Create and Use a Custom Language in Scorpion

Use this guide to create a custom language, translate item content, and enable the language on an exam form.

Overview

You can use Languages in Scorpion to create and localize a custom Chinese language in your item bank. This article walks through the full workflow, including creating the language, using auto-translation, saving translations for review, and updating the form configuration so the language appears to examinees.

How do I add a new language?

1. Go to the Scorpion project where you want to create the new language.

2. Open the project menu and select Languages.

1. On the Languages page, click Add language.

How do I configure the custom language?

1. Enter the language name, such as Chinese.

2. Select the language direction. For Chinese, use Left to right.

3. Open the Auto-translate language dropdown.

1. Select the language Scorpion should use for auto-translation, such as Chinese Traditional or Chinese Simplified.

2. Click Save.

How do I open the translation workspace?

After the language is created, it appears in the Languages list. The progress bars show how many translation components are incomplete or complete.

1. Click Translations for the custom language.

How do I translate items?

The translation workspace includes tabs for different translatable areas, such as forms, items, shared content, agreements, surveys, exam interface text, and readiness checklist text.

1. Click the Items tab to translate item content.

2. Click the item you want to translate.

How do I edit an item translation?

1. Open the item and click Edit Mode.

In Edit Mode, the original item content appears on the left and the translation fields appear on the right. You can manually type translations for the stem and each answer option.

Can Scorpion auto-translate an item?

Yes. If you configured an auto-translate language when creating the custom language, Scorpion can generate translations for the item fields.

1. Click Auto-translate all to translate the full item at once.

1. Review the generated translations and make any needed edits.

2. If the translation needs review, click Save as Incomplete so a Subject Matter Expert or Translator can review it before it is marked complete.

How should translations be reviewed and completed?

For review workflows, save translations as incomplete first. A Subject Matter Expert or Translator with access to the project can review the translation, make corrections if needed, and then save the translation as complete. This helps ensure translated content is accurate before it is used on an exam form.

How do I make the custom language available on an exam form?

Creating the language does not automatically add it to every exam form. You must also update the form configuration.

1. Navigate to Forms.

2. Open the form configuration you want to update, or create a new configuration.

3. Click Edit Configuration.

4. Under Available Languages, select the custom language you created.

5. Set the Default Language if needed.

6. Save the configuration.

Note: Use Command + Click on Mac or Ctrl + Click on Windows to select multiple available languages.

What happens after I save the form configuration?

The custom language will now appear as an available language option on the exam form you configured. Examinees can use that language according to the available and default language settings in the form configuration.