Linguistic Quality Control for PISA.
Andrea Ferrari and Steve Dept seek advice from survey methodologists and psychometricians to develop a linguistic quality control framework for PISA.
May 2000: cApStAn is founded by Apor Sajgő, Steve Dept, and Andrea Ferrari. The company of Apor, Steve and Andrea.
Over 60 international linguists begin working with cApStAn as Verifiers.
Creation of a set of Verifier Intervention Categories.
Acquisition of BranTra, a technical translation agency.
cApStAn becomes a member of the PIAAC Consortium.
Launch of Translatability Assessment, a new methodology for optimizing source text.
cApStAn becomes the port of call for the translation and adaptation of international surveys and assessments. The network of contributing experts reaches the 200 mark.
Creation of our US branch in Philadelphia: cApStAn Linguistic Quality Control, Inc.
Acquisition of KLS International, a translation agency.
Our core team consists of 22 linguists and translation technologists, with over 700 contributing experts in our network. Consolidation of all cApStAn companies through silent mergers.
cApStAn turns 20 and weathers the Covid-19 storm without any damage.
cApStAn's Story
2020
cApStAn turns 20 and weathers the Covid-19 storm without any damage.
2019
Our core team reaches 22 linguists and translation technologists, with over 700 contributing experts in our network. Consolidation of all cApStAn companies through silent mergers.
2017
Acquisition of KLS International, a translation agency.
2014
Creation of our US branch in Philadelphia: cApStAn Linguistic Quality Control, Inc.
2012
cApStAn has become the port of call for a host of major comparative surveys, international attitudinal surveys, psychological screening tests, multilingual polls and social surveys. The network of contributing experts reaches the 200 mark.
2011
Design of a Translatability Assessment.
2010
cApStAn becomes a member of the PIAAC Consortium.
2007
Acquisition of BranTra, a technical translation agency
2005
Creation of a set of Verifier Intervention Categories
2002
Over 60 international linguists begin working with cApStAn as Verifiers.
2000
cApStAn comes into being.
1998
Andrea Ferrari and Steve Dept seek advice from survey methodologists and psychometricians to develop a linguistic quality control framework for PISA.