Findings, Resources, and Conclusions from GALA MTPE Training SIG

By V. Gene & L. Guerrero for all GALA Members

Since starting in 2019, GALA’s MTPE Training Special Interest Group has explored the training of post-editors by looking at the challenges and solutions from 4 distinct viewpoints.

With stakeholder groups including clients, academics, language services providers, and post-editors, the SIG moderators guided a choir of different voices toward common understanding and a collaborative approach to improving post-editing outcomes.

The proceedings of their meetings have been summarized in this document, where one can find topics such as the ethics of post-editing, compensation models, workflows, job specifications, and more.

Table of Contents

Authors

Group Representatives and GALA MTPE Training SIG Members

Introduction

MTPE Skills & Competencies

The Current State of MTPE Training

The Current Gaps of MTPE Training

Specification of the Expertise, Content, CAT Tools, MT Engines and Types of Post-Editing

Post-Editing Effort and Quality Expectations in Correlation with Training

Guidelines for Setting a Basic Post-Editing Workflow

Guidelines for Dealing with Compensation Models