Akiko Sakamoto
Biographic Data
| ID | 3856615 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Akiko Sakamoto |
| GIVEN NAMES | Akiko |
| FAMILY NAME | Sakamoto |
| SIGNATURE | SAKAMOTO A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Kansai University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9120-3089 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Measuring translators’ quality of working life and their career motivation
This article discusses the conceptual and methodological aspects of the Translator WRQoL (Work-related Quality of Life) survey and provides some preliminary results and observations based on the first pilot study. The survey is being developed to measure translators’ work satisfaction and motivation in the context of job digitalisation and automation. Literature suggests that translators’ work satisfaction and their career motivation have been ad…
In search of a fair MTPE pricing model
Machine translation post-editing (MTPE) has become an important part of the commercial translation business.As such, MTPE pricing models are under-studied yet vital elements in determining the professional value of translators as workers.This focus-group study investigates the discourse of eight LSP representatives relating to their MTPE pricing practice and, using the notion of psychological contract from organisational psychology, analyses what…
Social groups in machine translationpost-editing
We analysed focus group interview data collected from 22 project managers (PMs) working in Japan, covering their experiences of machine translation post-editing (MTPE). A Social Construction of Technology analysis of how PMs describe different social groups in translation enabled us to examine the meanings those groups attach to MTPE, the intricate and complex power structures which exist between them, and the negotiations that take place in thei…
Unintended consequences of translation technologies
Recent years have seen the advance of increasingly efficient translation and translation-related technologies, such as neural machine translation and crowdsourcing-style translator procurement platforms. These artificial-intelligence, big-data and algorithm-driven online systems are hailed as successes in the media- and technology-vendor-led public discourse. However, in light of the notion of ‘solutionism’, there may be a risk that unintended ad…
Professional Translators' Theorising Patterns in Comparison with Classroom Discourse on Translation
If we aim to offer translation education that prepares our students adequately for their future professional career, it is important to recognise the different subcultures of translation, particularly those of professional translators and translation academics/teachers. The present study describes how the subculture of working translators theorise their practice, specifically, what concepts they use when they justify their translations. Seventeen…
Unintended consequences of translation technologies
Recent years have seen the advance of increasingly efficient translation and translation-related technologies, such as neural machine translation and crowdsourcing-style translator procurement platforms. These artificial-intelligence, big-data and algorithm-driven online systems are hailed as successes in the media- and technology-vendor-led public discourse. However, in light of the notion of ‘solutionism’, there may be a risk that unintended ad…
In search of a fair MTPE pricing model
Machine translation post-editing (MTPE) has become an important part of the commercial translation business.As such, MTPE pricing models are under-studied yet vital elements in determining the professional value of translators as workers.This focus-group study investigates the discourse of eight LSP representatives relating to their MTPE pricing practice and, using the notion of psychological contract from organisational psychology, analyses what…
Professional Translators' Theorising Patterns in Comparison with Classroom Discourse on Translation
If we aim to offer translation education that prepares our students adequately for their future professional career, it is important to recognise the different subcultures of translation, particularly those of professional translators and translation academics/teachers. The present study describes how the subculture of working translators theorise their practice, specifically, what concepts they use when they justify their translations. Seventeen…
Professional Translators' Theorising Patterns in Comparison with Classroom Discourse on Translation
If we aim to offer translation education that prepares our students adequately for their future professional career, it is important to recognise the different subcultures of translation, particularly those of professional translators and translation academics/teachers. The present study describes how the subculture of working translators theorise their practice, specifically, what concepts they use when they justify their translations. Seventeen…
Unintended consequences of translation technologies
Recent years have seen the advance of increasingly efficient translation and translation-related technologies, such as neural machine translation and crowdsourcing-style translator procurement platforms. These artificial-intelligence, big-data and algorithm-driven online systems are hailed as successes in the media- and technology-vendor-led public discourse. However, in light of the notion of ‘solutionism’, there may be a risk that unintended ad…
Social groups in machine translationpost-editing
We analysed focus group interview data collected from 22 project managers (PMs) working in Japan, covering their experiences of machine translation post-editing (MTPE). A Social Construction of Technology analysis of how PMs describe different social groups in translation enabled us to examine the meanings those groups attach to MTPE, the intricate and complex power structures which exist between them, and the negotiations that take place in thei…
Measuring translators’ quality of working life and their career motivation
This article discusses the conceptual and methodological aspects of the Translator WRQoL (Work-related Quality of Life) survey and provides some preliminary results and observations based on the first pilot study. The survey is being developed to measure translators’ work satisfaction and motivation in the context of job digitalisation and automation. Literature suggests that translators’ work satisfaction and their career motivation have been ad…
In search of a fair MTPE pricing model
Machine translation post-editing (MTPE) has become an important part of the commercial translation business.As such, MTPE pricing models are under-studied yet vital elements in determining the professional value of translators as workers.This focus-group study investigates the discourse of eight LSP representatives relating to their MTPE pricing practice and, using the notion of psychological contract from organisational psychology, analyses what…
Translation Studies and Practices (4 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Artificial Intelligence (2 works) · Business (2 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Interpreting and Communication in Healthcare (2 works) · Knowledge management (2 works) · Machine translation (2 works) · Marketing (2 works) · Political science (2 works)