【COVID-19】We are now searching for volunteer staff who can check and correct translated drafts!【Tagalog, Vietnamese, Brazilian Portuguese】

We, COVID-19 Multilingual Support Project, is a volunteer group organized by students and alumni of TUFS (Tokyo University of Foreign Studies).

We release information in multiple languages on our website and SNS accounts to help foreigners residing in Japan access information on COVID-19 such as how to guard yourself against the virus and on the financial supports available if you lose your job or income.

Website  : https://covid19-tagengo.com/
Twitter    : https://twitter.com/covid19_jp_info
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/covid19.jp.info/

We are now searching for volunteer staff who can check and correct translated drafts in order to avoid translation mistakes. Applicants must agree with our values and answer the Google form below. Please read the following sections for what you are supposed to do and required skills. 

Our Values to be followed throughout the project

①We are not the “media”

This project doesn’t aim to evaluate or criticize the current situations and Japanese government’s measures surrounding COVID-19. Our role is to accurately translate and convey essential information for foreigners to live their lives in Japan; our articles are based on information released by Japanese government, municipalities and news media.

②Factfulness is our No.1 priority 

Factfulness is the top priority, while we are to convey essential information as fast as we can. We always keep in mind that those who receive inaccurate information may behave incorrectly and, as a result, such information can risk someone’s life.

When producing articles, members of the project should refer to primary sources released by the government and administrative agencies; management team double-checks the articles’ content. This project is politically neutral and avoids handling scientifically or politically controversial issues.

Additionally, before publication, translated articles go through correction for grammar, vocabulary as well as meanings and nuances conveyed, by native speakers or those who have language ability equivalent to native speakers participating as volunteer staffs.

③Be modest and open to the public

Management team of this project consists of students at TUFS and those who have just graduated from TUFS. Our vision and the project’s activities are actively shared, and we constantly improving this project through sincerely listening to reviews on it. Our vision and the project’s activities are actively shared, and we constantly are improving this project through sincerely listening to reviews on it. In addition, proposals to support us and to join us are welcome.

Tasks that we ask you

We would like for you to compare translated drafts with articles written in either Japanese or English in order to check and correct any issues with grammar, vocabulary as well as with meanings and nuances conveyed on translated drafts (final drafts after correction will be published on our website as articles by other staff).

Members of the management team will send you document files (=Google Drive links to share translated drafts) and ask you to revise them online. When you finish revising, you should report that to us, and then your work will be completed.

Required skills

Applicants should fulfill all the requirements listed below:

・Either Japanese reading ability equivalent to or above JLPT N2 level OR English reading ability equivalent to or above CEFR B2 level (ex. IELTS 6.5, TOEFL 90)

・Tagalog/Vietnamese/Brazilian Portuguese native speaker, or anyone who has a language ability equivalent to native speaker; you are able to check and correct technical issues in drafts written in Tagalog/Vietnamese/Brazilian Portuguese, comparing it with articles written in either Japanese or English.

・Basic PC skills (All work is done on Google Drive. It is enough if you can type letters, change letter size and colors.)

・LINE account holder (We message you via LINE.)

Other information

We are looking for 2 or 3 volunteer staff who can work for this position.

You are expected to spend, on average, 2 hours a day and two times a week; you will check 2 or 3 translated drafts a week, but please know that the length of articles will vary.

If you have any further questions about this work, please feel free to ask us. (Management team members are also volunteer staff. Therefore, we sometimes may not be able to answer you promptly.) 

Application

When you apply, please answer the Google Form below. Then, management team members will contact you via LINE.

https://forms.gle/U14SZHtds5RVF67C7

※If you have Japanese reading ability equivalent to or above JLPT N2 level, are willing to spend more time on this project, and would like to translate drafts from Japanese into foreign language, we recommend you check the link below.
https://note.com/covid_m_lingual/n/nce0390dd1ef5

Inquiries

If you need further information on your work, please don’t hesitate to contact the address below.

E-mail address: covid19.multilingual.jp@gmail.com
Address　　   : COVID-19 Multilingual Support Project
                         Personnel manager