Univeristy of Nottingham - 5 July 2019
Automated translation services such as Google Translate have become widely available at no cost. Due to their ease of access and improving quality, they have become a tool that enables access to expression of ideas that may otherwise remain closed to readers who are not conversant in the language they are written in. Given the technology’s capacity, to some it may be a shortcut to circumvent language acquisition, while to others it may be a facilitator to learning.
For universities, in particular with growing internationalisation, one important question is what role translation technology may play in Higher Education, for instance in research activities or in the production of assessed work. Equally, for secondary education it could play a role in the interaction between pupils whose first language is not English and teachers or in the engagement of students with the learning materials.
In that light, this event is of relevance to students, teachers, assessors, policy makers, ethics officers in secondary and tertiary education.
This conference is hosted by the Centre for Translation and Comparative Cultural Studies.
We are accepting proposals for individual presentations, panels and workshops that address the role of automated translation technology in education. We aim to include a range of topics, possibly from, but not limited to the following areas of translation technology:
- language acquisition
- independent language learning
- academic literacies
- translator training
- interpreter training
- in the classroom
- assessed work
- user/student perspective
- as a tool in research activities
- related ethical concerns
For individual papers, each contribution will consist of a 20-minute presentation and a 10-minute Q&A session. Proposals should include:
TitleAbstract of up to 300 wordsSpeaker bio of up to 50 words for each speaker
Panels/workshops will be 90 minutes in length. Proposals should include:
Title
Abstract of up to 300 words
Organisers: names and affiliations of moderator and participants (if known)
Proposed format, including a draft schedule and summary of how the session would run/engage with the audience
Participant information: expected number of and information about participants, if known
Special requests or needs for equipment
Submission deadline: 31 March 2019
Please submit your proposals to:
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