Proofreading on Panel for Freelancers

Login to your translator account and click on My Account > Proof Jobs.

Pending proof jobs page displays proofreading projects assigned to you, Completed page shows
proofreading projects you completed and Available proof jobs shows the suitable projects pending
proofreading.

On Available Proof Jobs menu, you can accept available jobs by clicking Take on the Job button.

On Standard jobs, source file and translation file are opened on the screen for proofreading. The
final version of the translation file is saved on the computer. The corrected file is uploaded to the
panel. Then the proofreader completes proofreading after entering score and feedback to the
translator.
 On CAT Tool jobs you can access the CAT tool link by clicking on CAT Tool Proof page. Here you
complete all checks and edits and save them on CAT tool project. Then the proofreader completes
proofreading after entering score and feedback to the translator on job details page. You can click on
Save button below to submit the job. Proofreading jobs must be submitted before the deadline
indicated on the page.

Checks During Proofreading

On Standard jobs, source file and translation file are opened on the screen for proofreading.
Grammarly must be used for translations into English, and spellcheck must be on while proofreading
translations in Turkish and other languages. You can create an account on Grammarly and download
it free from the following link: https://www.grammarly.com/e On official documents, especially
numbers, names, dates, addresses etc. should be checked carefully.

On CAT tool projects, Xbench is used as the first QA tool (OPTIONAL). Xbench is a QA tool that
makes the proofreading process easier and increases the translation quality. Xbench project is
downloaded from the pink button on the top right. Default checks are done by selecting the
spellcheck language. If we right-click on the segment that needs to be corrected and choose edit
segment, it will take us to the relevant segment. Detailed Information at:

https://www.matecat.com/support/advanced-features/matecat-qa-with-apsic-xbench/

After Xbench check, source file and translation file are downloaded for proofreading. Grammarly
must be used for translations into English, and spellcheck must be on while proofreading translations
in Turkish and other languages. The parts that need to be changed during proofreading are searched
in the CAT project and the related changes are made in the segment on Revise tab. The proofread
document is not saved as a word file.
The points to check and edit during proofreading for translation quality are indicated below with
error levels. Translator scoring is done accordingly. The translation file is both compared with the
source file for accuracy and it is checked for fluency in the target language. The whole document
should be reviewed for the 5 levels and 5 groups of translation errors below.

The reason for the score given to the translator is indicated with a short comment on the feedback
section.

Accuracy of Degree of
Quality of
Level transfer of ST task Mark
expression in TL
content completion
Almost all the
Complete transfer of translation reads
ST information; only like a piece
Level minor revision originally written in
Successful 9,10
5 needed to reach ST. There may be
professional minor lexical,
standard. grammatical, or
spelling errors.
Almost complete
transfer; there may Large sections
be one or two read like a piece
insignificant originally written in Almost
Level
inaccuracies that ST. There are a completely 7,8
4
require a certain number of lexical, successful
amount of revision to grammatical, or
reach professional spelling errors.
standard.
Certain parts read
Transfer of the like a piece
general idea(s) but originally written in
with a number of ST but others read
Level lapses in accuracy; like a translation.
Adequate 5,6
3 Needs considerable There are
revision to reach considerable
professional number of lexical,
standard. grammatical, or
spelling errors.
Transfer undermined Almost the entire
by serious text reads like a
inaccuracies; translation; there
Level
thorough revision are continual Inadequate 3,4
2
required to reach lexical,
professional grammatical, or
standard. spelling errors.
The candidate
Totally inadequate
reveals a total lack
transfer of ST
Level of ability to express Totally
content; the 1,2
1 himself/herself inadequate
translation is not
adequately in
worth revising.
target language.

Please find the classification of the errors below. 1st Group errors lead to major shifts in meaning,
major errors classified under 2nd Group leads to problems in comprehension in the target language,
major errors in 3rd Group leads to problems regarding the purpose of the translation in the target
language, 4th Group major errors leads to problems that prevent the submission of the translation to
the client, 5th Group major errors lead to delays in delivery or a decrease in the customer
satisfaction. The weighted averages of the error groups in the assessment are indicated below.
 Major Minor
1. Inappropriate Omission
rendering on Addition
understanding Nonsense
ST (%30) Faux sense
Counter-sense
Style
Text
2. Inappropriat Lexicon
e rendering Grammar
on TL (%30) Spelling
Main function of ST
3. Inadequate Secondary function of ST
rendering (%20)
Segmentation
4. CAT Tool use (%10) Tag Issues
Auto propagate
Following the project
5. Instructions (%10) instructions

Example Feedback:

3/10 Addresses and company names should not be translated. Disconnection in senten

Grammar errors. Incorrect use of words

(a critical word error according to the case). Spelling and punctuation errors