CIR Translation Experiences

Note: This survey is about text translation, not oral interpretation.

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* 1. In your capacity as CIR, what types of translation work do you carry out? (Check all that apply.)

Translation of Japanese text into your native language

Translation of Japanese text into a language other than your native language

Translation of text previously translated into English into your native language

Translation of any foreign language text into Japanese

Editing/proofreading of text pre-translated by a third-party company

Editing/proofreading of text produced by machine translation

Other (please specify)

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* 2. To what extent do you agree with the following statement?
The quality of machine translation output is sufficient to communicate information to readers.

Strongly agree

Somewhat agree

Neutral

Somewhat disagree

Strongly disagree

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* 3. What is your general opinion of the quality of the translation work done by third-party companies?

Very positive

Somewhat positive

Neutral

Somewhat negative

Very negative

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* 4. How does your own opinion of the quality of third-party translation compare with the opinion of your supervisor(s)?

I have a much more positive opinion than my supervisor(s).

I have a somewhat more positive opinion than my supervisor(s).

My opinion is the same as that of my supervisor(s).

I have a somewhat more negative opinion than my supervisor(s).

I have a much more negative opinion than my supervisor(s).

I don't know the opinion of my supervisor(s).

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* 5. In general, how much editing or revision do you need to carry out on pre-translated material from third-party companies, in order to make the quality sufficient for publication?

Significant revision

Some revision

Minor revision

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* 6. In general, what proportion of your corrections are accepted?

All of my corrections are accepted

Most of my corrections are accepted

Some of my corrections are accepted

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* 7. If you do your own original translation from Japanese material, are your translations generally accepted by the department and utilized as-is?

Yes, always

Yes, usually

Sometimes yes, sometimes not

No, usually not

No, never

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CIR Translation Experiences

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* 1. In your capacity as CIR, what types of translation work do you carry out? (Check all that apply.)

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* 2. To what extent do you agree with the following statement? The quality of machine translation output is sufficient to communicate information to readers.

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* 3. What is your general opinion of the quality of the translation work done by third-party companies?

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* 4. How does your own opinion of the quality of third-party translation compare with the opinion of your supervisor(s)?

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* 5. In general, how much editing or revision do you need to carry out on pre-translated material from third-party companies, in order to make the quality sufficient for publication?

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* 6. In general, what proportion of your corrections are accepted?

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* 7. If you do your own original translation from Japanese material, are your translations generally accepted by the department and utilized as-is?

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* 8. Please feel free to comment on any aspect of the translation process. For example, what needs to be improved, and how might that be achieved?

* 2. To what extent do you agree with the following statement?
The quality of machine translation output is sufficient to communicate information to readers.