Motivation, participation and organisation in crowdsourcing translation : a case study on Yeeyan
Crowdsourcing, i.e. engaging online communities in productive activities, has become a commonly used practice in content-generating areas, including translation. It has fostered alternative translation models, such as volunteer or paid crowdsourcing by professional or bilinguals translating different text types with various purposes. Scholars embarked on the investigations of crowdsourcing translation practices in the West (Dolmaya, 2012; JimeÌnez-Crespo, 2013a; OâBrien and SchaÌler, 2010; Olohan, 2014, 2012; Orrego-Carmona, 2015). However, little focus has been paid to crowdsourcing translation in China. This study explores the mechanism of crowdsourcing translation drawing from one of the largest Chinese amateursâ communities â Yeeyan, seeking to raise awareness of the particular collaborative model both in the Language Services Industry and in Translation Studies. The study examines collaborative translation projects in Yeeyan, aiming to find out: 1. the motivating and de-motivating factors that influence participation; 2. the individualsâ contribution to crowdsourcing translation projects; 3. the quality of crowdsourcing outputs and the effectiveness of quality control methods; 4. the texts types
Yang, Jun
Motivation, participation and organisation in crowdsourcing translation : a case study on Yeeyan. Crowdsourcing, i.e. engaging online communities in productive activities, has become a commonly used practice in content-generating areas, including translation. It has fostered alternative translation models, such as volunteer or paid crowdsourcing by professional or bilinguals translating different text types with various purposes. Scholars embarked on the investigations of crowdsourcing translation practices in the West (Dolmaya, 2012; JimeÌnez-Crespo, 2013a; OâBrien and SchaÌler, 2010; Olohan, 2014, 2012; Orrego-Carmona, 2015). However, little focus has been paid to crowdsourcing translation in China. This study explores the mechanism of crowdsourcing translation drawing from one of the largest Chinese amateursâ communities â Yeeyan, seeking to raise awareness of the particular collaborative model both in the Language Services Industry and in Translation Studies. The study examines collaborative translation projects in Yeeyan, aiming to find out: 1. the motivating and de-motivating factors that influence participation; 2. the individualsâ contribution to crowdsourcing translation projects; 3. the quality of crowdsourcing outputs and the effectiveness of quality control methods; 4. the texts types
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