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Translation 101:

Industry overview

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Looking into the future

Automatic translation based on profile recognition

Technology convergence: touch translation + voice recognition +

eye tracking, Big data

Cloud-based collaborative translation, sharing translation and

terminology

Learning from other industries and cooperating

Authoring + Translation + Revision in parallel

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Some background

Why do we need translation and linguistic services after all?

Size of the language industry

Most of the industry are SME

Innovation is coming mainly from SMEs

How many freelance translators?

How many words can they handle?

Why does translation cost money?

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Concepts Source: Roberto Silva (2012)

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Linguistic industry areas Source: Status and potential of the European Language technology markets, LT Innovate (2013)

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Challenges

What are the biggest challenges of the industry?

What makes a translation company more productive?

What makes a translator more productive?

How can the customer help with the productivity workflow?

Will translation be free of charge in the near future?

How do we define quality?

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Quality matters

What is quality after all?

How do we provide the level of quality required?

Do all customers and all projects require the same level of quality?

How can technology help in keeping and improving quality levels?

Standards adoption: 30% UNE15038, 27% ISO9001

Other standards: Medical devices (ISO13485), Security (27001),

Environment (ISO14001)

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Technology can help

“The expansion of the size of the market is driven primarily by

technology” (LT Innovate, 2013)

What technologies are there for the translation sector?

What technologies do the translators use?

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Technology can help: Tools Source: Own research, Roberto Silva (2013)

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Technology can help: CAT

Main tool: Translation memories and CAT

Matching issues

Translators report that translation is 20-30% faster with CAT tools,

better quality, more consistent (terminology)

Terminology banks

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Technology can help: CAT Source: Graphic based on Survey Gough (2013), Roberto Silva (2014)

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Technology can help: CAT Source: Survey Gough (2013)

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Technology can help: CAT Source: Own research, Roberto Silva (2013)

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Technology can help: MT

Machine translation? Any good? Types?

Issues for implementing MT

Post-editing? Any benefits for the customer? For translators?

Why does MT sometimes give bad results?

Why can’t MT provide consistent good results?

MT and TM: TM is better integrated

Productivity puzzle

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Technology can help: MT usage Source: Survey QTLaunchPad (2013)

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Technology can help: MT usage Source: State of the industry for freelance translators, Proz (2012)

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Translation workflow complexity Source: Own research, Roberto Silva (2013)

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Translation workflow complexity Source: Own research, Roberto Silva (2013)

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Task complexity: search Source: Industry Survey, Gough (2013)

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Task complexity: file formats Source: Integrating Post-Editing MT in a Professional Translation Workflow (Chapter 2 of Post-editing of Machine Translation:

Processes and Applications), Roberto Silva, Cambridge Scholars Publishing (2013)

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Improving productivity

Is translation project management different from other PM?

Is technology useful for this task?

Does it benefit the customer?

Is translator productivity increasing?

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Improving productivity Source: Who is using CAT tools, Proz (2013)

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Improving productivity Source: State of the industry for freelance translators, Proz (2012)

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Improving productivity Source: State of the industry for freelance translators, Proz (2012)

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Productivity decrease reasons