Compare And Contrast Between Modlingua Rubric 2018 And DIN 2345 Standards Established In 1998 In Germany.
Prepared by Sakina Motorwala
Section Modlingua Rubric 2018 DIN 2345 Standards
Original Text There are 10 points agenda to control errors. Articles, The client is responsible for the linguistic and technical
punctuations, omissions, spelling, choice of words, correctness of the original text. He is obliged to inform
factual error, consistency, grammatical structure as well the translator about mistakes he finds afterwards. The
as formatting error. The Modlingua rubric 2018 will help client should also be available for the translator to
the translator to correct the errors in the text. The translator answer questions. It is the translator's responsibility to
must be strict and follow all the parameters of compliance to acquire the necessary subject related knowledge. He
the instructions given by client and project manager. may also contact experts to obtain such information.
Choosing the translator The translator must be very careful when he/she is dealing The client should only choose
with any professional body or any organisation especially competent translators. The following criteria should be
if somebody is hiring him/her. He/she should be careful, considered:
shouldn't be casual. The management will expect the translator * Technical competence of the translator.
to value their time. The translator will need to identify the errors * The translator should keep the deadline.
by following this rubric and thus his/her efficiency will increase * The translator should have access to technical tools
by 10 times which in return will increase their bargaining power such as the Internet or Translation Memory Program
with anybody as well as with HR team. (a special computer program for translators).
Setting up a contract between The translator must have an eye for details, their personality, their The translator receives original text or atleast
client and translator. overall presentation or choice automatically gets reflection. If further information. After accepting the job, the
the client studies the translator's certain parameters in rubric, they translator sends a cost estimate to the client. If a contract
can identify translator as a good human being, how much pressure is drawn up, it should contain the following points:
he/she will be able to take up, how much good he/she will be able to * Agreement on the deadline.
do, what performance he/she could do for the betterment of the * Agreement on the additional services such as graphic
company etc., how much retaining capacity they will have. The design, proofreading by others etc.
translator must remain sincere and professional. * The client should provide special terminology,
background information and secondary literature if
necessary.
Target text The standard or procedures says, "First the translator must follow The target must correspond to the linguistic standards
whatever client or project manager has explained to him/her. of the target language and the content must be true to
Write an observation at the last moment, if he/she finds something the original text. If there is no further agreement with
going against the spirit of the work. If it is certainly going against the client, footnotes, appendices and tables must be
the spirit, the project manager or the client will understand it and translated as well. The client must be informed about
rectify it." parts that are not translated or added to the translation.
The translator's comments must be marked clearly.
Formal aspects such as numberings and tables must be
copied from the original text, whereas symbols and
measurements must be adjusted to the target language.
Proofreading Every translation should follow ten points in Modlingua Rubric 2018 Every translation should be checked for the following
i.e. articles, punctuations, omissions, spelling mistakes, choice of words, criteria before it is handed over to the client:
facts, consistency, grammar, sentence structure, text structure formatting * Completeness
which includes spacing of words, tags, spaces, margins, font and font * Technical and terminological correctness.
size. Be careful, just add second reading to the final draft before he/she is * Target text corresponds to demands drawn up in the
submitting any document to the client or to any person, professional contract.
person. Artificial intelligence like spell checkers, grammar checkers as well
as plagiarism checkers which can control many punctuation errors, articles,
omissions as well as spelling mistakes shall be installed and used for all
translation projects.
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