An introduction to a machine translation post-editing (MTPE) course
Dominika Romaniuk-Cholewska
University of BialystokDominika Romaniuk-Cholewska is a graduate of the University of Bialystok, majoring in English Philology and Translation Studies, and currently a PhD student in Linguistics. Her scientific interests oscillate between foreign language didactics and translation studies. She is particularly interested in the problem of integrating modern technological tools into the work of teachers and translators. Her current research concerns technological competence in translation didactics.
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9920-1050
Abstract
This article introduces a machine translation post-editing (MTPE) course intended for universities educating translation trainees. The aim of the programme is to accelerate the adaptation of translation education to the current requirements of the European Master’s in Translation (EMT) Competence Framework 2017 and the needs of translation students. The author assumes that MTPE as a process includes most of the contemporary translation tools such as CAT computer-assisted tools, TM terminology management, ML machine learning, MT machine translation and its variations, AI artificial intelligence, TQM translation quality management. The course covers 30 hours and is divided into 15 meetings of 1.5 hours each, with the syllabus structured in such a way that the trainees systematically learn and improve the MTPE process and develop an understanding of MT tools. Therefore, it can be treated as a means to achieve the goal set by EMT.
Keywords:
MTPE course, translation didactics, EMT competence framework, machine translation post-editing, translation technologyReferences
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University of Bialystok
Dominika Romaniuk-Cholewska is a graduate of the University of Bialystok, majoring in English Philology and Translation Studies, and currently a PhD student in Linguistics. Her scientific interests oscillate between foreign language didactics and translation studies. She is particularly interested in the problem of integrating modern technological tools into the work of teachers and translators. Her current research concerns technological competence in translation didactics.
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9920-1050
