LQA Form

SOP Number:
Prepared by: (Richie) Zhuo Wang Date:
Approved By: Elaine McDonogh Date:

Merrill Brink Language Quality Assurance Form

The purpose of the LQA form is to evaluate the quality of a translation at a given stage of a project. M
to assess translation skills and to provide feedback to the evalu

NOTE: Please ensure to include all required information in the LQA form! Ask the requestor if you have
If you have any questions on the form, please contact any member of th

Job No.: 375640 Source Language:

Client: Wyndham Vacation ODate LQA Performed:
Vendor: L. Green LQA done by:
Sample Word Count: 1200 Total Word Count:
Client Industry: Other Corporate Type:
Document
SupplierName:
Code of Conduct (PBC Approval Required
Report approved/rejected
5.2.17) by:

Evaluation Summary

Note: Please enter your feedback after you have complete

No major issues were found except very mino

Result:

Evaluation
Note: Use the table below for your evaluation. Please ensure to write detailed comme
Issue # Source Segment Current Translation Suggested Translatio

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3 95 3,0 3

4 99 4,0 4

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 Language
Abkhazian TEP + LQA
Afrikaans TR + ED/LQA
Albanian
Arabic
Armenian
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Basque
Belarusian
Bengali
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Bulgarian
Burmese
Catalan
Chinese Traditional
Chinese Simplified
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Dutch
English
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Flemish
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French Belgium
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 Georgian
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Portuguese Brazilian
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Russian
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Slovenian
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Spanish Columbia
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Spanish Puerto Rico
Spanish Universal
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 FRM0014
30/5/2013
2/5/2013

ge Quality Assurance Form

given stage of a project. Merrill Brink uses the information logged on the report
ovide feedback to the evaluated linguist.

Ask the requestor if you have any questions about how to fill out the LQA form.
ase contact any member of the Production team.

English Target Language: Vietnamese

June 12 2017 Translation Tool: Trados
Document Type: Other Corporate
1276 Total Score: 0.00
TEP + LQA Site: STP
Quality Complaint: Yes

ion Summary

fter you have completed the evaluation.

ound except very minor ones

aluation
ure to write detailed comments so the error will be easy to find.
Suggested Translation Code Severity Comment Comment 2
Should be dot [.]
1 MSC Minor instead of [,]
Should be dot [.]
2 MSC Minor instead of [,]
Should be dot [.]
3 MSC Minor instead of [,]
Should be dot [.]
4 MSC Minor instead of [,]
 Type: Quality Complaint: Translation Tool
TEP + LQA No Trados
TR + ED/LQA Yes Catalyst
PR2/LQA XTM
Across
Idiom
Other
Comment 3 Comment 4
Item Code Name Code Minor Major Critical

1 Wrong Term WT 0 0 0 Violation of glossa

The documen
2 Wrong Meaning WM 0 0 0

3 Omission OM 0 0 0 No relevant information in the source lan

4 Structural Error SE 0 0 0 The documentation shoul

Gramm

Spelling
5 SP 0 0 0
Mistake

Punctuation The documentati

6 PE 0 0 0
Error

7 Miscellaneous MSC 0 0 0

Style issues should only be pointed o

8 Style ST 0 0 0
If you do include any p

Total No of Errors 0 0 0
Total Weighted Score 0 0 0
 Description

Violation of glossary (if applicable). Inappropriate term for subject matter. Unjustified inconsistent use of term in document.

Inaccurate or contradictory translation of a source concept in the target language.

The documentation should accurately and unambiguously convey the right meaning, with no interpretation errors.
Ensure that the query responses have been implemented.

Exclusion of necessary source content from the target translation.

ormation in the source language should be omitted, unless specifically requested or required. Required omissions should not lead to misint
functionality problems.
Grammatical and/or syntactical error
The documentation should employ correct grammar, syntax and morphology, in accordance with recognized rules and recommendations.
Grammar rules for agreement, articles, tense, word order, capitalization, hyphenation, etc not obeyed

Spelling and typing errors.

Error in target language punctuation.

The documentation should use punctuation marks correctly, in accordance with recognized rules and recommendations.
Full stops missing, wrong commas, missing brackets, double spaces, etc.

Linguistic error which cannot be attributed to categories above.

s should only be pointed out when style affects the meaning of the conveyed message or when it is not in line with the client style guide (if a
If you do include any preferential stylistic changes as extra feedback to the translator, please make sure to give them a score of 0!

0.00
 Description

ble). Inappropriate term for subject matter. Unjustified inconsistent use of term in document.

or contradictory translation of a source concept in the target language.

accurately and unambiguously convey the right meaning, with no interpretation errors.
Ensure that the query responses have been implemented.

clusion of necessary source content from the target translation.

d be omitted, unless specifically requested or required. Required omissions should not lead to misinterpretation or
functionality problems.
Grammatical and/or syntactical error
rect grammar, syntax and morphology, in accordance with recognized rules and recommendations.
greement, articles, tense, word order, capitalization, hyphenation, etc not obeyed

Spelling and typing errors.

Error in target language punctuation.

e punctuation marks correctly, in accordance with recognized rules and recommendations.
ops missing, wrong commas, missing brackets, double spaces, etc.

nguistic error which cannot be attributed to categories above.

affects the meaning of the conveyed message or when it is not in line with the client style guide (if applicable).
ylistic changes as extra feedback to the translator, please make sure to give them a score of 0!

