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‘’Workshop: Getting started as a translator ‘’

EVIDENCIA 5

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Primer momento: producción escrita

1.Estudie en su totalidad el material de formación Strategic framework: developing guidelines,

al igual que el material complementario disponible para la presente actividad de aprendizaje

2.Complete el taller propuesto llamado Getting Started with translation. Una vez complete
dicho taller en su totalidad, no olvide guardar el documento correspondiente.

3.Envíe el taller totalmente diligenciado a su instructor por medio del link dispuesto para tal fin
en la plataforma de aprendizaje.

4.Revise constantemente los anuncios de la plataforma para obtener información de fecha y

hora del encuentro sincrónico al que usted asistirá para completar el segundo momento de la
presente evidencia.

Workshop:

Getting started as a translator

As part of your English Learning Process, it is important to get familiar with technical
vocabulary in order to be able to translate short pieces of texts containin technical
information.

A. Getting familiar with thechnical vocabulary

After revising the vocabulary in the material “Strategic framework: developing guidelines”,
read the given definitions and complete the followig crossword.

Across

1. The act of producing more of something than is needed, or to produce too much

9. Movement of goods or services along the value stream from raw materials to the customer
without backflow, stoppages, or waste.

12. A party that supplies goods or services. A supplier may be distinguished from a contractor
or subcontractor, who commonly adds specialized input to deliverables. Also called vendor.

13. Basic substance in its natural, modified, or semi-processed state, used as an input to a
production process for subsequent modification or transformation into a finished good.

14. An estimate of costs, revenues, and resources over a specified period, reflecting a reading
of future financial conditions and goals.
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15. Department, facility, machine, or resource already working at its full capacity and which,
therefore, cannot handle any additional demand placed on it. Also called critical resource.

Down

2. Study of capabilities and limitations of mental and physical work in different settings.
Ergonomics applies anatomical, physiological, and psychological knowledge (called human
factors) to work and work environments in order to reduce or eliminate factors that cause pain
or discomfort.

3. A business or person that sells goods to the consumer, as opposed to a wholesaler or

supplier, who normally sell their goods to another business.

4. Desire for certain good or service supported by the capacity to purchase it

5. Highest sustainable output rate (maximum number of units per month, quarter, or year)
that can be achieved with current resources, maintenance strategies, product specifications,
etc.

6. An itemized catalog or list of tangible goods or property, or the intangible attributes or

qualities.

7. Estimate of expected demand over a specified future period. Also called forecast demand.

8. The comparison of what is actually produced or performed with what can be achieved with
the same consumption of resources (money, time, labor, etc.). It is an important factor in
determination of productivity.

9. Work arrangement (or rearrangement) aimed at reducing or overcoming job dissatisfaction

and employee alienation arising from repetitive and mechanistic tasks. Through job design,
organizations try to raise productivity levels by offering non-monetary rewards such as greater
satisfaction from a sense of personal achievement in meeting the increased challenge and
responsibility of on1e's work. Job enlargement, job

enrichment, job rotation, and job simplification are the various techniques used in a job design
exercise.

10. Non-productive time (during which an employee is still paid) of employees or machines, or
both, due to work stoppage from any cause. Also called idle time, allowed time, or downtime.
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B. Understanding Word categories

Translate the following terms into Spanish and determine their gramatical category. Check the
example:

English Term Spanish Translation Gramatical Category

Supply chain Cadena de abastecimiento Noun phrase
supply chain management
flow of godos
storage of goods
point of origin
point of consumption
consumer
supplier
customer
provider
network
procurement
transformation
warehousing and
distribution
intermediate product
finished product
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C. Evaluating translations

Read the following translations and identify the posible problems in the result. You can express
the problems you identify in Spanish. Please, provide a posible solution for each case

