Post-‐Edi)ng Webinar
Post-‐edi)ng: an emerging profession
Outline
§ Introduc)on & the TAUS Post-‐edi)ng course A4la Görög
§ Presenta)ons by Evren Dağlıoğlu (Urban Transla)on) and Selçuk Özcan (Dragoman Ltd.)
§ Open ques)ons from the audience
Post-‐Edi)ng Course
A common reference to skills and best prac)ces for successful post-‐edi)ng across the global transla)on industry
Collabora)ve industry ini)a)ve
Coordinated by TAUS
Coopera)on with Welocalize and Hunnect
Contribu)ons from different LSPs
Post-‐edi)ng webinars
Languages § Course in English § Language specific assignments already implemented or being implemented: § Arabic, Dutch, French, Hungarian, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, Italian, Turkish, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Polish
§ More languages to follow
The TAUS PE course outline § 6 modules including quizzes, two longer assignments and
§ 6 hours to complete the theore)cal part § Background informa)on on MT § Facts, trends, general knowledge about PE § Glossary, notes & relevant literature § Evalua)on & Post-‐edi)ng of real MT output addressing the par)cular errors of given language
Modules
• Module 1: Introduc)on • Module 2: Types of MT systems • Module 3: Evalua)on of MT systems • Module 4: Controlled Lg and Pre-‐Edi)ng • Module 5: Post-‐Edi)ng • Module 6: Se4ng up an MT Project/ Organiza)on of Post-‐Edi)ng
Module example (module 5) • Overview • Defini)ons
– Types of Post-‐Edi)ng – The Principles of Post-‐Edi)ng – The Rules of Post-‐Edi)ng – Post-‐Edi)ng Workflow – Error Typology – Post-‐Edi)ng Best Prac)ces
• Skills and Competences • Providing Feedback • Post-‐Edi)ng Exercise Instruc)ons • Summary and References • Exercise
– Module 6 (Se[ng up an MT Project and Organiza)on of Post-‐Edi)ng)
Who is it aimed at? § Anyone interested in transla)on automa)on, but mainly: § Linguists and translators § Students, researchers (MT, linguis)cs) § LSP employees (project managers, terminologists, language technologists, engineers etc.)
Benefits for cer)fied post-‐editors § The skills necessary to provide high-‐quality content for the market
§ Thorough background knowledge of MT and PE
§ TAUS PE cer)ficate upon comple)on § Proof of quality and skill set for employment
Code: WEB2014PETR
Get a 25% discount on the TAUS Post-‐edi)ng course! Valid )ll end of this year!
Presenta)ons by Evren Dağlıoğlu (Urban Transla)on)
Selçuk Özcan (Dragoman Ltd.)
Code: WEB2014PETR
Get a 25% discount on the TAUS Post-‐edi)ng course! Valid )ll end of this year! THANK YOU!