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The Lazy Way to Articulate Storyline Translation

May 9, 2020

The easiest and most certain approach for translating Articulate Storyline courses into new target languages is to enlist the services of a translation company that specializes in providing this service. Several skills can be required in the process of completely translating a Storyline course including: Language skills (translation) the most obvious skill. This requires the […]

Top 3 eLearning Translation Best Practices

May 8, 2020

Once a decision has been made to translate elearning material into another language, there are several translation ‘best practices’ to keep in mind that will both improve translation quality and/or minimize costs. 1) Translator qualifications Translators assigned to the elearning translation project should be native speaking in the target language. The ‘source’ language is the […]

The Lazy Way to Articulate Storyline Translation

May 9, 2020

Top 3 eLearning Translation Best Practices

May 8, 2020

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The Lazy Way to Articulate Storyline Translation

May 9, 2020

Language skills (translation) the most obvious skill. This requires the services of a professional translator who is native speaking in the target language for translation. A second similarly skilled translator is needed for proofreading the first translator’s work and a quality assurance must.
Articulate Storyline integration skills. Translation occurs outside the Storyline application environment. Translated text must be brought back into the Storyline application once it’s translated and proofread. The application works in a semi-automated fashion but adjustments of the text are often needed within Storyline post-translation. For example, some language require more or less space (number of words) to express equivalent meaning so adjustment is needed to position the translated text appropriately.
Video editing skills. Some Storyline courses contain embedded videos that include narration or screen text. Clients can optionally leave the videos in their original format, or localize them in the target language by dubbing voiceovers in place of the original audio content or adding subtitles.
Voiceover talent. When voiceovers are required for narration a professional voiceover talent is needed to record the audio segment that are replaced within the Storyline course.

Even after all course elements are integrated courses require a final detailed review. Our company generally does this in two ways. One is to go through the course from start to finish to make sure all pieces are working and flow correctly. The other way is to side-by-side compare the original course slides to the corresponding slides in the translated version. The review stage can be laborious and time-consuming but it’s an essential step in the overall translation process.

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Top 3 eLearning Translation Best Practices

May 8, 2020

1) Translator qualifications

Translators assigned to the elearning translation project should be native speaking in the target language. The ‘source’ language is the original language while the ‘target’ language is the language for translating into. It may also be helpful if the assigned translators have a background, or at least a familiarity, with the subject matter of the text for translation.

2) Quality assurance

For reference our company’s standard translation and quality assurance process is described below:

Review & Preparation
Source material is reviewed to identify special requirements; glossaries/special project instructions are readied.

Translation
Translation is carefully prepared by a professional translator native speaking in the target language.

Proofreading/Review
Translated text is reviewed and edited by a second translator following the initial translation.

Delivery & Approval
Final translated and reviewed text is sent to the client via email or secure upload for application.

3) Translation memory

Professional translators often use software tools that produce and access a ‘translation memory’ of the translation project. These tools are not to be confused with machine translation. Instead translation tools enhance continuity of translation projects, decrease costs, and are recommended for use in any elearning translation project of significance.

eLearning course managers can sometimes be assigned responsibility for the translation of courses despite having little previous experience working with translation vendors. The above three points are among the most important for their attention.

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The Lazy Way to Articulate Storyline Translation

Top 3 eLearning Translation Best Practices

The Lazy Way to Articulate Storyline Translation

Top 3 eLearning Translation Best Practices

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The Lazy Way to Articulate Storyline Translation

Top 3 eLearning Translation Best Practices

1) Translator qualifications

2) Quality assurance

3) Translation memory

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