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CAT Week 1

Rosabel Chung


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Outline

CAT module1

SDL Trados Level 1 Certification2

CAT tools3

Machine Translation (MT)exercise

4


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SDL Certification Exam


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Exam details

Format: multiple choice, with only 1correct answer.

4 sections, each containing 10 questions.

Time limit: 40 minutes = 10 min/section.

Remaining time is displayed in thestatus bar.

1 point for a correct answer and 0wrong.

The pass mark for the exam is 30/40.


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Dont be afraid

Open book exam so you can typewhat you want to find in the findcolumn of the workbook

You take the placement exam beforethe real exam

You have 3 attempts to pass the exam

Certified users get Certified page and

logo to downloadWebinars and past webinar recordings

are available on translationzone.com


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Tools

Translation tools?

CAT tools? (computer-assisted translation)

Translation memory tools?Terminology management tools?

Machine translation tools?


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CAT

What is a CAT tool?

a very broad and general term used todescribe various software tools to fully

or partially automate or assist human

translation


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Translation Memory

What is a translation memory (TM)?

a database of previous translations inwhich the source and the target

language texts have been broken down

into segments that are aligned with

each other

Source:

The Localization Industry Standards Association (LISA), 2003


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TM: Visualisation

Text

Text

Source Text

Sentence 1Sentence 2Sentence 3Sentence 4Sentence 5Sentence 6

....

Target Text

Sentence 1Sentence 2Sentence 3Sentence 4Sentence 5Sentence 6

....

ST

TT

Texts

TM

a database of previous translations in which the sourceand the target language texts have been broken down

into segments that are alignedwith each other


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How doesa TM work?

Text

Text

NewSource Text

Sentence 1 =100%Sentence 2 = 90%Sentence 3 = 76%Sentence 4 = 50%Sentence 5 = 0%

OldSource Text

Sentence 1Sentence 2

Sentence 3Sentence 4Sentence 5

OldTarget Text

Sentence 1Sentence 2

Sentence 3Sentence 4Sentence 5

ST

TT

Text

TM


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Howisa TM created?

As youtranslate

Feed the TM as you go along

From existing translated material

Use Alignment tool


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TM: Good & Bad

1. Limited applicability

2. Affected translation

process

3. Labour-intensive and

time-consuming

4. Human error (quality)

1. Consistency

2. Speed/Productivity

3. Income

4. Translation

experience

Benefits Drawbacks


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SDL TradosStudio 2009

SDL Trados Studio 2009 provides oneintegrated environment for editing,reviewing, terminology and project

management needs. It comes withinnovative features to enhanceproductivity and improve user experience.

Market leader (75%)

Standard 695; Student 149

No trial version


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SDL TradosStudio 2009

SDL TradosStudio 2009 Integrated environment for editing, reviewing,

terminology and project management

SDL MultiTerm 2009

Store and manage terminology

SDL Trados 2007 Suite

SDL Trados WinAlign

Create TM from existing materialsSDL Passolo 2009

Visual environment for software localisation


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Wordfast &Dj Vu

Wordfast Classic

Runs on Windows, Linux and Mac

Relatively inexpensive at 330

Risk free trial without time limit

Dj Vu X Professional

A simple & intuitive user interface Unique assemble feature

Standard price 990


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Whatto dowith TM?

You need to translate an

annual report for 2007.The

client gave you the originals

(1

0,000w) & translations(12,500w) of 2006 & 2005 and

asked you to maintain the

consistency.How do you do

that?

Alignment tool!

You have a 15,000-word

project to translate

within 2 months time.

How do you ensure the

consistency of your

terminologies?

Use TM!

Scenario 1 Scenario 2

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