@@ -207,73 +208,73 @@ from contentstore import utils
 
             <section class="settings-problems-assignment-1 settings-extras">
               <header>
-                <h3>[Assignment Type Name]</h3>
+                <h3>[${_("Assignment Type Name")}]</h3>
               </header>
 
               <div class="row row-col2">
-                <h4 class="label">Problem Randomization:</h4>
+                <h4 class="label">${_("Problem Randomization:")}</h4>
 
                 <div class="field">
                   <div class="input input-radio">
-                    <input checked="checked" type="radio" name="course-problems-assignment-1-randomization" id="course-problems-assignment-1-randomization-always" value="Always">
+                    <input checked="checked" type="radio" name="course-problems-assignment-1-randomization" id="course-problems-assignment-1-randomization-always" value="${_('Always')}">
 
                     <div class="copy">
-                      <label for="course-problems-assignment-1-randomization-always">Always</label>
-                    <span class="tip tip-stacked"><strong>randomize all</strong> problems</span>
+                      <label for="course-problems-assignment-1-randomization-always">${_("Always")}</label>
+                      <span class="tip tip-stacked">${_("<strong>randomize all</strong> problems")}</span>
                   </div>
                   </div>
 
                   <div class="input input-radio">
-                    <input type="radio" name="course-problems-assignment-1-randomization" id="course-problems-assignment-1-randomization-never" value="Never">
+                    <input type="radio" name="course-problems-assignment-1-randomization" id="course-problems-assignment-1-randomization-never" value="${_('Never')}">
 
                     <div class="copy">
-                      <label for="course-problems-assignment-1-randomization-never">Never</label>
-                    <span class="tip tip-stacked"><strong>do not randomize</strong> problems</span>
+                      <label for="course-problems-assignment-1-randomization-never">${_("Never")}</label>
+                      <span class="tip tip-stacked">${_("<strong>do not randomize</strong> problems")}</span>
                   </div>
                 </div>
 
                   <div class="input input-radio">
-                    <input type="radio" name="course-problems-assignment-1-randomization" id="course-problems-assignment-1-randomization-perstudent" value="Per Student">
+                    <input type="radio" name="course-problems-assignment-1-randomization" id="course-problems-assignment-1-randomization-perstudent" value="${_('Per Student')}">
 
                     <div class="copy">
-                      <label for="course-problems-assignment-1-randomization-perstudent">Per Student</label>
-                      <span class="tip tip-stacked">randomize problems <strong>per student</strong></span>
+                      <label for="course-problems-assignment-1-randomization-perstudent">${_("Per Student")}</label>
+                      <span class="tip tip-stacked">${_("randomize problems <strong>per student</strong>")}</span>
                   </div>
                   </div>
                 </div>
               </div>
 
               <div class="row row-col2">
-                <h4 class="label">Show Answers:</h4>
+                <h4 class="label">${_("Show Answers:")}</h4>
 
                 <div class="field">
                   <div class="input input-radio">
-                    <input checked="checked" type="radio" name="course-problems-assignment-1-showanswer" id="course-problems-assignment-1-showanswer-always" value="Always">
+                    <input checked="checked" type="radio" name="course-problems-assignment-1-showanswer" id="course-problems-assignment-1-showanswer-always" value="${_('Always')}">
 
                     <div class="copy">
-                      <label for="course-problems-assignment-1-showanswer-always">Always</label>
-                      <span class="tip tip-stacked">Answers will be shown after the number of attempts has been met</span>
+                      <label for="course-problems-assignment-1-showanswer-always">${_("Always")}</label>
+                      <span class="tip tip-stacked">${_("Answers will be shown after the number of attempts has been met")}</span>
                   </div>
                 </div>
 
                   <div class="input input-radio">
-                    <input type="radio" name="course-problems-assignment-1-showanswer" id="course-problems-assignment-1-showanswer-never" value="Never">
+                    <input type="radio" name="course-problems-assignment-1-showanswer" id="course-problems-assignment-1-showanswer-never" value="${_('Never')}">
 
                     <div class="copy">
-                      <label for="pcourse-roblems-assignment-1-showanswer-never">Never</label>
-                      <span class="tip tip-stacked">Answers will never be shown, regardless of attempts</span>
+                      <label for="pcourse-roblems-assignment-1-showanswer-never">${_("Never")}</label>
+                      <span class="tip tip-stacked">${_("Answers will never be shown, regardless of attempts")}</span>
                   </div>
                   </div>
                 </div>
               </div>
 
               <div class="row row-col2">
-                <label for="course-problems-assignment-1-attempts">Number of Attempts <br /> Allowed on Problems: </label>
+                <label for="course-problems-assignment-1-attempts">${_("Number of Attempts <br /> Allowed on Problems: ")}</label>
 
                 <div class="field">
                   <div class="input">
-                    <input type="text" class="short" id="course-problems-assignment-1-attempts" placeholder="0 or higher" value="0">
-                    <span class="tip tip-stacked">Students will this have this number of chances to answer a problem. To set infinite atttempts, use "0"</span>
+                    <input type="text" class="short" id="course-problems-assignment-1-attempts" placeholder="${_('0 or higher')}" value="0">
+                    <span class="tip tip-stacked">${_('Students will this have this number of chances to answer a problem. To set infinite atttempts, use "0"')}</span>
                   </div>
                 </div>
               </div>
@@ -281,71 +282,71 @@ from contentstore import utils
           </section><!-- .settings-problems -->
 
           <section class="settings-discussions">
-            <h2 class="title">Discussions</h2>
+            <h2 class="title">${_("Discussions")}</h2>
 
             <section class="settings-discussions-general">
               <header>
-                <h3>General Settings</h3>
-                <span class="detail">Course-wide settings for online discussion</span>
+                <h3>${_("General Settings")}</h3>
+                <span class="detail">${_("Course-wide settings for online discussion")}</span>
               </header>
 
               <div class="row row-col2">
-                <h4 class="label">Anonymous Discussions:</h4>
+                <h4 class="label">${_("Anonymous Discussions:")}</h4>
 
                 <div class="field">
                   <div class="input input-radio">
-                    <input type="radio" name="course-discussions-anonymous" id="course-discussions-anonymous-allow" value="Allow">
+                    <input type="radio" name="course-discussions-anonymous" id="course-discussions-anonymous-allow" value="${_('Allow')}">
 
                     <div class="copy">
-                      <label for="course-discussions-anonymous-allow">Allow</label>
-                    <span class="tip tip-stacked">Students and faculty <strong>will be able to post anonymously</strong></span>
+                      <label for="course-discussions-anonymous-allow">${_("Allow")}</label>
+                      <span class="tip tip-stacked">${_("Students and faculty <strong>will be able to post anonymously</strong>")}</span>
                   </div>
                   </div>
 
                   <div class="input input-radio">
-                    <input checked="checked" type="radio" name="course-discussions-anonymous" id="course-discussions-anonymous-dontallow" value="Do Not Allow">
+                    <input checked="checked" type="radio" name="course-discussions-anonymous" id="course-discussions-anonymous-dontallow" value="${_('Do Not Allow')}">
 
                     <div class="copy">
-                      <label for="course-discussions-anonymous-dontallow">Do not allow</label>
-                    <span class="tip tip-stacked"><strong>Posting anonymously is not allowed</strong>. Any previous anonymous posts <strong>will be reverted to non-anonymous</strong></span>
+                      <label for="course-discussions-anonymous-dontallow">${_("Do not allow")}</label>
+                      <span class="tip tip-stacked">${_("<strong>Posting anonymously is not allowed</strong>. Any previous anonymous posts <strong>will be reverted to non-anonymous</strong>")}</span>
                   </div>
                 </div>
                 </div>
               </div>
 