0.00
Repeated errors where there is no change in the context of the error, should only be included once in the LQA form. H
in table two in the LQA form that this is a repeated error. Please see examples of repeated errors below and ask the M
NOTE: a repeated error should NOT receive a higher score because it is repeated. The score should be based on only on

Error
Minor Major
Category
Using wrong term for a word of minor Using wrong term for significant word,
importance, such as a non-technical failure to adhere to glossary,
term. inconsistent use of term in
segments/headings throughout text.
WT

Wrong meaning of one term of minor Wrong meaning of significant word or

importance that will not interfere with complete sentence that will confuse the
the overall meaning of the sentence. reader.

WM

Omission of word with minor Omission of significant word or

significance for the overall
understanding of the sentence. Leaving
a word in English that should be
translated but can still be understood
by the readers.
OM
complete sentence or heading that
causes misinterpretation. Leaving a
word in English that should be
translated and cannot be understood by
the target readers.
For Funds projects: Omission of part of
a Company or Fund name.

Failure to use initial capitalization or Grammatical or structural error that

minor hyphenation error. The structure
of the sentence is awkward or wrong
but the meaning can still be
understood.
SE
would confuse the reader, failure to
adhere to Client/other Guidelines
regarding grammar and structure.
For Funds projects: Structure of figure
or currency is not correct for the target
language. Eg.: $ 100 when it should be
100 $ or other format.

Typo in a word of minor importance. Typo in a significant word such as in

headings or a core term.
SP
 Typo in a word of minor importance. Typo in a significant word such as in
headings or a core term.
SP

Leaving out a comma in a sentence or a Leaving out for instance a question

similar minor punctuation error. mark ‘?’ or other form of punctuation
mark in a paragraph, leading to
misunderstanding.
PE

Non significant linguistic error that Failure to adhere to Client/other

cannot be attributed to any of the other Guidelines regarding client specific
categories. instructions not covered by the other
categories.

MSC

The style of the translated text does
not match the source or sounds too
unnatural for the target language
standards.
Failure to adhere to the Client Style
Guide or the style seriously affects the
meaning of the translation so that it is
not consistent with the source and
would confuse the reader.

ST
NOTE: Remember to be objective and specify clearly in the comment section your reasons for wanting to
translation!
If the overall style of the translation differs from the source, please comment on this in the evaluation s
LQA form.
NOTE: If you would like specific information on style to be added to the Client Style Guide/Guidelines, p
PM (especially important for Marketing jobs where it is important to remain consistent as regards the sty
the text).
 included once in the LQA form. However it should be mentioned in the comment section
peated errors below and ask the MLL if in doubt.
e score should be based on only one occurrence of the error.
Critical
Wrong term or number/measurement
that can cause injury or death/wrong
term or figure that may lead to serious
misunderstanding or legal
consequences, e.g. wrong technical
term in an essential section of the text
such as the warranty.
The translation conveys the opposite
meaning of/a different meaning from
the source or the sentence is
completely unintelligible. Could have
legal implications for the client (e.g.
mistake in the warranty section) or
cause injury or death (e.g. by
device/machinery being used
incorrectly).
Omission of product name or client
name. Omission of important
information in for instance the warranty
or specifications section or omission of
numbers/measurements in
tables/figures.
Grammatical or structural error that
leaves the sentence completely
unintelligible.
Typo in product name or client name.
Typo that changes the term into a
different term leading to significant
misunderstanding of the sentence.
Repeated Errors
The same wrong term used several
times throughout the translation.
Determine first whether it is a
minor, major or critical error and
then add in the comment box in
table 2 how many times the error
occurs, e.g. (Error repeated 5
times).
The same term used with wrong
meaning several times throughout
the translation, appearing within
the same context.
Omissions would rarely be a
repeated error as the actual term
and the context would usually differ
but if the same term has been
omitted several times throughout
the translation within the same
context then it should be added as
repeated error. E.g., Omission made
in paragraphs are exactly the same
and that appear throughout the file.
Failure to use initial capitalzation in
the first word for every item
throughout a list. Hyphenation error
in the same word several times in
the text. The same grammatical
error repeated several times, e.g.
use of imperative instead of
infinitive etc. Note: the errors must
be within the same context, so
hyphenation errors in two different
words must count as two separate
errors.
Same term misspelled several times
throughout the translation.
 Typo in product name or client name.
Typo that changes the term into a
different term leading to significant
misunderstanding of the sentence.
Punctuation marks missing or used
wrongly that is considered not
acceptable and makes the text
unintelligible specifically in regard to
measurements and warranty section
etc.
Error that due to its decisive
importance is unacceptable and renders by any of the other categories, e.g.
the text unintelligible.
The style used leads to such a
misunderstanding of the text that can
cause legal consequences, injury or
death.
section your reasons for wanting to change the
omment on this in the evaluation summary in the
e Client Style Guide/Guidelines, please inform the
emain consistent as regards the style and tone of
Same term misspelled several times
throughout the translation.
Punctuation errors would rarely be a
repeated error as the
context/sentences would almost
always be different. However,
failure to use full stop for several
items on a list for instance would
classify as a repeated error.
Repeated error that is not covered
failure to adhere to the same client
specific instructions in the
guidelines several times throughout
the text, but only if it is the same
client requirement every time and
the error occurs within the same
context.
Stylistic errors would rarely be
repeated errors as the
context/sentences would almost
always be different. However, for
some languages where the informal
form of 'you' for instance is
considered inappropriate for the
style of the text, this would be
considered a repeated mistake if the
informal 'you' is used several times
throughout the translation.