Help researchers get more information about our profession
Are you a freelance translator? Your experience matters. An international research team is conducting a study on the working lives of translators, including work satisfaction, work-life balance, technology, and industry changes affecting our profession. The survey takes only 10–15 minutes to complete, is fully anonymous, and your participation can help contribute to a better understanding of translators’ working conditions worldwide.
Dear CATI and ATA Colleagues,
We are an international research group based at Kansai University (Japan), University of Portsmouth (UK), University of Surrey (UK), and Dublin City University (Ireland). We are conducting a research study to measure the quality of the working lives of translators, particularly the effects of technologies and other recent changes in the translation industry.
Our final aim is to understand the factors that are affecting the working lives of translators and how they can lead to an improvement in working conditions.
The survey was conducted in the UK in 2024 and we would like to expand the scope of the study to the US. The UK report is available here.
https://www.iti.org.uk/resource/twrqol-iti-final-report.html
If you are a professional freelance translator (whether part-time or full-time), your perspective would be extremely valuable.
If you are interested, you are invited to complete an online questionnaire that will take approximately 10–15 minutes. The questions will ask you your opinions about different aspects of your working life as a translator, such as working conditions, work satisfaction, work-life balance, and translation technologies. No personal or sensitive questions are included; all responses will remain anonymous and confidential.
You can take the survey using a PC, tablet, or cellphone.
You can access the survey here: Take the survey
or copy and paste the URL below into your internet browser
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/5BK2WT7
This survey is conducted by the Translator WRQoL Research Team.
Prof. Akiko Sakamoto, Kansai University, Japan (Lead researcher)
Dr Darren Van Laar, University of Portsmouth, UK
Dr Joss Moorkens, Dublin City University, Ireland
Dr Félix do Carmo, University of Surrey, UK
If you have any questions about this survey before you start, please contact akiko-s@kansai-u.ac.jp .
If you know of other translators who meet the criteria and might be interested, please feel free to share this invitation with them.
Thank you.