{"id":16,"date":"2023-03-28T13:32:52","date_gmt":"2023-03-28T04:32:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wps.itc.kansai-u.ac.jp\/transl\/?page_id=16"},"modified":"2026-01-23T15:40:17","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T06:40:17","slug":"project","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wps.itc.kansai-u.ac.jp\/transl\/project\/","title":{"rendered":"T-WRQoL Project"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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I am a principal investigator of this Kaken-funded project (22K20040<\/a> and 25K04108<\/a>) which measures the quality of translators\u2019 working lives, including their job satisfaction and work motivation. The outcomes will offer evidence-based information for the language industry to ensure that the industry maintains highly skilled and motivated language workers in the long term. This is an international and inter-disciplinary project, which are conducted across different countries, including the UK, US and Japan. This is a collaborative project with the Institute of Translation and Interpreting (ITI)<\/a>, UK’s largest professional body.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The T-WRQoL scale<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The T-WRQoL scale developed in this project is available here<\/a>.
The T-WRQoL scale is free to use for non-commercial, educational or research purposes only. Please contact akiko-s[at]kansai-u.ac.jp if you wish to translate the T-WRQoL scale to other languages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Activities<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

January 2026 Publication of the UK report (available here<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

August to September 2024 – Final survey study (with ITI)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

October 2023 – Second pilot study (with ITI)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

March 2023 – First pilot study (with ITI)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Publications<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sakamoto, A., Van Laar, D., Moorkens, J., & do Carmo, F. (2025). Translators’ Work-Related Quality of Life: Survey Report<\/a> . Kansai University<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sakamoto, A., Van Laar, D., Moorkens, J., & do Carmo, F. (2024). Measuring translators\u2019 quality of working life and their career motivation: Conceptual and methodological aspects. Translation Spaces, Special Issue: , 13(1), 54\u201377. https:\/\/doi.org\/https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1075\/ts.23026.sak Open Access<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sakamoto, A., & Bawa Mason, S. (2024). In search of a fair MTPE pricing model: LSPs\u2019 reflections and the implications for translators. Perspectives, 32(1), 1\u201317. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/0907676X.2023.2292572 Open Access<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Blog posts<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Blog post<\/a> by Sara Robertson, CEO of the ITI (January 2026)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Blog post<\/a> by Akiko Sakamoto on the ITI website (August 2024)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Presentations<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sakamoto, A., Van Laar, D., Moorkens, J., & Do Carmo, F. (2025, July 2), Translators\u2019 perceptions about the economic value of translation in the face of AI: A data-based analysis from the T-WRQoL survey<\/em> [Conference presentation], 11th EST Congress: The Changing Faces of Translation and Interpreting Studies, University of Leeds, UK<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Van Laar, D. and Sakamoto, A., (2025, May 23). Adaption of the Work-Related Quality of Life (WRQoL) scale for freelance translators<\/em> [Conference presentation], The 22nd European Congress of Work and Organizational Psychology, “Transforming working environments: Challenges & Opportunities”, Prague, Czech Republic<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sakamoto, A., Van Laar, D., Moorkens, J., & Do Carmo, F.(2025, May 22). Impact of machine translation and post-editing on translators’ work satisfaction and motivation: A statistical analysis<\/em> [Conference presentation], The 11th Asia-Pacific Translation and Interpreting Forum (APTIF11) “Culture, Connectivity and Technology: Translating Communities, Transforming Perspectives\u201d, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sakamoto, A., Van Laar, D., Moorkens, J., & Do Carmo, F. (2024, September 12). You\u2019re a translator – are you OK? Results from the pilot of a new measure of translator wellbeing (T-WRQoL)<\/em> [Conference presentation]. Ethics & Self-Care: Translation\/Other Professions, University of Newcastle, UK. https:\/\/conferences.ncl.ac.uk\/ethicsandselfcareintranslation\/<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Research Collaborators<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Dr Darren van Laar (University of Portsmouth, UK)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr Joss Moorkens (Dublin City University, Republic of Ireland) <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr F\u00e9lix do Carmo, (University of Surrey, UK) <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Kaken information Phase 1<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Kaken information Phase 2<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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