               <div class="row row-col2">
-                <h4 class="label">Anonymous Discussions:</h4>
+                <h4 class="label">${_("Anonymous Discussions:")}</h4>
 
                 <div class="field">
                   <div class="input input-radio">
-                    <input checked="checked" type="radio" name="course-discussions-anonymous" id="course-discussions-anonymous-allow" value="Allow">
+                    <input checked="checked" type="radio" name="course-discussions-anonymous" id="course-discussions-anonymous-allow" value="${_('Allow')}">
 
                     <div class="copy">
-                      <label for="course-discussions-anonymous-allow">Allow</label>
-                      <span class="tip tip-stacked">Students and faculty <strong>will be able to post anonymously</strong></span>
+                      <label for="course-discussions-anonymous-allow">${_("Allow")}</label>
+                      <span class="tip tip-stacked">${_("Students and faculty <strong>will be able to post anonymously</strong>")}</span>
                     </div>
                   </div>
 
                   <div class="input input-radio">
-                    <input disabled="disabled" type="radio" name="course-discussions-anonymous" id="course-discussions-anonymous-dontallow" value="Do Not Allow">
+                    <input disabled="disabled" type="radio" name="course-discussions-anonymous" id="course-discussions-anonymous-dontallow" value="${_('Do Not Allow')}">
 
                     <div class="copy">
-                      <label for="course-discussions-anonymous-dontallow">Do not allow</label>
-                      <span class="tip tip-stacked">This option is disabled since there are previous discussions that are anonymous.</span>
+                      <label for="course-discussions-anonymous-dontallow">${_("Do not allow")}</label>
+                      <span class="tip tip-stacked">${_("This option is disabled since there are previous discussions that are anonymous.")}</span>
                     </div>
                   </div>
                 </div>
               </div>
 
               <div class="row row-col2">
-                <h4 class="label">Discussion Categories</h4>
+                <h4 class="label">${_("Discussion Categories")}</h4>
 
                 <div class="field enum">
                   <ul class="input-list course-discussions-categories-list sortable">
                     <li class="input input-existing input-default course-discussions-categories-list-item sortable-item">
                       <div class="group">
-                        <label for="course-discussions-categories-1-name">Category Name: </label>
-                        <input type="text" class="course-discussions-categories-name" id="course-discussions-categories-1-name" placeholder="" value="General" disabled="disabled">
+                        <label for="course-discussions-categories-1-name">${_("Category Name:")} </label>
+                        <input type="text" class="course-discussions-categories-name" id="course-discussions-categories-1-name" placeholder="" value="${_('General')}" disabled="disabled">
                       </div>
 
                       <a href="#" class="drag-handle"></a>
@@ -353,7 +354,7 @@ from contentstore import utils
 
                     <li class="input input-existing input-default course-discussions-categories-list-item sortable-item">
                       <div class="group">
-                        <label for="course-discussions-categories-2-name">Category Name: </label>
+                        <label for="course-discussions-categories-2-name">${_("Category Name:")} </label>
                         <input type="text" class="course-discussions-categories-name" id="course-discussions-categories-2-name" placeholder="" value="Feedback" disabled="disabled">
                       </div>
 
@@ -362,8 +363,8 @@ from contentstore import utils
 
                     <li class="input input-existing input-default course-discussions-categories-list-item sortable-item">
                       <div class="group">
-                        <label for="course-discussions-categories-3-name">Category Name: </label>
-                        <input type="text" class="course-discussions-categories-name" id="course-discussions-categories-3-name" placeholder="" value="Troubleshooting" disabled="disabled">
+                        <label for="course-discussions-categories-3-name">${_("Category Name:")} </label>
+                        <input type="text" class="course-discussions-categories-name" id="course-discussions-categories-3-name" placeholder="" value="${_('Troubleshooting')}" disabled="disabled">
                       </div>
 
                       <a href="#" class="drag-handle"></a>
@@ -371,10 +372,10 @@ from contentstore import utils
 
                     <li class="input input-existing course-discussions-categories-list-item sortable-item">
                       <div class="group">
-                        <label for="course-discussions-categories-4-name">Category Name: </label>
-                        <input type="text" class="course-discussions-categories-name" id="course-discussions-categories-4-name" placeholder="" value="Study Groups">
+                        <label for="course-discussions-categories-4-name">${_("Category Name:")} </label>
+                        <input type="text" class="course-discussions-categories-name" id="course-discussions-categories-4-name" placeholder="" value="${_('Study Groups')}">
 
-                        <a href="#" class="remove-item remove-course-discussions-categories-data"><span class="delete-icon"></span> Delete Category</a>
+                        <a href="#" class="remove-item remove-course-discussions-categories-data"><span class="delete-icon"></span> ${_("Delete Category")}</a>
                       </div>
 
                       <a href="#" class="drag-handle"></a>
@@ -382,40 +383,40 @@ from contentstore import utils
 
                     <li class="input input-existing course-discussions-categories-list-item sortable-item">
                       <div class="group">
-                        <label for="course-discussions-categories-5-name">Category Name: </label>
-                        <input type="text" class="course-discussions-categories-name" id="course-discussions-categories-5-name" placeholder="" value="Lectures">
+                        <label for="course-discussions-categories-5-name">${_("Category Name:")} </label>
+                        <input type="text" class="course-discussions-categories-name" id="course-discussions-categories-5-name" placeholder="" value="${_('Lectures')}">
                       </div>
 
-                      <a href="#" class="remove-item remove-course-discussions-categories-data"><span class="delete-icon"></span> Delete Category</a>
+                      <a href="#" class="remove-item remove-course-discussions-categories-data"><span class="delete-icon"></span> ${_("Delete Category")}</a>
 
                       <a href="#" class="drag-handle"></a>
                     </li>
 
                     <li class="input input-existing course-discussions-categories-list-item sortable-item">
                       <div class="group">
-                        <label for="course-discussions-categories-6-name">Category Name: </label>
-                        <input type="text" class="course-discussions-categories-name" id="course-discussions-categories-6-name" placeholder="" value="Labs">
+                        <label for="course-discussions-categories-6-name">${_("Category Name:")} </label>
+                        <input type="text" class="course-discussions-categories-name" id="course-discussions-categories-6-name" placeholder="" value="${_('Labs')}">
                       </div>
 
-                      <a href="#" class="remove-item remove-course-discussions-categories-data"><span class="delete-icon"></span> Delete Category</a>
+                      <a href="#" class="remove-item remove-course-discussions-categories-data"><span class="delete-icon"></span> ${_("Delete Category")}</a>
 
                       <a href="#" class="drag-handle"></a>
                     </li>
 
                     <li class="input input-existing course-discussions-categories-list-item sortable-item">
                       <div class="group">
-                        <label for="course-discussions-categories-6-name">Category Name: </label>
+                        <label for="course-discussions-categories-6-name">${_("Category Name:")} </label>
                         <input type="text" class="course-discussions-categories-name" id="course-discussions-categories-6-name" placeholder="" value="">
                       </div>
 
-                      <a href="#" class="remove-item remove-course-discussions-categories-data"><span class="delete-icon"></span> Delete Category</a>
+                      <a href="#" class="remove-item remove-course-discussions-categories-data"><span class="delete-icon"></span> ${_("Delete Category")}</a>
 
