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I am a member of a group on Facebook "Początkujący tłumacze" and I have recently came across a very interesting post about CATs (I attach for the reference along with the discussion). It shows a calculation of working with and without using CAT tools. It turns out that it really pays off to use professional tools.

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I took a vested interest in machine translation. I am now very curious about how it will change in the future. I would like to make an experiment (maybe in a year) where I could again translate the same texts in NMT or SMT and I would see how much it changed over the course of months. I think this is one of the most fascinating areas in translation because it is developing rapidly. It also raises the question if MT will ever replace humans. Personally, I do not think so, but I must admit that it helps translators a lot and makes our lives easier.

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Project - description of specific action steps

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Project - description of specific action steps

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1) Firstly, I carefully read the instructions in order to prepare for the whole task.
2) Secondly, I chose two texts, the general and the academic one.
3) Then I translated the texts in the specific systems (NMT and SMT).
4) I used MemoQ to align documents and create translation memories.
5) I started to postedit every text according to the instructions (with a 2-day break). I recorded it by Flashback Express. Owing to it I know how much time it took me. I could also easily come back to the process for the future error analysis.
6) Next, I created a document in which I noted the results of the analysis.
7) I analysed every text and counted errors. I created a separate document for the tables with different errors.
8) I created charts with the results of the analysis.
9) Finally, I revised my document with the results to ensure that everything is correct.
Preparation of this project took me more than a week because I wanted to do it precisely and credibly. It was a very interesting experiment which has lately been a subject of a couple of discussions with my colleagues about the power of machine translation.

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Owing to this course I gained knowledge of the basic functionalities of this CAT tool, so that I can easily use it during my translator's career. However, I am aware that there is abundance of other functionalities that would make my job easier and faster. First of all, I would like to buy  a full licence for Trados in order to have access to all different options. It is a good investment because Trados is the most popular on the market. I subscribed SDL Trados on Youtube and owing to this I am able to catch up with the latest technologies and updates. There are plenty of tutorials that I gradually watch to enhance my understanding of Trados. But apart from that I still want to consolidate the knowledge, which I gained on my classes. I want to particularly focus on brushing up on aligning files. During my translation studies I translated a lot of texts and it would be a great idea to make glossaries out of them. They would serve as a fantastic base of knowledge and would immensely help me during my career as a translator.

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Through the project, I have learnt the criteria for assessing the quality of machine translation and the computer tools to perform a quality analysis of machine translation.
I have carried out a project in which I:
- analysed machine translations of specialist and non-specialist texts produced in SMT vs NMT systems
- performed post-editing of the above machine translations according to the applicable criteria
- familiarise myself with the details of the operation of the SMT and NMT systems
- become familiar with the level of difficulty of post-editing in the case of SMT vs NMT translations

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In this class I was introduced to the concept of post-editing, I learned about the different types of post-editing and their characteristics, I developed detailed post-editing rules and analysed the presence of tools enabling the application of post-editing rules in selected CAT tools.

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For the purpose of the project I learned to use screen recorder. I recorded my postediting. Unfortunately the files are too large to upload them here. If you want I can share them with you in other way.

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Postediting project (December, January 2020)

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Postediting project (December, January 2020)

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At the end of my postediting course I prepared a project in which I used DeepL and Google Sheets as machine translation. I had to analyse the results on both academic and general texts. I measured the time of my postediting, number of mistakes and accuracy of translations done by the machine.

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I got 5 from the Trados test.

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I know how to align documents and create a translation memory from them.

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I know how to align documents and create a translation memory from them.

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I got to know this program on my CAT classes and I am able to do basic operations. I also watched a tutorial.

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On my CAT classes (8.10) I have been practising how to work with this program. Then I watched a tutorial at home. I know how to create a new base from scratch.

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How to manage terminology in SDL MultiTerm 2019

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I know how to generate a target text.

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I know how to add new terms and also use option "quick add new term".

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I know how to open the project and translate the segments, including the ones with dates, numbers etc. (Ctrl+,).

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I know how to create a new translation memory and termbase.

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I know how to create a new project and insert basic data about it (languages, name, source file, customer, due date).

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I know that if I want to work on bilingual Excel files it is better to uncheck these options.

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I know where I can find help (SDL Community, Useful Tips, Help, Get Started videos).

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I know where I can find help (SDL Community, Useful Tips, Help, Get Started videos).

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I have watched a tutorial about the basic functionalites of Trados. Owing to it I know how to create new projects, add termbases, translation memories and many more --->

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This is the fourth CAT tool which I am learning.

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CAT tools & postediting

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I am working with Memsource Editor. I perform the tasks described in the file below.

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I passed MemoQ test on my classes with grade 5.

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I passed OmegaT test on my classes with grade 5.

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I learned how to align files, run statistics and make quality assurance.

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I use my skills in the translation of a real project connected with business analysis. It took me about 2 hours.

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I am practising basic skills in MemoQ. I can create a new project, term bases and translation memories. I know how to pre-translate and activate a spellcheck.

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This is the third CAT tool which I am learning.

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I am translating a medical text for the project using Memsource.

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I became a member of a Cochrane Team Project and I am a linguist working on Memsource Cloud.

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I became a member of a Cochrane Team Project and I am a linguist working on Memsource Cloud.

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Owing to the video tutorial on how to use Memsource, I learned how to create a new project, add a translation memory and term base. I can work here with tagged files.

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I created my own personal account and logged in.

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Log in to Memsource and manage your translations in the Cloud

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Memsource is a cloud-based translation management system (TMS) for businesses and translation agencies, and an online and offline CAT tool for professional translators.

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This is the second CAT tool which I am learning.

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This is how I revised the material from the lesson about tags.

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This is how I worked with an XML file.

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This is how I revised the functions I have learnt earlier, on my private text.

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This is how I was learning how to translate texts with tags and how to add a spelling dictionary.

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This is how I was learning the basic functionalities: how to start a new project, add glossary, dictionary and notes, and how to use machine translation and fuzzy matches.

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I learnt all the functionalities at the lessons from CAT tools and owing to the posted materials on Pegaz.

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OmegaT is the first CAT tool which I am learning on my classes. This is the list of actions which I can perform ---->

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The platform Padlet.com is very clear and I learned to use it by following the instructions here. I registered, logged in and created my first wall - Portfolio CAT Tools. Then I adjusted it to my needs and taste so that it would be a pleasure to work with it. After that I also watched a tutorial posted on Pegaz which explained a little more about this platform. Now I can use it easily and efficiently.