Training of translators: CNC machines

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Training of translators CNC machines

• Vitaly Bashaev
• Unitrans Translation Agency

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Starting point whom do we train

• Recent graduates (translators)
• Mainly, women
• In-house basis
• Translation from English into Russian (native
  language)

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Why do we train

• To be a language service provider for the
  Metalworking industry
• To increase competitive advantages
• To provide Required Productivity and Desired
  Quality

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Limitations

• Translation into native language
• The object of translation is operating
  instructions
• The subject of translation is CNC machines
• In-house personnel

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Goals of training

• To achieve a high level of translation quality in
  the area of CNC machines
• To achieve a 1800 words per day translation
  capacity

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Overall structure
0-1 months
0-2 months
1-6 months
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Getting industry-specific knowledge

1. The Guide for Technical Translators CNC Machines
   (Bashaev, Polisanova, 2011). Size 200 pages in
   A5 format, in Russian.
2. Operating documentation for numerically
   controlled machines. Size about 1000 pages, in
   Russian.

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Getting industry-specific knowledge

1. Video materials
2. Guide to translating into Russian of engineering
   documentation (Shalyt, 2007)
3. Articles (www.perevodmsk.ru)
4. TQI combined metrics
5. The methodology

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Getting practical experience translation

• Lexical control (terminology)
• Usability control (consistency, sufficiency,
  style)
• Functional control (engineering logic)

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Tracking the progress

1. Translator experienced in other domain
2. Translator experienced in other domain glossary
   of terms
3. Translation of acceptable quality
4. Translation of high quality (Desired Quality)

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Summary

• No training
• no Desired Quality for our customers
• no Proofreadable quality for us
• 2 months (350 hours) of training to provide
  proofreadable translation
• 4 months of practice work to provide
  translation of Desired Quality
• 6-12 months of practice work to provide
  proofreading

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Questions?

• Unitrans translation agency
• CNC Machines
• Oil and Gas equipment and processes
• info_at_perevodmsk.ru
• Vitaly Bashaev