                       <a href="#" class="drag-handle"></a>
                     </li>
                   </ul>
 
                   <a href="#" class="new-item new-course-discussions-categories-item add-categories-data">
-                    <span class="plus-icon"></span>New Discussion Category
+                    <span class="plus-icon"></span>${_("New Discussion Category")}
                   </a>
                 </div>
               </div>
diff --git a/cms/templates/settings_graders.html b/cms/templates/settings_graders.html
index 2c6846beced..d9040009cc9 100644
--- a/cms/templates/settings_graders.html
+++ b/cms/templates/settings_graders.html
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
+<%! from django.utils.translation import ugettext as _ %>
 <%inherit file="base.html" />
-<%block name="title">Grading Settings</%block>
+<%block name="title">${_("Grading Settings")}</%block>
 <%block name="bodyclass">is-signedin course grading settings</%block>
 
 <%namespace name='static' file='static_content.html'/>
@@ -41,8 +42,8 @@ from contentstore import utils
 <div class="wrapper-mast wrapper">
   <header class="mast has-subtitle">
     <h1 class="page-header">
-      <small class="subtitle">Settings</small>
-      <span class="sr">&gt; </span>Grading
+      <small class="subtitle">${_("Settings")}</small>
+      <span class="sr">&gt; </span>${_("Grading")}
     </h1>
   </header>
 </div>
@@ -53,8 +54,8 @@ from contentstore import utils
       <form id="settings_details" class="settings-grading" method="post" action="">
         <section class="group-settings grade-range">
           <header>
-            <h2 class="title-2">Overall Grade Range</h2>
-            <span class="tip">Your overall grading scale for student final grades</span>
+            <h2 class="title-2">${_("Overall Grade Range")}</h2>
+            <span class="tip">${_("Your overall grading scale for student final grades")}</span>
           </header>
 
           <ol class="list-input">
@@ -89,15 +90,15 @@ from contentstore import utils
 
         <section class="group-settings grade-rules">
           <header>
-            <h2 class="title-2">Grading Rules &amp; Policies</h2>
-            <span class="tip">Deadlines, requirements, and logistics around grading student work</span>
+            <h2 class="title-2">${_("Grading Rules &amp; Policies")}</h2>
+            <span class="tip">${_("Deadlines, requirements, and logistics around grading student work")}</span>
           </header>
 
           <ol class="list-input">
             <li class="field text" id="field-course-grading-graceperiod">
-              <label for="course-grading-graceperiod">Grace Period on Deadline:</label>
+              <label for="course-grading-graceperiod">${_("Grace Period on Deadline:")}</label>
               <input type="text" class="short time" id="course-grading-graceperiod" value="0:00" placeholder="HH:MM" autocomplete="off" />
-              <span class="tip tip-inline">Leeway on due dates</span>
+              <span class="tip tip-inline">${_("Leeway on due dates")}</span>
             </li>
           </ol>
         </section>
@@ -106,8 +107,8 @@ from contentstore import utils
 
         <section class="group-settings assignment-types">
           <header>
-            <h2 class="title-2">Assignment Types</h2>
-            <span class="tip">Categories and labels for any exercises that are gradable</span>
+            <h2 class="title-2">${_("Assignment Types")}</h2>
+            <span class="tip">${_("Categories and labels for any exercises that are gradable")}</span>
           </header>
 
           <ol class="list-input course-grading-assignment-list enum">
@@ -116,7 +117,7 @@ from contentstore import utils
 
           <div class="actions">
             <a href="#" class="new-button new-course-grading-item add-grading-data">
-              <i class="icon-plus"></i>New Assignment Type
+              <i class="icon-plus"></i>${_("New Assignment Type")}
             </a>
           </div>
         </section>
@@ -125,22 +126,22 @@ from contentstore import utils
 
     <aside class="content-supplementary" role="complimentary">
       <div class="bit">
-        <h3 class="title-3">How will these settings be used?</h3>
-        <p>Your grading settings will be used to calculate students grades and performance.</p>
+        <h3 class="title-3">${_("How will these settings be used?")}</h3>
+        <p>${_("Your grading settings will be used to calculate students grades and performance.")}</p>
 
-        <p>Overall grade range will be used in students' final grades, which are calculated by the weighting you determine for each custom assignment type.</p>
+        <p>${_("Overall grade range will be used in students' final grades, which are calculated by the weighting you determine for each custom assignment type.")}</p>
       </div>
 
       <div class="bit">
       % if context_course:
       <% ctx_loc = context_course.location %>
       <%! from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse %>
-        <h3 class="title-3">Other Course Settings</h3>
+        <h3 class="title-3">${_("Other Course Settings")}</h3>
         <nav class="nav-related">
           <ul>
-            <li class="nav-item"><a href="${reverse('contentstore.views.get_course_settings', kwargs=dict(org=ctx_loc.org, course=ctx_loc.course, name=ctx_loc.name))}">Details &amp; Schedule</a></li>
-            <li class="nav-item"><a href="${reverse('manage_users', kwargs=dict(location=ctx_loc))}">Course Team</a></li>
-            <li class="nav-item"><a href="${reverse('course_advanced_settings', kwargs={'org' : ctx_loc.org, 'course' : ctx_loc.course, 'name': ctx_loc.name})}">Advanced Settings</a></li>
+            <li class="nav-item"><a href="${reverse('contentstore.views.get_course_settings', kwargs=dict(org=ctx_loc.org, course=ctx_loc.course, name=ctx_loc.name))}">${_("Details &amp; Schedule")}</a></li>
+            <li class="nav-item"><a href="${reverse('manage_users', kwargs=dict(location=ctx_loc))}">${_("Course Team")}</a></li>
+            <li class="nav-item"><a href="${reverse('course_advanced_settings', kwargs={'org' : ctx_loc.org, 'course' : ctx_loc.course, 'name': ctx_loc.name})}">${_("Advanced Settings")}</a></li>
           </ul>
         </nav>
       % endif
diff --git a/cms/templates/signup.html b/cms/templates/signup.html
index 30c5c1cf2b0..601ea4f494f 100644
--- a/cms/templates/signup.html
+++ b/cms/templates/signup.html
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
+<%! from django.utils.translation import ugettext as _ %>
 <%inherit file="base.html" />
 <%! from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse %>
 
-<%block name="title">Sign Up</%block>
+<%block name="title">${_("Sign Up")}</%block>
 <%block name="bodyclass">not-signedin signup</%block>
 
 <%block name="content">
@@ -9,63 +10,63 @@
 <div class="wrapper-content wrapper">
   <section class="content">
     <header>
-      <h1 class="title title-1">Sign Up for edX Studio</h1>
-      <a href="${reverse('login')}" class="action action-signin">Already have a Studio Account? Sign in</a>
+      <h1 class="title title-1">${_("Sign Up for edX Studio")}</h1>
+      <a href="${reverse('login')}" class="action action-signin">${_("Already have a Studio Account? Sign in")}</a>
     </header>
 
-    <p class="introduction">Ready to start creating online courses? Sign up below and start creating your first edX course today.</p>
+    <p class="introduction">${_("Ready to start creating online courses? Sign up below and start creating your first edX course today.")}</p>
 
