The document discusses common mistakes made by beginner translators, including translating word-for-word without considering syntax, overexpressing themselves and losing objectivity, wrongly translating words with cultural derivations, poor client engagement by not clarifying terms, and neglecting the writing style and genre of the original document. Gaining experience through practice, feedback, and client interaction can help translators improve.

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Common Mistakes Beginner
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 Translat ion is a ski l l acqui red by pract ice
 Overal l development of t ranslat ion ski l ls can be achieved through on-the-job
training, though t ranslat ion cer t i f icat ion courses do help
 A Translator must be wel l versed wi th syntax, phraseology, etymology to
del iver t ranslat ion fai thful to the or iginal text and yet sound f luent
 The Speed and Accuracy rat io can only be bet tered wi th experience
 Translat ion requi res sensi t ivi ty to minute di f ferences in word usage
which is acqui red through cl ient - facing exposure and feedback modules
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3. 1] Translating Word-For-Word
 Beginner Translators f ind i t easy to t ranslate word - for -word
 Word- for -word t ranslat ion causes the output to lose i ts syntax
 Syntact ic rules are not universal for al l languages
 Use of dict ionary aids in understanding the sui tabi l i ty of words for var ious
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contexts
 Of ten word-for-word t ranslat ion tends to give a garbled output
 I t is ext remely necessary for a t ranslator to f i rst interpret the meaning of
the content and then t ranslate
 I t becomes easier for a t ranslator to repl icate style of the content for wel l
interpreted documents
 I t is most advisable to have documents proof read by nat ive bi l ingual
exper ts for developmental feedback and improvisat ion

4. 2] Over Doing Translation – Lack Of Objectivity
 Beginner Translators tend to over express themselves through thei r ini t ial
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t ranslat ions
 In the Process of adding ext ra value, the t ranslated text loses i ts object ivi ty
 Technical terms may di ffer in meaning i f over expressed in process of
t ranslat ion
 Beginner t ranslators fai l to real ize that most people prefer cr isp ( to - the-point
) t ranslat ion
 Purpose of the document to be edi ted should be ident i f ied before
t ranslat ing
 Documents (Manuscr ipts) meant for publ icat ion have a set of rules that
should be fol lowed
 Technical Checkl ists play an impor tant role and are not very popular among
novice t ranslators

5. 3] Wrongly Translating Words of Cultural Derivation
 Every t ranslator must be able to ident i fy words of rel igious and cul tural
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der ivat ions
 Assuming synonyms is a general tendency when a t ranslator is cul tural ly
unaware of the language
 Translators of ten f ind themselves in di lemma wi th regards to l inguist ic
gender of words and thei r usage which var ies across languages
 Per fect Translat ion involves research capabi l i t ies as one of the major ski l ls

6. 4] Poor Client Engagement
 Novice Translators tend to let go regular interact ion wi th the cl ient dur ing
the t ranslat ion process
 Understanding the cl ients requi rements is just 1 par t of the communicat ion
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cycle
 There is immense scope for assumpt ion and mist ranslat ion i f clar i f icat ions
are not made dur ing t ranslat ion
 Exper ience teaches t ranslators of how inter im reviews and feedbacks
ensure higher level of cl ient sat isfact ion

7. 5] Neglecting The Writing Style Of The Document
 Novice Translators of ten emphasize on mere t ranslat ion
 These t ranslators fai l to note the genre and style of the or iginal content
 Vocabulary takes di fferent forms in di fferent types of documents which
needs to be clear ly understood before t ranslat ion
 A beginner t ranslator may f ind i t di ff icul t to t ranslate a legal document
unless he is able to ident i fy and maintain the style in the target language
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