154 MiguelBernal-Merinolanguageprofessionalsinordertoguaranteethesatisfactionofinternationalmarkets.Thefollowingisabriefdescriptionofthemainroles: � Localisationmanagers:Theyarenormallythepointofcontactforpublishers andultimatelyresponsibleforobtainingalltheoriginallinguisticassets,and delivering the translated ones fully tested. Managers need to liase with the localisationcoordinatorstomakesurethatthelanguageregisteriscorrectly pitched,aswellascompliantwitheachplatformbrandingandnamingconventions. Translators(in-house,freelancers):Theyareresponsibleforthebulkofthe translationprocessatthebeginningoftheproject.Translatorsareexpectedto workwithTMTs(suchasSDLTrados),wordprocessors,tables,andspreadsheets.Thevarietyofformatsandlackofcontextcanmakethelanguageprofessionals�taskunnecessarilycomplex. Localisationcoordinators:Theyareindirectcontactwithallthetranslators and(outsourced)companieshandlingthetranslation,aswellaswiththehead linguistictesters.Theseprofessionalsareresponsibleformakingsurethatall languageversionsgosmoothlyandontarget.Coordinatorshavetoverifythat ugreports�arebeingfilledinaccurately,andthatrelevantinformationis beingsharedamongalltesters,aswellascheckingthatengineersunderstand thecorrectionsdetailedinthereport. Headlinguistictesters:Theyareinchargeofoverseeingthelinguisticproofing,andoverallqualityofthelanguagesbeingtested,aswellastheimplementationofbugreportsthatwillinturnbepassedontoengineerswhohaveto makethecorrectionsinthegamecode. Linguistictesters:Theyhavetometiculouslyexploreeverytext,option,dialogue,andmenuofthegameandverifythatthelanguageusedisterminologicallyaccurate,correctlywritten,andinlinewiththefeeloftheoriginalgame.����Onthemostbasicstructure,studentteamscouldhaveasfewastwomembers�a translatorandalinguistictester�sinceourpriorityislinguisticquality.However, itisadvisabletosetupfullstructuresinordertorecreateworkflow,andtodevelopcommunicationandteam-workingskills.Thissecondstepcanonlybemade whentheappropriateresourcesareavailableandreallocalisationkitsareused.5.AssessmentThebasisforanappropriateassessmentistheselectionoftherightmaterial,which willhavetobeconsistentwiththecontenttaughtandtheexercisescarriedout