     <article class="content-primary" role="main">
       <form id="register_form" method="post" action="register_post">
         <div id="register_error" name="register_error" class="message message-status message-status error">
         </div>
-        
+
         <fieldset>
-          <legend class="sr">Required Information to Sign Up for edX Studio</legend>
-          
+          <legend class="sr">${_("Required Information to Sign Up for edX Studio")}</legend>
+
           <ol class="list-input">
             <li class="field text required" id="field-email">
-              <label for="email">Email Address</label>
-              <input id="email" type="email" name="email" placeholder="e.g. jane.doe@gmail.com" />              
+              <label for="email">${_("Email Address")}</label>
+              <input id="email" type="email" name="email" placeholder="e.g. jane.doe@gmail.com" />
             </li>
 
             <li class="field text required" id="field-password">
-              <label for="password">Password</label>
-              <input id="password" type="password" name="password" />              
+              <label for="password">${_("Password")}</label>
+              <input id="password" type="password" name="password" />
             </li>
 
             <li class="field text required" id="field-username">
-              <label for="username">Public Username</label>
+              <label for="username">${_("Public Username")}</label>
               <input id="username" type="text" name="username" placeholder="e.g. janedoe" />
-              <span class="tip tip-stacked">This will be used in public discussions with your courses and in our edX101 support forums</span>      
+              <span class="tip tip-stacked">${_("This will be used in public discussions with your courses and in our edX101 support forums")}</span>
             </li>
 
             <li class="field text required" id="field-name">
-              <label for="name">Full Name</label>
-              <input id="name" type="text" name="name" placeholder="e.g. Jane Doe" />              
+              <label for="name">${_("Full Name")}</label>
+              <input id="name" type="text" name="name" placeholder="e.g. Jane Doe" />
             </li>
 
             <li class="field-group">
               <div class="field text" id="field-location">
-                <label for="location">Your Location</label>
-                <input class="short" id="location" type="text" name="location" />              
+                <label for="location">${_("Your Location")}</label>
+                <input class="short" id="location" type="text" name="location" />
               </div>
 
               <div class="field text" id="field-language">
-                <label for="language">Preferred Language</label>
-                <input class="short" id="language" type="text" name="language" />              
+                <label for="language">${_("Preferred Language")}</label>
+                <input class="short" id="language" type="text" name="language" />
               </div>
             </li>
 
             <li class="field checkbox required" id="field-tos">
               <input id="tos" name="terms_of_service" type="checkbox" value="true" />
-              <label for="tos">I agree to the Terms of Service</label>             
+              <label for="tos">${_("I agree to the Terms of Service")}</label>
             </li>
           </ol>
         </fieldset>
 
         <div class="form-actions">
-          <button type="submit" id="submit" name="submit" class="action action-primary">Create My Account & Start Authoring Courses</button>
+          <button type="submit" id="submit" name="submit" class="action action-primary">${_("Create My Account &amp; Start Authoring Courses")}</button>
         </div>
 
         <!-- no honor code for CMS, but need it because we're using the lms student object -->
@@ -74,21 +75,21 @@
     </article>
 
     <aside class="content-supplementary" role="complimentary">
-      <h2 class="sr">Common Studio Questions</h2>
+      <h2 class="sr">${_("Common Studio Questions")}</h2>
 
       <div class="bit">
-        <h3 class="title-3">Who is Studio for?</h3>
-        <p>Studio is for anyone that wants to create online courses that leverage the global edX platform. Our users are often faculty members, teaching assistants and course staff, and members of instructional technology groups.</p>
+        <h3 class="title-3">${_("Who is Studio for?")}</h3>
+        <p>${_("Studio is for anyone that wants to create online courses that leverage the global edX platform. Our users are often faculty members, teaching assistants and course staff, and members of instructional technology groups.")}</p>
       </div>
 
       <div class="bit">
-        <h3 class="title-3">How technically savvy do I need to be to create courses in Studio?</h3>
-        <p>Studio is designed to be easy to use by almost anyone familiar with common web-based authoring environments (Wordpress, Moodle, etc.). No programming knowledge is required, but for some of the more advanced features, a technical background would be helpful. As always, we are here to help, so don't hesitate to dive right in.</p>
+        <h3 class="title-3">${_("How technically savvy do I need to be to create courses in Studio?")}</h3>
+        <p>${_("Studio is designed to be easy to use by almost anyone familiar with common web-based authoring environments (Wordpress, Moodle, etc.). No programming knowledge is required, but for some of the more advanced features, a technical background would be helpful. As always, we are here to help, so don't hesitate to dive right in.")}</p>
       </div>
 
       <div class="bit">
-        <h3 class="title-3">I've never authored a course online before. Is there help?</h3>
-        <p>Absolutely. We have created an online course, edX101, that describes some best practices: from filming video, creating exercises, to the basics of running an online course. Additionally, we're always here to help, just drop us a note.</p>
+        <h3 class="title-3">${_("I've never authored a course online before. Is there help?")}</h3>
+        <p>${_("Absolutely. We have created an online course, edX101, that describes some best practices: from filming video, creating exercises, to the basics of running an online course. Additionally, we're always here to help, just drop us a note.")}</p>
       </div>
     </aside>
   </section>
@@ -104,7 +105,7 @@
       }).blur(function() {
         $("label").removeClass("is-focused");
       });
-  
+
 
       function getCookie(name) {
         return $.cookie(name);
@@ -138,4 +139,4 @@
       });
     })(this)
   </script>
-</%block>
\ No newline at end of file
+</%block>
diff --git a/cms/templates/static-pages.html b/cms/templates/static-pages.html
index 67945f08323..9dbfd25867e 100644
--- a/cms/templates/static-pages.html
+++ b/cms/templates/static-pages.html
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
+<%! from django.utils.translation import ugettext as _ %>
 <%inherit file="base.html" />
 <%! from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse %>
-<%block name="title">Static Pages</%block>
+<%block name="title">${_("Static Pages")}</%block>
 <%block name="bodyclass">static-pages</%block>
 
 <%block name="content">
@@ -11,24 +12,24 @@
       
     </div>
     <article class="static-page-overview">
-      <a href="#" class="new-static-page-button wip-box"><span class="plus-icon"></span> New Static Page</a>
+    <a href="#" class="new-static-page-button wip-box"><span class="plus-icon"></span> ${_("New Static Page")}</a>
       <ul class="static-page-list">
         <li class="static-page-item">
-          <a href="#" class="page-name">Course Info</a>
+          <a href="#" class="page-name">${_("Course Info")}</a>
           <div class="item-actions">
             <a href="#" class="edit-button wip"><span class="delete-icon"></span></a>
             <a href="#" class="drag-handle wip"></a>
           </div>
         </li>
         <li class="static-page-item">
-          <a href="#" class="page-name">Textbook</a>
+          <a href="#" class="page-name">${_("Textbook")}</a>
           <div class="item-actions">
             <a href="#" class="edit-button wip"><span class="delete-icon"></span></a>
             <a href="#" class="drag-handle wip"></a>
           </div>
         </li>
         <li class="static-page-item">
-          <a href="#" class="page-name">Syllabus</a>
+          <a href="#" class="page-name">${_("Syllabus")}</a>
           <div class="item-actions">
             <a href="#" class="edit-button wip"><span class="delete-icon"></span></a>
             <a href="#" class="drag-handle wip"></a>
@@ -38,4 +39,4 @@
     </article>
   </div>
 </div>
-</%block>
\ No newline at end of file
+</%block>
diff --git a/cms/templates/unit.html b/cms/templates/unit.html
index b9a83265d9b..ce4f239ab11 100644
--- a/cms/templates/unit.html
+++ b/cms/templates/unit.html
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
+<%! from django.utils.translation import ugettext as _ %>
 <%inherit file="base.html" />
 <%! from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse %>
 <%namespace name="units" file="widgets/units.html" />
-<%block name="title">Individual Unit</%block>
+<%block name="title">${_("Individual Unit")}</%block>
 <%block name="bodyclass">is-signedin course unit</%block>
 
