Quality and productivity : a comparative analysis of human translation and post-editing with Malay learners of Arabic and English
Translation into and between foreign languages has become a common practice in the professional setting. However, this translation directionality has yet to be thoroughly explored, especially when post-editing is involved. The present study conducts experiments on the application of machine translation (MT) and translation memory (TM) in a translation classroom setting. A group of Malay speakers, who are non-native speakers of Arabic and English, used MemoQ 2014 to translate technical Arabic and English texts by post-editing raw MT and modified TM outputs containing several errors. The non-native trainee translatorsâ productivity was measured and the quality of the translation was assessed through error analysis approach based on the MeLLANGE error typology so that it could provide a comprehensive analysis of the types of errors commonly found in the non-native trainee translatorsâ translations. The error annotation also aims to provide guidelines for translators who work with the Arabic-English language pair and non-native translators. The present study revealed that the translation technologies helped improve the non-native translatorsâ speed and quality. The study also discovered that syntactic and
Haji Sismat, Muhamad Alif Bin
Quality and productivity : a comparative analysis of human translation and post-editing with Malay learners of Arabic and English. Translation into and between foreign languages has become a common practice in the professional setting. However, this translation directionality has yet to be thoroughly explored, especially when post-editing is involved. The present study conducts experiments on the application of machine translation (MT) and translation memory (TM) in a translation classroom setting. A group of Malay speakers, who are non-native speakers of Arabic and English, used MemoQ 2014 to translate technical Arabic and English texts by post-editing raw MT and modified TM outputs containing several errors. The non-native trainee translatorsâ productivity was measured and the quality of the translation was assessed through error analysis approach based on the MeLLANGE error typology so that it could provide a comprehensive analysis of the types of errors commonly found in the non-native trainee translatorsâ translations. The error annotation also aims to provide guidelines for translators who work with the Arabic-English language pair and non-native translators. The present study revealed that the translation technologies helped improve the non-native translatorsâ speed and quality. The study also discovered that syntactic and
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