Community Translation in a Multilingual Online Environment: Case study and theoretical framework

This document provides an outline for a presentation on community translation in a multilingual online environment. It begins with background on global media attention and alternatives like blogs and citizen media projects. A case study of Project Lingua, a translation cluster within Global Voices Online, is described. Initial observations from the case study include the roles and functions within Project Lingua, the profile of translators in different language teams, and challenges of studying a virtual organization. The presentation aims to document the structure and development of Project Lingua and enable comparative analysis to other domains of translation.