 <%block name="jsextra">
@@ -35,30 +36,30 @@
   <div class="main-wrapper edit-state-${unit_state}" data-id="${unit_location}">
     <div class="inner-wrapper">
       <div class="alert editing-draft-alert">
-        <p class="alert-message"><strong>You are editing a draft.</strong>
+        <p class="alert-message"><strong>${_("You are editing a draft.")}</strong>
         % if published_date:
-        This unit was originally published on ${published_date}.
+        ${_("This unit was originally published on {date}.").format(date=published_date)}
         % endif
         </p>
-        <a href="${published_preview_link}" target="_blank" class="alert-action secondary">View the Live Version</a>
+        <a href="${published_preview_link}" target="_blank" class="alert-action secondary">${_("View the Live Version")}</a>
       </div>
       <div class="main-column">
         <article class="unit-body window">
-          <p class="unit-name-input"><label>Display Name:</label><input type="text" value="${unit.display_name_with_default | h}" class="unit-display-name-input" /></p>
+        <p class="unit-name-input"><label>${_("Display Name:")}</label><input type="text" value="${unit.display_name_with_default | h}" class="unit-display-name-input" /></p>
           <ol class="components">
             % for id in components:
             <li class="component" data-id="${id}"/>
             % endfor
             <li class="new-component-item adding">
               <div class="new-component">
-                <h5>Add New Component</h5>
+                <h5>${_("Add New Component")}</h5>
                 <ul class="new-component-type">
                   % for type, templates in sorted(component_templates.items()):
                   <li>
                   % if type == 'advanced' or len(templates) > 1:
                     <a href="#" class="multiple-templates" data-type="${type}">
                   % else:
-                    % for _, location, _ in templates:
+                    % for __, location, __ in templates:
                     <a href="#" class="single-template" data-type="${type}" data-location="${location}">
                     % endfor
                   % endif
@@ -76,10 +77,10 @@
                       <div class="tab-group tabs">
                               <ul class="problem-type-tabs nav-tabs">
                                 <li class="current">
-                                  <a class="link-tab" href="#tab1">Common Problem Types</a>
+                                  <a class="link-tab" href="#tab1">${_("Common Problem Types")}</a>
                                 </li>
                                 <li>
-                                  <a class="link-tab" href="#tab2">Advanced</a>
+                                  <a class="link-tab" href="#tab2">${_("Advanced")}</a>
                                 </li>
                               </ul>
                       % endif
@@ -93,7 +94,7 @@
                                       </a>
                                     </li>
                                   % endif
-  
+
                                 %endfor
                             </ul>
                           </div>
@@ -113,7 +114,7 @@
                               </div>
                       </div>
                       % endif
-                      <a href="#" class="cancel-button">Cancel</a>
+                      <a href="#" class="cancel-button">${_("Cancel")}</a>
                   </div>
                   % endif
                 % endfor
@@ -124,35 +125,40 @@
 
       <div class="sidebar">
         <div class="unit-settings window">
-          <h4 class="header">Unit Settings</h4>
+          <h4 class="header">${_("Unit Settings")}</h4>
           <div class="window-contents">
             <div class="row visibility">
-              <label class="inline-label">Visibility:</label>
+              <label class="inline-label">${_("Visibility:")}</label>
               <select class='visibility-select'>
-                <option value="public">Public</option>
-                <option value="private">Private</option>
+                <option value="public">${_("Public")}</option>
+                <option value="private">${_("Private")}</option>
               </select>
             </div>
             <div class="row published-alert">
-              <p class="edit-draft-message">This unit has been published. To make changes, you must <a href="#" class="create-draft">edit a draft</a>.</p>
-              <p class="publish-draft-message">This is a draft of the published unit. To update the live version, you must <a href="#" class="publish-draft">replace it with this draft</a>.</p>
+              <p class="edit-draft-message">${_('This unit has been published. To make changes, you must {link_start}edit a draft{link_end}.').format(link_start='<a href="#" class="create-draft">', link_end='</a>')}</p>
+              <p class="publish-draft-message">${_('This is a draft of the published unit. To update the live version, you must {link_start}replace it with this draft{link_end}.').format(link_start='<a href="#" class="publish-draft">', link_end='</a>')}</p>
             </div>
             <div class="row status">
-              <p>This unit is scheduled to be released to <strong>students</strong>
+              <p>${_("This unit is scheduled to be released to <strong>students</strong>")}
               % if release_date is not None:
-                  on <strong>${release_date}</strong>
+                ${_(u"on {date}").format(date=u"<strong>{}</strong>".format(release_date))}
               % endif
-              with the subsection <a href="${reverse('edit_subsection', kwargs={'location': subsection.location})}">"${subsection.display_name_with_default}"</a></p>
+              ${_("with the subsection {link_start}{name}{link_end}").format(
+                  name=subsection.display_name_with_default,
+                  link_start='<a href="{url}">'.format(url=reverse('edit_subsection', kwargs={'location': subsection.location})),
+                  link_end='</a>',
+                )}
+              </p>
             </div>
             <div class="row unit-actions">
-              <a href="#" class="delete-draft delete-button">Delete Draft</a>
-              <a href="${draft_preview_link}" target="_blank" class="preview-button">Preview</a>
-              <a href="${published_preview_link}" target="_blank" class="view-button">View Live</a>
+              <a href="#" class="delete-draft delete-button">${_("Delete Draft")}</a>
+              <a href="${draft_preview_link}" target="_blank" class="preview-button">${_("Preview")}</a>
+              <a href="${published_preview_link}" target="_blank" class="view-button">${_("View Live")}</a>
             </div>
           </div>
         </div>
         <div class="window unit-location">
-          <h4 class="header">Unit Location</h4>
+          <h4 class="header">${_("Unit Location")}</h4>
           <div class="window-contents">
             <div><input type="text" class="url" value="/courseware/${section.url_name}/${subsection.url_name}" disabled /></div>
             <ol>
diff --git a/cms/templates/widgets/header.html b/cms/templates/widgets/header.html
index 03aafe0dcb8..cc0b28db29b 100644
--- a/cms/templates/widgets/header.html
+++ b/cms/templates/widgets/header.html
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
   <header class="primary" role="banner">
 
     <div class="wrapper wrapper-l">
+      ## "edX Studio" should not be translated
       <h1 class="branding"><a href="/"><img src="/static/img/logo-edx-studio.png" alt="edX Studio" /></a></h1>
 
       % if context_course:
@@ -18,7 +19,7 @@
       </h2>
 
       <nav class="nav-course nav-dd ui-left">
-        <h2 class="sr">${_("{}'s Navigation:".format(context_course.display_name_with_default))}</h2>
+        <h2 class="sr">${_("{course_name}'s Navigation:").format(course_name=context_course.display_name_with_default)}</h2>
         <ol>
           <li class="nav-item nav-course-courseware">
             <h3 class="title"><span class="label"><span class="label-prefix sr">${_("Course")} </span>${_("Content")}</span> <i class="icon-caret-down ui-toggle-dd"></i></h3>
@@ -96,7 +97,7 @@
     <div class="wrapper wrapper-r">
       % if user.is_authenticated():
       <nav class="nav-account nav-is-signedin nav-dd ui-right">
-        <h2 class="sr">Help &amp; Account Navigation</h2>
+        <h2 class="sr">${_("Help &amp; Account Navigation")}</h2>
 
