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https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-28447| Publication type: | Article in scientific journal |
| Type of review: | Peer review (publication) |
| Title: | A new role for translators and trainers: MT literacy consultants |
| Authors: | Ehrensberger-Dow, Maureen Delorme Benites, Alice Lehr, Caroline |
| et. al: | No |
| DOI: | 10.1080/1750399X.2023.2237328 10.21256/zhaw-28447 |
| Published in: | The Interpreter and Translator Trainer |
| Volume(Issue): | 17 |
| Issue: | 3 |
| Page(s): | 393 |
| Pages to: | 411 |
| Issue Date: | 2023 |
| Publisher / Ed. Institution: | Taylor & Francis |
| ISSN: | 1750-399X 1757-0417 |
| Language: | English |
| Subjects: | MT literacy; Machine translation; NMT; Survey; Consulting competence |
| Subject (DDC): | 410.285: Computational linguistics 418.02: Translating and interpreting |
| Abstract: | Recent developments in machine translation (MT) might have led some people to believe that soon professional translation will not be needed, but most translator trainers are aware of the high demand for the quality that MT systems cannot deliver without human intervention. It is thus important that professional translators, trainers and their students appreciate when and how MT can best be deployed, even if they do not use it much themselves. This can be accomplished by enhancing their MT literacy, which encompasses an understanding of the basics, risks and benefits of the technology. Trainers can prepare their students to provide advice to clients who might be interested in using MT for their multilingual content but do not have the expertise to judge when it would be enough to meet their needs. Drawing on the example of knowledge dissemination in higher education, this article presents survey results that suggest MT is being used far more widely than previously assumed. We highlight some of the risks associated with uninformed use of this technology, discuss how they can be mitigated by translation professionals with consulting competence, and outline some training scenarios which could contribute to developing societal AI literacy in general. |
| URI: | https://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/28447 |
| Fulltext version: | Published version |
| License (according to publishing contract): | CC BY-NC-ND 4.0: Attribution - Non commercial - No derivatives 4.0 International |
| Departement: | Applied Linguistics |
| Organisational Unit: | Institute of Translation and Interpreting (IUED) |
| Published as part of the ZHAW project: | Digital Literacy im Hochschulkontext (DigLit) |
| Appears in collections: | Publikationen Angewandte Linguistik |
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Ehrensberger-Dow, M., Delorme Benites, A., & Lehr, C. (2023). A new role for translators and trainers: MT literacy consultants. The Interpreter and Translator Trainer, 17(3), 393–411. https://doi.org/10.1080/1750399X.2023.2237328
Ehrensberger-Dow, M., Delorme Benites, A. and Lehr, C. (2023) ‘A new role for translators and trainers: MT literacy consultants’, The Interpreter and Translator Trainer, 17(3), pp. 393–411. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1080/1750399X.2023.2237328.
M. Ehrensberger-Dow, A. Delorme Benites, and C. Lehr, “A new role for translators and trainers: MT literacy consultants,” The Interpreter and Translator Trainer, vol. 17, no. 3, pp. 393–411, 2023, doi: 10.1080/1750399X.2023.2237328.
EHRENSBERGER-DOW, Maureen, Alice DELORME BENITES und Caroline LEHR, 2023. A new role for translators and trainers: MT literacy consultants. The Interpreter and Translator Trainer. 2023. Bd. 17, Nr. 3, S. 393–411. DOI 10.1080/1750399X.2023.2237328
Ehrensberger-Dow, Maureen, Alice Delorme Benites, and Caroline Lehr. 2023. “A New Role for Translators and Trainers: MT Literacy Consultants.” The Interpreter and Translator Trainer 17 (3): 393–411. https://doi.org/10.1080/1750399X.2023.2237328.
Ehrensberger-Dow, Maureen, et al. “A New Role for Translators and Trainers: MT Literacy Consultants.” The Interpreter and Translator Trainer, vol. 17, no. 3, 2023, pp. 393–411, https://doi.org/10.1080/1750399X.2023.2237328.
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