This paper discusses the role that can be played in teaching machine translation (MT) by free on-line MT services, emphasising the advantages that they offer for didactic purposes as well as their drawbacks in comparison with traditional PC-based MT software. Some of the key reasons behind the huge potential for the successful integration of on-line systems into MT teaching activities are explored. The paper argues that exposing students to Internet-based MT can raise their awareness on crucial issues in today’s multilingual communication processes, which are relevant inter alia to web localisation and multilingual on-line content management.
Using Free On-line Services in Machine Translation Teaching / Gaspari, F. - (2002), pp. 145-153. (Intervento presentato al convegno 6th EAMT Workshop Teaching Machine Translation tenutosi a Centre for Computational Linguistics, UMIST, Manchester, England nel 14-15 November 2002).
Using Free On-line Services in Machine Translation Teaching
Gaspari F
2002
Abstract
This paper discusses the role that can be played in teaching machine translation (MT) by free on-line MT services, emphasising the advantages that they offer for didactic purposes as well as their drawbacks in comparison with traditional PC-based MT software. Some of the key reasons behind the huge potential for the successful integration of on-line systems into MT teaching activities are explored. The paper argues that exposing students to Internet-based MT can raise their awareness on crucial issues in today’s multilingual communication processes, which are relevant inter alia to web localisation and multilingual on-line content management.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