         <ol>
           <li class="nav-item nav-account-help">
@@ -106,13 +107,13 @@
               <div class="nav-sub">
                 <ul>
                   <li class="nav-item nav-help-documentation">
-                    <a href="http://files.edx.org/Getting_Started_with_Studio.pdf" title="This is a PDF Document">Studio Documentation</a>
+                    <a href="http://files.edx.org/Getting_Started_with_Studio.pdf" title="${_("This is a PDF Document")}">${_("Studio Documentation")}</a>
                   </li>
                   <li class="nav-item nav-help-helpcenter">
-                    <a href="http://help.edge.edx.org/" rel="external">Studio Help Center</a>
+                    <a href="http://help.edge.edx.org/" rel="external">${_("Studio Help Center")}</a>
                   </li>
                   <li class="nav-item nav-help-feedback">
-                    <a href="http://help.edge.edx.org/discussion/new" class="show-tender" title="Use our feedback tool, Tender, to share your feedback">Contact Us</a>
+                    <a href="http://help.edge.edx.org/discussion/new" class="show-tender" title="${_("Use our feedback tool, Tender, to share your feedback")}">${_("Contact Us")}</a>
                   </li>
                 </ul>
               </div>
@@ -120,7 +121,7 @@
           </li>
 
           <li class="nav-item nav-account-user">
-            <h3 class="title"><span class="label"><span class="label-prefix sr">Currently signed in as:</span><span class="account-username" title="${ user.username }">${ user.username }</span></span> <i class="icon-caret-down ui-toggle-dd"></i></h3>
+            <h3 class="title"><span class="label"><span class="label-prefix sr">${_("Currently signed in as:")}</span><span class="account-username" title="${ user.username }">${ user.username }</span></span> <i class="icon-caret-down ui-toggle-dd"></i></h3>
 
             <div class="wrapper wrapper-nav-sub">
               <div class="nav-sub">
diff --git a/cms/templates/widgets/sock.html b/cms/templates/widgets/sock.html
index c62ffa14334..963e55ae434 100644
--- a/cms/templates/widgets/sock.html
+++ b/cms/templates/widgets/sock.html
@@ -1,51 +1,52 @@
+<%! from django.utils.translation import ugettext as _ %>
 <%! from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse %>
 <div class="wrapper-sock wrapper">
   <ul class="list-actions list-cta">
     <li class="action-item">
-      <a href="#sock" class="cta cta-show-sock"><i class="icon-question-sign"></i> <span class="copy">Looking for Help with Studio?</span></a>
+      <a href="#sock" class="cta cta-show-sock"><i class="icon-question-sign"></i> <span class="copy">${_("Looking for Help with Studio?")}</span></a>
     </li>
   </ul>
 
   <div class="wrapper-inner wrapper">
     <section class="sock" id="sock">
       <header>
-        <h2 class="title sr">edX Studio Help</h2>
+        <h2 class="title sr">${_("edX Studio Help")}</h2>
       </header>
 
       <div class="support">
-        <h3 class="title">Studio Support</h3>
+        <h3 class="title">${_("Studio Support")}</h3>
 
         <div class="copy">
-           <p>Need help with Studio? Creating a course is complex, so we're here to help. Take advantage of our documentation, help center, as well as our edX101 introduction course for course authors.</p>
+           <p>${_("Need help with Studio? Creating a course is complex, so we're here to help. Take advantage of our documentation, help center, as well as our edX101 introduction course for course authors.")}</p>
         </div>
 
       <ul class="list-actions">
         <li class="action-item">
-          <a href="http://files.edx.org/Getting_Started_with_Studio.pdf" class="action action-primary" title="This is a PDF Document">Download Studio Documentation</a>
-          <span class="tip">How to use Studio to build your course</span>
+          <a href="http://files.edx.org/Getting_Started_with_Studio.pdf" class="action action-primary" title='${_("This is a PDF Document")}'>${_("Download Studio Documentation")}</a>
+          <span class="tip">${_("How to use Studio to build your course")}</span>
         </li>
         <li class="action-item">
-          <a href="http://help.edge.edx.org/" rel="external" class="action action-primary">Studio Help Center</a>
-          <span class="tip">Studio Help Center</span>
+          <a href="http://help.edge.edx.org/" rel="external" class="action action-primary">${_("Studio Help Center")}</a>
+          <span class="tip">${_("Studio Help Center")}</span>
         </li>
         <li class="action-item">
-          <a href="https://edge.edx.org/courses/edX/edX101/How_to_Create_an_edX_Course/about" rel="external" class="action action-primary">Enroll in edX101</a>
-          <span class="tip">How to use Studio to build your course</span>
+          <a href="https://edge.edx.org/courses/edX/edX101/How_to_Create_an_edX_Course/about" rel="external" class="action action-primary">${_("Enroll in edX101")}</a>
+          <span class="tip">${_("How to use Studio to build your course")}</span>
         </li>
       </ul>
       </div>
 
       <div class="feedback">
-        <h3 class="title">Contact us about Studio</h3>
+        <h3 class="title">${_("Contact us about Studio")}</h3>
 
         <div class="copy">
-           <p>Have problems, questions, or suggestions about Studio? We're also here to listen to any feedback you want to share.</p>
+           <p>${_("Have problems, questions, or suggestions about Studio? We're also here to listen to any feedback you want to share.")}</p>
         </div>
 
         <ul class="list-actions">
           <li class="action-item">
 
-            <a href="http://help.edge.edx.org/discussion/new" class="action action-primary show-tender" title="Use our feedback tool, Tender, to share your feedback"><i class="icon-comments"></i> Contact Us</a>
+            <a href="http://help.edge.edx.org/discussion/new" class="action action-primary show-tender" title='${_("Use our feedback tool, Tender, to share your feedback")}'><i class="icon-comments"></i>${_("Contact Us")}</a>
           </li>
         </ul>
       </div>
diff --git a/cms/urls.py b/cms/urls.py
index 56efd1a557a..6db07dc2edc 100644
--- a/cms/urls.py
+++ b/cms/urls.py
@@ -72,8 +72,6 @@ urlpatterns = ('',  # nopep8
     url(r'^pages/(?P<org>[^/]+)/(?P<course>[^/]+)/course/(?P<coursename>[^/]+)$',
         'contentstore.views.static_pages',
         name='static_pages'),
-    url(r'^edit_static/(?P<org>[^/]+)/(?P<course>[^/]+)/course/(?P<coursename>[^/]+)$',
-        'contentstore.views.edit_static', name='edit_static'),
     url(r'^edit_tabs/(?P<org>[^/]+)/(?P<course>[^/]+)/course/(?P<coursename>[^/]+)$',
         'contentstore.views.edit_tabs', name='edit_tabs'),
 
diff --git a/common/djangoapps/mitxmako/middleware.py b/common/djangoapps/mitxmako/middleware.py
index 3f66f8cc488..5646d2f4b56 100644
--- a/common/djangoapps/mitxmako/middleware.py
+++ b/common/djangoapps/mitxmako/middleware.py
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ class MakoMiddleware(object):
                                 module_directory=module_directory,
                                 output_encoding='utf-8',
                                 input_encoding='utf-8',
+                                default_filters=['decode.utf8'],
                                 encoding_errors='replace',
                                 )
 
diff --git a/common/djangoapps/student/views.py b/common/djangoapps/student/views.py
index f0eab39781d..398a3f6efc6 100644
--- a/common/djangoapps/student/views.py
+++ b/common/djangoapps/student/views.py
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ from django.shortcuts import redirect
 from django_future.csrf import ensure_csrf_cookie
 from django.utils.http import cookie_date
 from django.utils.http import base36_to_int
+from django.utils.translation import ugettext as _
 
 from mitxmako.shortcuts import render_to_response, render_to_string
 from bs4 import BeautifulSoup
@@ -285,7 +286,7 @@ def dashboard(request):
 
