Quality Assurance For The Freelance Translator A Primer
uality Assurance (QA) in professional credentials are
translation can be defined essential for technical
as all the systematic and translations.
planned actions established to
ensure translation services As part of your language and
adhere to client requirements and technical quality strategy, make
meet the expectations of the sure your translation goes
target market. The translation through editing and proof-reading
service provider bears the stages, besides the translation
responsibility of establishing stage. After you've completed
the methodologies and processes your translation, have it
necessary to meet customer reviewed by an editor to verify
quality requirements. its accuracy. This final, edited
version should then be proofread
Language and Technical Quality: for the consistency, fluency and
integrity of its content.
To ensure the highest quality
translation, you should only Review and Prepare the Source
accept translation jobs where you Text
are a native speaker of the
target language and possess Any mistakes, omissions or
professional expertise in the inaccuracy in the source text
subject matter. Having a will inevitably be repeated in
"near-native fluency" in the the target language, unless an
target language may not be initial review is carried out. It
sufficient to accurately relay is essential that you analyze the
cultural idioms or inherent linguistic and technical quality
language subtleties and nuances. of the source text and make any
Additionally, appropriate necessary modifications - be they
educational certifications and simple or extensive - to
incorporate quality. Make sure translation, as well as a
you contact your client and thorough knowledge of regional as
advise them of any initial review well as group-specific language
you deem necessary. variations will eliminate the
risk of any misunderstanding and
Ask Where and Why will assure the quality and
integrity of your translation.
Culture is an integral part of
language, so make sure you know Visual and Functional Quality
your target audience. Ask
yourself the two-simple questions It is essential to verify the
of Where and Why on every single quality of the presentation and
translation project your work on. functionality of the translation
to make sure it accurately
Ask yourself "why translate this reflects the quality of the
text": is it to educate, persuade source material.
or sell? The objective of each
translation project will Visual checks include the
determine the language register, verification of typography, page
as well as the translation style flow and cross references.
you will use. Functional checks test the
functionality and output features
Another important question to ask of the translation, be it
is "Where to translate"? Am I documentation, software or
translating to a French audience website. These may include the
in France or in Quebec? Is the duplication of the functionality
translation intended for of the source software,
professional PC expert or the compatibility with respective
casual user? An understanding of platforms and hardware, and
the target audience of your correct output, such as
publishing and printing ultimately facilitates successful
standards. translation projects and reduces
turnaround times as future
Establishing translation quality translation projects come into
assurance processes does not only the mix.
yield increased quality but
About the Author:
Athmane Kecir is a professional freelance translator providing French Translation Services http://www.help-francais.com
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