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1. Best Practices of Translation and
Localization of E-learning Courses

2. Does your organization
conduct operations
worldwide?

3. Does your organization
conduct operations
worldwide?
So, how can you impart
excellent training to
your global staff?

4. Well, you need to impart
training programs in the native
languages of your personnel

5. Well, you need to impart
training programs in the native
languages of your personnel
To enhance their efficacy

6. A good translation of an online course

7. A good translation of an online course
allows your people to concentrate and
comprehend well

8. A good translation of an online course
allows your people to concentrate and
comprehend well
to create rich learning experiences

9. But, how can you
render your online
course into other
languages
effectively?

10. The translation of your digital
course can be done efficiently by

11. The translation of your digital
course can be done efficiently by
Making the course
culture-neutral
Rendering the
culture-neutral
course into the
target language

13. Culture impacts the way we learn.

14. Western learners prefer an open
and intuitive course design

15. Western learners prefer an open
and intuitive course design
whereas South East Asians and
people in Middle East prefer
rigid and orderly design.

16. It is better to use
international English
in your course.

17. It is better to use
international English
in your course.
And, avoid idiomatic
expressions,
colloquialisms and
sports references.

18. You also need to be careful while using humor

19. You also need to be careful while using humor
What is considered funny in one culture may be
very offensive in another.

20. Focus more on
visualization than
verbalization

21. It is advisable to have neutral humanoid images.

22. It is advisable to have neutral humanoid images.
You don’t identify the zoo-zoos in Vodafone
advertisements with a particular culture.

23. It is advisable to have neutral humanoid images.
You don’t identify the zoo-zoos in Vodafone
advertisements with a particular culture.
Do you?

24. You need to get the
narration of your
course right.

25. In Middle-East and South Asia, people expect the voice of
the narrator to be very authoritative and firm.

26. In Middle-East and South Asia, people expect the voice of
the narrator to be very authoritative and firm. But, western
audiences prefer a friendly and informal tone.

27. Once the course is made
culture-neutral, it is time for

29. Analyze the
learning content

30. Segregate it on the
basis of text and
visuals.
If the course is
narrated, obtain a
copy of the audio
script.

31. Then, prepare a detailed
storyboard with a clear layout.
It’s better to use a storyboard
template ‘to capture’ on-screen
text and audio script.

32. Send this storyboard to the
translator.

33. Send this storyboard to the
translator.
Use the services of native
speakers of the target
language.

34. Get the translated
storyboard reviewed
by subject-matter
experts.

35. Record the audio narration in the
target language.

37. Perform extensive
quality checks on the
translated course.

38. And,
hand it over to the
stakeholder.

39. You can outsource the translation of your course to
a reputed firm

40. You can outsource the translation of your course to
a reputed firm
• If translation is
affecting your core
business

41. You can outsource the translation of your course to
a reputed firm
• If translation is
affecting your core
business
• And, you wish to
have a quality
product in quick
time at low cost.

42. Torecap

43. We have seen that to translate
your course, you need to:

44. We have seen that to translate
your course, you need to:
Make it culture-
neutral
Render the culture-
neutral course into
the target language

45. Hey,
wait.

47. Focus on the
quality of content
in the source
language.

48. Focus on the
quality of content
in the source
language.
After all, the
translator merely
renders the
content into
another language.

51. Provide all required
reference material
to the translator

52. Make sure you supply the
translator with the course in
source language.
This will help him comprehend
your requirements better.

53. Coordinate
effectively with
the translator

55. So,
go ahead