English Spanish Translation Your opinion Your correction

Logistics is one of Logísticas es una -Hace falta el uso La logística es
the spheres, which de las esferas, que del artículo “La” una de las
still have potential todavía tienen antes de esferas que
as far as improving potencial en cuanto Logísticas. aún tiene
performance is a mejorar el -En español, el potencial en
concerned. rendimiento se término logística cuanto se
refiere. se debe utilizar en refiere al
singular. mejoramiento
-El verbo “tienen” del
se debe utilizar en rendimiento.
singular porque
nos estamos
refiriendo a “la
esfera de la
logística”
The global logistics El global mercado de Existe un error al El mercado
market has grown logísticas han crecido decir el global global de la
radically over the radicalmente sobre mercado. logística ha
years. los años. crecido
radicalmente en
los últimos años
The main customer
groups served by the Los principales
logistics industry are grupos de clientes
parcel and servidos por la
documents express industria logística son
delivery services, los servicios de
warehousing and entrega urgente de
distribution, etc. paquetería y
documentos,
almacenamiento y
distribución, etc.
Efficient logistics and Logística eficientes y Desde mi punto La logística junto
transportation el sistema de de vista el con el sistema
system are important transporte son enunciado hace de transporte
prerequisites of the importantes previos énfasis a la eficiente, son
development of any requisitos del combinación que requisitos
economy. desarrollo de ninguna existe entre el importante para
economía. sistema de el desarrollo de
transporte y la cualquier
logística como tal economía
The art and science El arte y la ciensia de
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of delivering goods la entrega de buenos

with speed and con rapidez y
precision can help precisión pueden
businesses operate ayudar negocios a
more efficiently, operar más eficiente,
lower costs and gain reducir costos y gain
new customers. nuevos clientes.
Logistics has Las logísticas ha
evolved throughout evolucionado a lo
centuries to become largo y ancho de las
an integral part of centurias para
every business. convertirse en una
parte integral de
cada negocios.

D. Identifying tenses

Read the sentences given below and identify the tense form used in each of
them. Translate the sentences into Spanish.

Tense Spanish translation

 Last year, the U.S. Simple past El año pasado, la industria
business logistics de negocios de logística de
industry continued Estados Unidos continuó
to grow at an creciendo a un ritmo nunca
unprecedented rate. antes visto.
 Global competition Past Continuous La competencia global
began to spread in comenzó a extenderse en
the 1970s and la década de 1970 y se
accelerated in the aceleró en la década de
1990s. 1990.
 Logistics has Simple past La logística ha
evolved throughout evolucionado a lo largo de
centuries to become los siglos para convertirse
an integral part of en una parte integral de
every business. todos los negocios.
 Globalization is still Present Perfect Globalización sigue
moving forward avanzando hoy
today.
 Since 2000, the rail Simple past Desde 2000, la industria
freight industry has del transporte ferroviario
undergone a de mercancías ha
remarkable experimentado una notable
transformation. transformación
 Logistics has been Present Perfect La logística ha estado
playing a desempeñando un papel
fundamental role in fundamental en el
global development desarrollo global por casi
for almost 5,000 5.000 años.
years.
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 Since the Present Perfect Desde la construcción de

construction of the las pirámides en el antiguo
pyramids in ancient Egipto, la logística ha
Egypt, logistics has logrado un progreso
made a remarkable notable.
progress.
 Recently, Simple past Recientemente, las
innovations have innovaciones se volvieron
become vital to vitales para cumplir con las
meet customer expectativas del cliente
expectations.
 Now, the company En la actualidad, la
is working on a new empresa está trabajando
project. en un nuevo proyecto.
 Usually, freight Simple past Por lo general, los agentes
forwarders organize de carga organizan el
shipping of various envío de diversos
goods. productos.
 Now, the ABC Ahora, la Compañía ABC
Company is está expandiendo sus
expanding its instalaciones de
production facilities producción para incluir una
to include a new nueva línea de productos.
product line.

E. Critical Thinking

Answer the following questions.

1. According to your experience, which steps did you follow to complete the different
translations?

Have much more advanced English, because that have little knowledge of this language makes
it difficult for learning

2. According to your experience, do you consider that translation is a complex activity? Explain.

The translation is complex when you have little knowledge of the language, it is always
necessary to use trusted translators and check with other translators the meaning of a
sentence.

3. What do you think is necessary to do a correct translation?

A certified translator, a database of English and the necessary tools to be able to identify
possible errors in translation.

4. According to your experience, what is the most difficult aspect about translation?
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The meaning of the words , at the time to translate a sentence in English and compared it with
other translators is very easy to fall into the error, due to which, even if you use 4 translators
does not guarantee 100% reliability by what is complex translate phrases or statements from
Spanish to English.