Submissions:2016/How Wikipedia can collaborate with the translator community

Title

Theme

Community, Outreach

Academic Peer Review option

n

Type of submission

Preseation

Author

Addis Wang

E-mail address

addiswang94 gmail

Username

AddisWang

Affiliation

Wikimedia User Group China

Abstract

Wikimedia User Group China has collaborated with a volunteer translator community organized by Chinese leading online dictionary company Youdao since May 2015 called "Project Babel". This project has contributed 52 high-quality articles to Chinese Wikipedia, translated from English Wikipedia,covers subjects from political science to medicine.

Most Wikipedia community, unlike English Wikipedia, has some translation culture that enriching the content by translating content from major Wikipedia projects. Translation, as a relatively easier way to contribute Wikipedia, has also adopted by many communities around the world to outreach new contributors.

Besides Youdao, China User Group is also developing partnerships with other companies or organizations which running the volunteer translator community, as well as translation camp for college students who study languages.

United State has an outstanding culture of learning other languages as itself is a very diversified society, as well as most college students are required to master a second language to graduate. How can Wikipedia community collaborate with these language learners, practicers and educators to improve other Wikipedia projects besides English Wikipedia?

Length of presentation

15-20 minutes

Special schedule requests

Not on Monday

Preferred room size

25

Will you attend WikiConference North America if your submission is not accepted?

Yes

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