Quiz: A Beginner’s Guide to Translating Global Voices Stories

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Into what language do you intend to translate Global Voices stories?(required)

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1) On the Global Voices website, where can you find a list of all of your published translations?(required)

On the About page

On the Home page

On your individual profile page

There isn't any one place where all of your published translations are listed, unfortunately

2) You've selected a story that you would like to translate. What are the first steps you need to take in order to prepare it for translation?(required)

Open up a Word document on your computer, manually copy the story's text and paste it into the document

Add a new post in WordPress, input the URL in the Source Post URL field and click the Fetch Post Data button

Add a new post in WordPress, manually copy the story's text and paste it into the post

Add a new post in WordPress and use the blank space to start translating the story directly

3) Which part of a Global Voices story is optional to translate?(required)

Tagline

Excerpt

Image caption and alternative text

All parts of a Global Voices story must be translated in order for a translation to be considered complete

4) What should you do if an image contains prominent text that is not transcribed in the caption?(required)

Add a translation of the text to the caption so that readers understand what is being said

Delete the image because it's too complicated for readers in your language to understand

Ignore it and translate the caption as is: It's not important for readers to know what it says

Transcribe the text in its original language and add it to the caption, but don't translate it

5) What should you do with any hyperlinks that appear in the original story?(required)

Place them in the story's footnotes

Whichever word or phrase was originally hyperlinked, its translation should also be hyperlinked

Ignore them

Delete them

6) How do you translate a blockquote?(required)

Add your translated text below the original blockquote and apply italics style to it

Leave it alone: Blockquotes don't need to be translated

Replace the original text with your translated text

Add your translated text below the original blockquote and apply the “.translation” format to it

7) What should you do if there is a blockquote in the original story that is already translated?(required)

Preserve the original language of the quote and replace any translation with a translation in your own language

Erase the translation and leave the original language of the quote to stand on its own by itself

Shut down your computer. This is too complicated!

Erase the blockquote and its translation: The story doesn't need it

8) How do you translate a tweet?(required)

Add your translated text below the original tweet and apply the “.translation” format to it

Leave it alone: Tweets don't need to be translated

Add your translated text below the original tweet and apply italics style to it

Replace the original text in the tweet with your translated text

9) What should you do if you discover an error in the original story?(required)

In the story text immediately following the error, write a translator's note in parentheses that explains to readers what the error is

Correct it in your translation and hope that the translators in other languages also notice the error

Ignore it: Errors aren't a big deal

Correct it in your translation, let your Translation Manager know that you've done so, and alert the Newsroom and Lingua teams using the Edit Request Form

10) How often should you save your work?(required)

Twice, when you start and when you finish the translation

Once, when you finish the translation

Never: WordPress has an auto-save feature that takes care of it for you

Frequently: Better to be safe than sorry

11) What does the Preview button do?(required)

Nothing; it's a button that we no longer use

It sends a notification to your Translation Manager that your translation is ready for editing

It shows you how your translation will look when it's published, which is useful when reviewing your own work

It allows people who don't have a WordPress account to see your draft translation

12) If you are using the Edit Flow feature to submit your translation for review, what's the correct way to use it?(required)

1. Select who should be notified by ticking the box next to the “Translation Manager” user group; 2. Click the Submit for Review button at the top of the draft; 3. Leave an editorial comment

1. Click the Submit for Review button at the top of the draft; 2. Leave an editorial comment; 3. Select who should be notified by ticking the box next to the “Translation Manager” user group

1. Leave an editorial comment; 2. Select who should be notified by ticking the box next to the “Translation Manager” user group; 3. Click the Submit for Review button at the top of the draft

Tick the box next to the “Translation Manager” user group. That's the only step required.

13) What should you do with any feedback you receive from your Translation Manager about your translation?(required)

Accept their feedback with an open mind: At Global Voices, we value learning and growth

Promptly address any requests for edits that they have made of you; the sooner you do so, the sooner your translation will be published

Ask for clarification if you don't understand something that they've said

All of the above

14) What makes a good translation?(required)

It accurately conveys the meaning of the source text

It is faithful to the original author's voice

It flows naturally in the target language

All of the above

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