How can emotion help language mediators to meet 21st century challenges?

Lehr, Caroline

Publication type:	Conference other
Type of review:	Peer review (abstract)
Title:	How can emotion help language mediators to meet 21st century challenges?
Authors:	Lehr, Caroline
et. al:	No
Conference details:	International Symposium on Translation and Interpreting as Social Interaction : Affect, Behaviour and Cognition (7th CATIC conference)), London, 16-19 July 2021
Issue Date:	17-Jul-2021
Language:	English
Subjects:	Language industry; Language-related artificial intelligence; Emotion; Emotional competencies; Change management; Human-machine interaction
Subject (DDC):	418.02: Translating and interpreting
Abstract:	In recent years, technological progress and in particular the advent of neural machine translation has changed the landscape of professional translation. To stay competitive and performing in a changing profession, language mediators are required to keep up with technological developments and to adapt to new emerging competence profiles. Emotions have been shown to influence translators’ cognitive processes and performance (Hubscher-Davidson 2016; Lehr 2011, 2014; Rojo 2017), and emotional competences are considered to be an important factor in the translation workplace and for job satisfaction (Hubscher-Davidson 2017). This paper explores how emotion can help translators and language mediators more generally to meet the challenges of a changing profession in the present and in the future. With advances in language-related artificial intelligence, uniquely human capacities, such as understanding and expressing the complexity of emotion, will become increasingly important and should be given more attention in training. Also, emotion can help us to better understand the impact of change processes and to enhance the skills that are required for successfully dealing with change, such as adaptability and optimism. Finally, dimensions of emotion, such as control, can help us to approach interactions with machines and tools in a way that increases positive feelings, enjoyment and perceived autonomy. Those largely determine how people respond to the challenges they face and if they are able to stay motivated and productive in the long-term. Implications of the above aspects for competence profiles, training and continuing education in the language industry are discussed.
URI:	https://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/22847
Fulltext version:	Published version
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Departement:	Applied Linguistics
Organisational Unit:	Institute of Translation and Interpreting (IUED)
Appears in collections:	Publikationen Angewandte Linguistik

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Lehr, C. (2021, July 17). How can emotion help language mediators to meet 21st century challenges? International Symposium on Translation and Interpreting as Social Interaction : Affect, Behaviour and Cognition (7th CATIC Conference)), London, 16-19 July 2021.

Lehr, C. (2021) ‘How can emotion help language mediators to meet 21st century challenges?’, in International Symposium on Translation and Interpreting as Social Interaction : Affect, Behaviour and Cognition (7th CATIC conference)), London, 16-19 July 2021.

C. Lehr, “How can emotion help language mediators to meet 21st century challenges?,” in International Symposium on Translation and Interpreting as Social Interaction : Affect, Behaviour and Cognition (7th CATIC conference)), London, 16-19 July 2021, Jul. 2021.

LEHR, Caroline, 2021. How can emotion help language mediators to meet 21st century challenges? In: International Symposium on Translation and Interpreting as Social Interaction : Affect, Behaviour and Cognition (7th CATIC conference)), London, 16-19 July 2021. Conference presentation. 17 Juli 2021

Lehr, Caroline. 2021. “How Can Emotion Help Language Mediators to Meet 21st Century Challenges?” Conference presentation. In International Symposium on Translation and Interpreting as Social Interaction : Affect, Behaviour and Cognition (7th CATIC Conference)), London, 16-19 July 2021.

Lehr, Caroline. “How Can Emotion Help Language Mediators to Meet 21st Century Challenges?” International Symposium on Translation and Interpreting as Social Interaction : Affect, Behaviour and Cognition (7th CATIC Conference)), London, 16-19 July 2021, 2021.