     # Get the 3 most recent news
     top_news = _get_news(top=3) if not settings.MITX_FEATURES.get('ENABLE_MKTG_SITE', False) else None
-            
+
     # get info w.r.t ExternalAuthMap
     external_auth_map = None
     try:
@@ -357,7 +358,7 @@ def change_enrollment(request):
     action = request.POST.get("enrollment_action")
     course_id = request.POST.get("course_id")
     if course_id is None:
-        return HttpResponseBadRequest("Course id not specified")
+        return HttpResponseBadRequest(_("Course id not specified"))
 
     if action == "enroll":
         # Make sure the course exists
@@ -367,10 +368,10 @@ def change_enrollment(request):
         except ItemNotFoundError:
             log.warning("User {0} tried to enroll in non-existent course {1}"
                         .format(user.username, course_id))
-            return HttpResponseBadRequest("Course id is invalid")
+            return HttpResponseBadRequest(_("Course id is invalid"))
 
         if not has_access(user, course, 'enroll'):
-            return HttpResponseBadRequest("Enrollment is closed")
+            return HttpResponseBadRequest(_("Enrollment is closed"))
 
         org, course_num, run = course_id.split("/")
         statsd.increment("common.student.enrollment",
@@ -399,9 +400,9 @@ def change_enrollment(request):
 
             return HttpResponse()
         except CourseEnrollment.DoesNotExist:
-            return HttpResponseBadRequest("You are not enrolled in this course")
+            return HttpResponseBadRequest(_("You are not enrolled in this course"))
     else:
-        return HttpResponseBadRequest("Enrollment action is invalid")
+        return HttpResponseBadRequest(_("Enrollment action is invalid"))
 
 
 @ensure_csrf_cookie
@@ -416,7 +417,7 @@ def login_user(request, error=""):
     ''' AJAX request to log in the user. '''
     if 'email' not in request.POST or 'password' not in request.POST:
         return HttpResponse(json.dumps({'success': False,
-                                        'value': 'There was an error receiving your login information. Please email us.'}))  # TODO: User error message
+                                        'value': _('There was an error receiving your login information. Please email us.')}))  # TODO: User error message
 
     email = request.POST['email']
     password = request.POST['password']
@@ -425,14 +426,14 @@ def login_user(request, error=""):
     except User.DoesNotExist:
         log.warning(u"Login failed - Unknown user email: {0}".format(email))
         return HttpResponse(json.dumps({'success': False,
-                                        'value': 'Email or password is incorrect.'}))  # TODO: User error message
+                                        'value': _('Email or password is incorrect.')}))  # TODO: User error message
 
     username = user.username
     user = authenticate(username=username, password=password)
     if user is None:
         log.warning(u"Login failed - password for {0} is invalid".format(email))
         return HttpResponse(json.dumps({'success': False,
-                                        'value': 'Email or password is incorrect.'}))
+                                        'value': _('Email or password is incorrect.')}))
 
     if user is not None and user.is_active:
         try:
@@ -450,7 +451,7 @@ def login_user(request, error=""):
 
         try_change_enrollment(request)
 
-        statsd.increment("common.student.successful_login")
+        statsd.increment(_("common.student.successful_login"))
         response = HttpResponse(json.dumps({'success': True}))
 
         # set the login cookie for the edx marketing site
@@ -477,9 +478,7 @@ def login_user(request, error=""):
     log.warning(u"Login failed - Account not active for user {0}, resending activation".format(username))
 
     reactivation_email_for_user(user)
-    not_activated_msg = "This account has not been activated. We have " + \
-                        "sent another activation message. Please check your " + \
-                        "e-mail for the activation instructions."
+    not_activated_msg = _("This account has not been activated. We have sent another activation message. Please check your e-mail for the activation instructions.")
     return HttpResponse(json.dumps({'success': False,
                                     'value': not_activated_msg}))
 
@@ -537,12 +536,12 @@ def _do_create_account(post_vars):
         js = {'success': False}
         # Figure out the cause of the integrity error
         if len(User.objects.filter(username=post_vars['username'])) > 0:
-            js['value'] = "An account with the Public Username  '" + post_vars['username'] + "' already exists."
+            js['value'] = _("An account with the Public Username '{username}' already exists.").format(username=post_vars['username'])
             js['field'] = 'username'
             return HttpResponse(json.dumps(js))
 
         if len(User.objects.filter(email=post_vars['email'])) > 0:
-            js['value'] = "An account with the Email '" + post_vars['email'] + "' already exists."
+            js['value'] = _("An account with the Email '{email}' already exists.").format(email=post_vars['email'])
             js['field'] = 'email'
             return HttpResponse(json.dumps(js))
 
@@ -566,7 +565,7 @@ def _do_create_account(post_vars):
     try:
         profile.save()
     except Exception:
-        log.exception("UserProfile creation failed for user {0}.".format(user.id))
+        log.exception("UserProfile creation failed for user {id}.".format(id=user.id))
     return (user, profile, registration)
 
 
@@ -594,7 +593,7 @@ def create_account(request, post_override=None):
         if eamap.external_name.strip() == '':
             name = post_vars.get('name', '')
         else:
-            name = eamap.external_name 
+            name = eamap.external_name
         password = eamap.internal_password
         post_vars = dict(post_vars.items())
         post_vars.update(dict(email=email, name=name, password=password))
@@ -603,12 +602,12 @@ def create_account(request, post_override=None):
     # Confirm we have a properly formed request
     for a in ['username', 'email', 'password', 'name']:
         if a not in post_vars:
-            js['value'] = "Error (401 {field}). E-mail us.".format(field=a)
+            js['value'] = _("Error (401 {field}). E-mail us.").format(field=a)
             js['field'] = a
             return HttpResponse(json.dumps(js))
 
     if post_vars.get('honor_code', 'false') != u'true':
-        js['value'] = "To enroll, you must follow the honor code.".format(field=a)
+        js['value'] = _("To enroll, you must follow the honor code.").format(field=a)
         js['field'] = 'honor_code'
         return HttpResponse(json.dumps(js))
 
@@ -619,7 +618,7 @@ def create_account(request, post_override=None):
 
     if not tos_not_required:
         if post_vars.get('terms_of_service', 'false') != u'true':
-            js['value'] = "You must accept the terms of service.".format(field=a)
+            js['value'] = _("You must accept the terms of service.").format(field=a)
             js['field'] = 'terms_of_service'
             return HttpResponse(json.dumps(js))
 
