Translation quality : models and tools [CD-ROM]

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While scholars may still argue for years to come on the concepts of good and bad quality of translation, the translation and localization industry developed tools for quantitative assessment of the quality of translation of technical text involving the relatively simple method of tracking and evaluating errors - all based on the assumption that a good translation is the one without errors. One of the goals of linguistic education is to prepare students for different careers they might take up, which might include a technical translator position. To achieve these goals students must learn not only languages, but also at least basics of the trade they might wish to develop. Since knowledge of QA methodology and criteria used in the translation assessment procedures is an important factor of individual translator success, I believe that they should be presented as a part of the future translators curricula, together with tools and methods for verifying and improving the technical translation quality.