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https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-29388| Publication type: | Article in scientific journal |
| Type of review: | Peer review (publication) |
| Title: | “I looked it up in DeepL” : machine translation and digital tools in the language classroom |
| Authors: | Cotelli Kureth, Sara Delorme Benites, Alice Haller, Mara Noghrechi, Hasti Steele, Elizabeth |
| et. al: | No |
| DOI: | 10.30687/978-88-6969-762-3/006 10.21256/zhaw-29388 |
| Published in: | Studie e Richerche: Human Translation and Natural Language Processing Towards a New Consensus? |
| Volume(Issue): | 35 |
| Page(s): | 81 |
| Pages to: | 96 |
| Issue Date: | Dec-2023 |
| Publisher / Ed. Institution: | Fondazione Università Ca’ Foscari |
| ISSN: | 2610-993X 2610-9123 |
| Language: | English |
| Subjects: | Language learning and teaching; Machine translation; Online corpora; Online dictionary; Tools |
| Subject (DDC): | 410.285: Computational linguistics 418.0071: Language teaching |
| Abstract: | This article looks at a widespread yet erroneous use of machine translation (MT): looking up single words, thus treating MT systems as online bilingual dictionaries (ODs). After a literature review of this trend in research about MT, we consider data from a large survey that we carried out in 2021 at all Swiss universities on MT use and users’ attitudes. When analysing users’ metalinguistic awareness, we discovered that non-translators perceive the text to translate, mostly at word level, leading to the misuse of MT systems as ODs. Moreover, the survey results revealed confusion between the different digital tools for language learning, namely MT, online parallel corpora like Linguee and ODs. We therefore suggest broadening the scope of MT literacy to include training learners in general digital literacy to enable them to use such tools appropriately. |
| URI: | https://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/29388 |
| Fulltext version: | Published version |
| License (according to publishing contract): | CC BY 4.0: Attribution 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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Cotelli Kureth, S., Delorme Benites, A., Haller, M., Noghrechi, H., & Steele, E. (2023). “I looked it up in DeepL” : machine translation and digital tools in the language classroom. Studie E Richerche: Human Translation and Natural Language Processing towards a New Consensus?, 35, 81–96. https://doi.org/10.30687/978-88-6969-762-3/006
Cotelli Kureth, S. et al. (2023) ‘“I looked it up in DeepL” : machine translation and digital tools in the language classroom’, Studie e Richerche: Human Translation and Natural Language Processing Towards a New Consensus?, 35, pp. 81–96. Available at: https://doi.org/10.30687/978-88-6969-762-3/006.
S. Cotelli Kureth, A. Delorme Benites, M. Haller, H. Noghrechi, and E. Steele, ““I looked it up in DeepL” : machine translation and digital tools in the language classroom,” Studie e Richerche: Human Translation and Natural Language Processing Towards a New Consensus?, vol. 35, pp. 81–96, Dec. 2023, doi: 10.30687/978-88-6969-762-3/006.
COTELLI KURETH, Sara, Alice DELORME BENITES, Mara HALLER, Hasti NOGHRECHI und Elizabeth STEELE, 2023. “I looked it up in DeepL” : machine translation and digital tools in the language classroom. Studie e Richerche: Human Translation and Natural Language Processing Towards a New Consensus? Dezember 2023. Bd. 35, S. 81–96. DOI 10.30687/978-88-6969-762-3/006
Cotelli Kureth, Sara, Alice Delorme Benites, Mara Haller, Hasti Noghrechi, and Elizabeth Steele. 2023. ““I Looked It up in DeepL” : Machine Translation and Digital Tools in the Language Classroom.” Studie E Richerche: Human Translation and Natural Language Processing towards a New Consensus? 35 (December): 81–96. https://doi.org/10.30687/978-88-6969-762-3/006.
Cotelli Kureth, Sara, et al. ““I Looked It up in DeepL” : Machine Translation and Digital Tools in the Language Classroom.” Studie E Richerche: Human Translation and Natural Language Processing towards a New Consensus?, vol. 35, Dec. 2023, pp. 81–96, https://doi.org/10.30687/978-88-6969-762-3/006.
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