Evaluating translations is a multifaceted process crucial for ensuring linguistic accuracy and cultural relevance. It aims to assess the quality and effectiveness of translated content. High-quality translations facilitate effective communication fostering global relationships and understanding. Comprehensive analysis and comparison are involved to ensure that the translated text meets the desired standards of accuracy and fluency. On another side, various tools and methods can be employed to evaluate translations, ranging from automated software solutions to manual linguistic scrutiny or translation studies’ outcomes. 

Université Mouloud MAMMERI de Tizi-Ouzou Faculté des Lettres et des Langues  Département d’Interprétariat

Le 24 Juin 2024

Argument

Evaluating translations is a multifaceted process crucial for ensuring linguistic accuracy and cultural relevance. It aims to assess the quality and effectiveness of translated content. High-quality translations facilitate effective communication fostering global relationships and understanding. Comprehensive analysis and comparison are involved to ensure that the translated text meets the desired standards of accuracy and fluency.

On another side, various tools and methods can be employed to evaluate translations, ranging from automated software solutions to manual linguistic scrutiny or translation studies’ outcomes. Translation quality influences the reception of the target message, determining the way it is perceived and understood by the target audience.

Therefore, without claiming to be exhaustive, we consider addressing, among others, the following questions:

• What are the key criteria to be considered when evaluating translation quality?
• Which tools and methods for evaluating translations?
• How to balance between fidelity to the source text and naturalness of the target one?
• Is there still a place for creativity in translation at the age of post-edition?

These questions are arousing growing interest, particularly in view of the evolution of training courses within the university since translation speciality was established as an independent training discipline.  The aim of this study day is to bring a new look to the methods of evaluating translation as an academic and a professional product with particular attention paid to cases of "post-editing" or revision, which move away from the definitional framework of the act of translation. 

We propose the following avenues of reflection:

• Criteria for Evaluating a Translation.
• Fidelity and Naturalness in Translation
• Post edition, equivalence or creativity. To what extend do these concepts cope with a contemporary translation process?
• Digital tools and New Methods for Evaluating a Translation.

Submission guidelines

Please submit proposals (A 250-word abstract) in Word format (in English, French, Arabic or Tamazight) and join an abstract in English for submissions in another language.

Papers are limited to 15 minutes followed by a 10-minute question period.  

• Proposals submission deadline: 14 June 2024

• Contact: translation.studyday@ummto.dz

Chair of the study day

Dr El Djouher KHALEF, Senior Lecturer in Translation, Department of Interpreting (Mouloud MAMMERI University of Tizi-Ouzou)

Scientific committee

• KHALEF El Djouher, Chair of the Scientific Committee, Mouloud MAMMERI University of Tizi Ouzou
• AKEZOUH Salima, Head of the Department, Mouloud MAMMERI University of Tizi Ouzou
• GUERCHOUH Lydia, Dean of the FLL, Mouloud MAMMERI University of Tizi Ouzou
• GUENDOUZI Amar, Member, Mouloud MAMMERI University of Tizi Ouzou
• IDIR Nacéra, Member, Mouloud MAMMERI University of Tizi Ouzou
• HADDAD Fatiha, Member, Mouloud MAMMERI University of Tizi Ouzou
• KHERROUB Md Ouyahia, Member, Mouloud MAMMERI University of Tizi Ouzou
• BOUKHERROUF Ramdane, Member, Mouloud MAMMERI University of Tizi Ouzou
• SAIL Siham, Member, Mouloud MAMMERI University of Tizi Ouzou      
• KHELIFA Arezki, Member, Mouloud MAMMERI University of Tizi Ouzou       
• ALACHAHER Fazilet, Member, University Center of Maghnia
• ENNEBATI Fatima Zohra, Member, University Center of Maghnia
• TOUAT Kahina, Member, Mouloud MAMMERI University of Tizi Ouzou
• AIT BOUDJEMA Aldjia, Member, Mouloud MAMMERI University of Tizi Ouzou
• BOUALOUT Dahbia, Member, University of Algiers 3 
• TALEB Kahina, Member, Mouloud MAMMERI University of Tizi Ouzou
• SI TAYEB Nacéra, Member, Mouloud MAMMERI University of Tizi Ouzou
• BENHIDJEB Taous Asmah, Member, National High School of Managment 
• HADJ AISSA Abdenour, Member, Mouloud MAMMERI University of Tizi Ouzou OUAZINE Fatiha, Member, Mouloud MAMMERI University of Tizi Ouzou 

Organizing committee

•  HADJ AISSA Abdenour, Chair of the Organizing Committee, Mouloud MAMMERI University of Tizi Ouzou 
•  SOUFI Belqasim, Member, Mouloud MAMMERI University of Tizi Ouzou
•  HAMIDI Kahina, Member, Mouloud MAMMERI University of Tizi Ouzou
•  HADRI Md El Amine, Member, Mouloud MAMMERI University of Tizi Ouzou
•  MOUDOUD Massissilia, PhD student, Mouloud MAMMERI University of Tizi Ouzou
•  GUERBAS Melha, PhD student, Mouloud MAMMERI University of Tizi Ouzou
•  BELKACEMI Katia, Master student, Mouloud MAMMERI University of Tizi Ouzou
•  BOUARABA Khadidja, Master student, Mouloud MAMMERI University of Tizi Ouzou

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