Technical Communicators for the Global Marketplace
http://www.tc-forum.org/topicspe/sa14tech.htm

Göpferich, Susanne
TC-FORUM
2000

Abstract:

Today, the translation of technical documentation is no longer a process which can be ignored until the source text has been produced. Translation issues need to be taken into account both prior to and during source-text production, and thus, to some extent, they become tasks of the technical communicator. This article gives an overview of current developments in the workflow patterns leading to multilingual technical documentation and outlines the consequences these developments should have for degree programmes in technical communication and translation.