E-learning translation and localization has a lot of moving parts, but advance preparation can streamline the process and ensure a great outcome. When a new client needs a quote for multilingual e-learning, we’ll ask a few questions to guide the translation process. We’ll also make suggestions for controlling integration costs. Estimating cost and turnaround time …Read More
If you are developing e-learning modules and plan to use or market them in another country, translation and localization is a crucial step. People who are taught something in their second language, regardless of fluency, often think they understand more of the content than they actually do. To maximize impact, a well-implemented e-learning course should …Read More
Our client, a global manufacturer, needed translation and localization of e-learning courses on business ethics into Chinese (Simplified), French, German, Polish, Portuguese (Brazilian), and Spanish (Latin American). The English version had been authored using Articulate Storyline 360. The English training module totaled about 11,000 words with 35 minutes of recorded narration. We had 4 weeks …Read More
An earlier version of this post appeared on the Society for Technical Communication – Philadelphia Metro Chapter blog. Most e-learning clients only think about translation and localization after they’ve already designed a course in English. We suggest reversing the process, because designing with localization in mind saves time and money. Here are issues that e-learning …Read More
E-learning localization has a lot of moving parts: translation, voice-overs, animation and graphics localization, integration, and testing. But before any of these can take place, it’s important to evaluate the English source version and make sure that it can be localized. Is the content and format appropriate for the culture you are trying to reach? …Read More
Eastman is a global chemical company that produces a broad range of advanced materials, additives, specialty chemicals, and fibers. MTM LinguaSoft has been translating and localizing employee training materials for the Eastman global workforce for several years. This most recent project provided information security training for all employees. MTM LinguaSoft translated and localized the e-learning …Read More
All translation involves some adaptation of the original message, if only because the structures of languages vary. Often there is no exact equivalent for a word or phrase. Different cultures can have different expectations about formality or tone. Translation is almost never a matter of simply replacing one word with its equivalent. In the case of most technical, …Read More
MTM LinguaSoft recently completed a major e-learning localization project for GlaxoSmithKline. The course involved training in ergonomics for office workers and included four parts: The e-learning module itself; a short multiple choice test; a self-risk assessment and a user action report with recommendations for the individual – all of this to be translated into 10 …Read More
When most of us think of translation, we immediately picture the translation of documents—legal papers, brochures, flyers—where all the text to be translated is presented in context. Modern day source texts, however, come in various forms, such as HTML-coded websites, marketing designs, and user interface (UI) strings from all kinds of mobile and online apps. The …Read More
The business case for e-learning is well-established, but what about the business case for e-learning globalization? How can you compute the ROI of globalizing and localizing e-learning for foreign-language audiences? First, let’s look briefly at the factors for analyzing the expected return on e-learning itself. We will then look at how the extra steps of globalization …Read More
