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Translation Quality
How to evaluate translation product?
byBy NB
1.What techniques
you can use to
evaluate translation
product?
1.What is translation
quality?
Soft Review
How?
A soft review is a visual scan of the
translation to identify any errors or
inconsistencies. For example, are the
phone numbers and
dates all accurate and presented in the
same format as in the original?
● Formatting
● Numbers
● Proper Nouns
● Titles
Next
1. Confirm that the graphics and
illustrations that are presented
with the text are culturally
relevant.
2. Graphics and illustrations should
speak to the original content
rather than introduce new
content.
Traditional Way
Independent
Reviews
1. Send a sample of the translator’s work to
another respected translator and ask him or her to
assess the translation
according to your criteria, using your checklist.
1. Make sure the reviewer
understands that he or she is not expected to suggest
edits unless the
writing style is inconsistent, there are errors, or there
is a preferable choice
of words.
● The translator is new, and you
don’t read the target language.
Ask an independent translator
to review one or two of the
translator’s documents to make
sure you’re getting the quality
of translation that you expect.
● More than one translator is
working on multiple documents
for the same project. It is
important that the tone, reading
level, and definitions are
consistent across program
materials.
Back
Translation
Any guess?
● Expensive
● Time-consuming
● Not reliable
Back translation may be used to check the accuracy of birth
certificates, legal contracts, informed consents, clinical protocols, and
information on medical devices.
The benefits
Field Testing
A combination of internal soft reviews
and independent external
reviews
● A small-scale testing of the
translated document’s
readability and the reader’s
comprehension of the document,
● Conducted with a sample of test
participants who have the same
demographic profile (literacy
level, gender, age, and so forth)
as the target audience and who
are in a location similar to the
targeted document-distribution
area.
Link
A back translation is text that has
been translated back to the original language by a second translator (not
the one who did the original translation).

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Translation Quality.pptx

  • 1. Translation Quality How to evaluate translation product? byBy NB
  • 2. 1.What techniques you can use to evaluate translation product? 1.What is translation quality?
  • 4. How? A soft review is a visual scan of the translation to identify any errors or inconsistencies. For example, are the phone numbers and dates all accurate and presented in the same format as in the original? ● Formatting ● Numbers ● Proper Nouns ● Titles
  • 5. Next 1. Confirm that the graphics and illustrations that are presented with the text are culturally relevant. 2. Graphics and illustrations should speak to the original content rather than introduce new content.
  • 7. Independent Reviews 1. Send a sample of the translator’s work to another respected translator and ask him or her to assess the translation according to your criteria, using your checklist. 1. Make sure the reviewer understands that he or she is not expected to suggest edits unless the writing style is inconsistent, there are errors, or there is a preferable choice of words. ● The translator is new, and you don’t read the target language. Ask an independent translator to review one or two of the translator’s documents to make sure you’re getting the quality of translation that you expect. ● More than one translator is working on multiple documents for the same project. It is important that the tone, reading level, and definitions are consistent across program materials.
  • 8. Back Translation Any guess? ● Expensive ● Time-consuming ● Not reliable
  • 9. Back translation may be used to check the accuracy of birth certificates, legal contracts, informed consents, clinical protocols, and information on medical devices. The benefits
  • 10. Field Testing A combination of internal soft reviews and independent external reviews ● A small-scale testing of the translated document’s readability and the reader’s comprehension of the document, ● Conducted with a sample of test participants who have the same demographic profile (literacy level, gender, age, and so forth) as the target audience and who are in a location similar to the targeted document-distribution area.
  • 11. Link A back translation is text that has been translated back to the original language by a second translator (not the one who did the original translation).