Translation Quality Assurance is a set of procedures, or a multiple-layered filter, that ensures your translated content is linguistically and technically accurate, and consequently, your business stays on track and expands smoothly in the new market. The TQA runs before, during, and after the translation work to guarantee your product or service will be well received by the local target audience. The project management team takes measures to assure quality in translation prior to delegating work to translators, Editors and continues well after they’ve done their job.
the quality assurance process
1. A translator is assigned
3. The desktop publishing or the multimedia team puts translated text in a format
2. The editor fine combs the translated text
Once a client provides a list of requirements for a project, a translator who is a native speaker of the target audience with an experience in the same subject matter or industry is assigned to the project
2. The editor fine combs the translated text
3. The desktop publishing or the multimedia team puts translated text in a format
2. The editor fine combs the translated text
The next crucial step to ensure quality assurance in translation is sending the translated text to an editor who will fine comb through it to check for errors, common mistakes, and grammatical flaws. Usually, the editor is also a highly experienced translator with knowledge.
3. The desktop publishing or the multimedia team puts translated text in a format
3. The desktop publishing or the multimedia team puts translated text in a format
3. The desktop publishing or the multimedia team puts translated text in a format
Quality assurance in translation doesn’t stop with simply translating and proofreading the final product. The text is sent to the desktop publishing team – if the client wants the translated text on a website – or the multimedia team – for subtitling and adapting the text on a screen. This step is important since the translated text needs to fit into a format
4. A proofreader checks the final document
5. The project manager sends the translated project to the client
3. The desktop publishing or the multimedia team puts translated text in a format
It’s not done yet! A final check is done to ensure nothing is missing. If something looks off, the project manager is notified in order to maintain quality assurance in translation
5. The project manager sends the translated project to the client
5. The project manager sends the translated project to the client
5. The project manager sends the translated project to the client
The second last step involves the project manager – the person who oversees the whole project. He or she reviews the final product before sending it to the client.
6. The client reviews the translated text
5. The project manager sends the translated project to the client
5. The project manager sends the translated project to the client
Whew! The last step in ensuring that quality assurance in translation is maintained involves the client reviewing the translated assignment. Clients provide feedback.