@@ -648,14 +647,14 @@ def create_account(request, post_override=None):
     try:
         validate_email(post_vars['email'])
     except ValidationError:
-        js['value'] = "Valid e-mail is required.".format(field=a)
+        js['value'] = _("Valid e-mail is required.").format(field=a)
         js['field'] = 'email'
         return HttpResponse(json.dumps(js))
 
     try:
         validate_slug(post_vars['username'])
     except ValidationError:
-        js['value'] = "Username should only consist of A-Z and 0-9, with no spaces.".format(field=a)
+        js['value'] = _("Username should only consist of A-Z and 0-9, with no spaces.").format(field=a)
         js['field'] = 'username'
         return HttpResponse(json.dumps(js))
 
@@ -685,7 +684,7 @@ def create_account(request, post_override=None):
             res = user.email_user(subject, message, settings.DEFAULT_FROM_EMAIL)
     except:
         log.warning('Unable to send activation email to user', exc_info=True)
-        js['value'] = 'Could not send activation e-mail.'
+        js['value'] = _('Could not send activation e-mail.')
         return HttpResponse(json.dumps(js))
 
     # Immediately after a user creates an account, we log them in. They are only
@@ -956,7 +955,7 @@ def activate_account(request, key):
         return resp
     if len(r) == 0:
         return render_to_response("registration/activation_invalid.html", {'csrf': csrf(request)['csrf_token']})
-    return HttpResponse("Unknown error. Please e-mail us to let us know how it happened.")
+    return HttpResponse(_("Unknown error. Please e-mail us to let us know how it happened."))
 
 
 @ensure_csrf_cookie
@@ -975,7 +974,8 @@ def password_reset(request):
                                         'value': render_to_string('registration/password_reset_done.html', {})}))
     else:
         return HttpResponse(json.dumps({'success': False,
-                                        'error': 'Invalid e-mail or user'}))
+                                        'error': _('Invalid e-mail or user')}))
+
 
 def password_reset_confirm_wrapper(request, uidb36=None, token=None):
     ''' A wrapper around django.contrib.auth.views.password_reset_confirm.
@@ -997,7 +997,7 @@ def reactivation_email_for_user(user):
         reg = Registration.objects.get(user=user)
     except Registration.DoesNotExist:
         return HttpResponse(json.dumps({'success': False,
-                                        'error': 'No inactive user with this e-mail exists'}))
+                                        'error': _('No inactive user with this e-mail exists')}))
 
     d = {'name': user.profile.name,
          'key': reg.activation_key}
@@ -1010,7 +1010,7 @@ def reactivation_email_for_user(user):
         res = user.email_user(subject, message, settings.DEFAULT_FROM_EMAIL)
     except:
         log.warning('Unable to send reactivation email', exc_info=True)
-        return HttpResponse(json.dumps({'success': False, 'error': 'Unable to send reactivation email'}))
+        return HttpResponse(json.dumps({'success': False, 'error': _('Unable to send reactivation email')}))
 
     return HttpResponse(json.dumps({'success': True}))
 
@@ -1027,19 +1027,19 @@ def change_email_request(request):
 
     if not user.check_password(request.POST['password']):
         return HttpResponse(json.dumps({'success': False,
-                                        'error': 'Invalid password'}))
+                                        'error': _('Invalid password')}))
 
     new_email = request.POST['new_email']
     try:
         validate_email(new_email)
     except ValidationError:
         return HttpResponse(json.dumps({'success': False,
-                                        'error': 'Valid e-mail address required.'}))
+                                        'error': _('Valid e-mail address required.')}))
 
     if User.objects.filter(email=new_email).count() != 0:
         ## CRITICAL TODO: Handle case sensitivity for e-mails
         return HttpResponse(json.dumps({'success': False,
-                                        'error': 'An account with this e-mail already exists.'}))
+                                        'error': _('An account with this e-mail already exists.')}))
 
     pec_list = PendingEmailChange.objects.filter(user=request.user)
     if len(pec_list) == 0:
@@ -1055,7 +1055,7 @@ def change_email_request(request):
     if pec.new_email == user.email:
         pec.delete()
         return HttpResponse(json.dumps({'success': False,
-                                        'error': 'Old email is the same as the new email.'}))
+                                        'error': _('Old email is the same as the new email.')}))
 
     d = {'key': pec.activation_key,
          'old_email': user.email,
@@ -1144,7 +1144,7 @@ def change_name_request(request):
     pnc.new_name = request.POST['new_name']
     pnc.rationale = request.POST['rationale']
     if len(pnc.new_name) < 2:
-        return HttpResponse(json.dumps({'success': False, 'error': 'Name required'}))
+        return HttpResponse(json.dumps({'success': False, 'error': _('Name required')}))
     pnc.save()
 
     # The following automatically accepts name change requests. Remove this to
@@ -1179,7 +1179,7 @@ def reject_name_change(request):
     try:
         pnc = PendingNameChange.objects.get(id=int(request.POST['id']))
     except PendingNameChange.DoesNotExist:
-        return HttpResponse(json.dumps({'success': False, 'error': 'Invalid ID'}))
+        return HttpResponse(json.dumps({'success': False, 'error': _('Invalid ID')}))
 
     pnc.delete()
     return HttpResponse(json.dumps({'success': True}))
@@ -1189,7 +1189,7 @@ def accept_name_change_by_id(id):
     try:
         pnc = PendingNameChange.objects.get(id=id)
     except PendingNameChange.DoesNotExist:
-        return HttpResponse(json.dumps({'success': False, 'error': 'Invalid ID'}))
+        return HttpResponse(json.dumps({'success': False, 'error': _('Invalid ID')}))
 
     u = pnc.user
     up = UserProfile.objects.get(user=u)
diff --git a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/course_module.py b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/course_module.py
index 02b44bd018e..d75033c8a04 100644
--- a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/course_module.py
+++ b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/course_module.py
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ from lxml import etree
 from path import path  # NOTE (THK): Only used for detecting presence of syllabus
 import requests
 from datetime import datetime
-
 import dateutil.parser
 
 from xmodule.modulestore import Location
diff --git a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/util/date_utils.py b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/util/date_utils.py
index 50b8a9cc0fc..8baa59558b3 100644
--- a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/util/date_utils.py
+++ b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/util/date_utils.py
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 """
 Convenience methods for working with datetime objects
 """
+from datetime import timedelta
+from django.utils.translation import ugettext as _
+
 
-import datetime
 def get_default_time_display(dt, show_timezone=True):
     """
     Converts a datetime to a string representation. This is the default
@@ -14,20 +16,21 @@ def get_default_time_display(dt, show_timezone=True):
     The default value of show_timezone is True.
     """
     if dt is None:
-        return ""
-    timezone = ""
+        return u""
+    timezone = u""
     if show_timezone:
         if dt.tzinfo is not None:
             try:
-                timezone = " " + dt.tzinfo.tzname(dt)
+                timezone = u" " + dt.tzinfo.tzname(dt)
             except NotImplementedError:
                 timezone = dt.strftime('%z')
         else:
-            timezone = " UTC"
-    return dt.strftime("%b %d, %Y at %H:%M") + timezone
+            timezone = u" UTC"
+    return unicode(dt.strftime(u"%b %d, %Y {at} %H:%M{tz}")).format(
+        at=_(u"at"), tz=timezone).strip()
 
 
-def almost_same_datetime(dt1, dt2, allowed_delta=datetime.timedelta(minutes=1)):
+def almost_same_datetime(dt1, dt2, allowed_delta=timedelta(minutes=1)):
     """
     Returns true if these are w/in a minute of each other. (in case secs saved to db
     or timezone aren't same)
-- 
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