Do You Speak Translate?: Reflections on the Nature and Role of Translation

Autor/inn/en	Vinall, Kimberly; Hellmich, Emily
Titel	Do You Speak Translate?: Reflections on the Nature and Role of Translation
Quelle	In: L2 Journal, 14 (2022) 1, S.4-25 (22 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1945-0222
Schlagwörter	Translation; Computational Linguistics; Second Languages; Language Processing; Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Relevance (Education); Role of Education; Technology Uses in Education; Computer Software; Cultural Influences; Pragmatics; Cultural Context; Teaching Methods; History + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Linguistics; Computerlinguistik; Second language; Zweitsprache; Sprachverarbeitung; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Relevance; Relevanz; Bildungsauftrag; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Pragmalinguistik; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Geschichte; Geschichtsdarstellung
Abstract	The world of language education is intimately and undeniably implicated in the presence, use, and development of machine translation software. On a classroom level, students are increasingly using machine translation in the classroom and in the "real world," through travel, study abroad, and work internships. On a professional level, this increased use raises concerns about the relevance of language education: what role does or should language education serve? On a theoretical level, the very prospect of using technology to manipulate language brings into question the nature of language itself. As machine translation technologies advance, language researchers and educators find themselves implicated in these broader conversations that touch on its influence on meaning making, communication, and the very meaning of being human in a digital era. In other words, machine translation is not simply a matter of using software like Google Translate to translate words from one language to another. Rather, it is a matter of so much more. Machine translation brings to the fore (re)considerations of the role of context, culture, and pragmatics in language use and meaning making, all of which impact the continued development of methodologies and classroom pedagogical practices. To enter this conversation requires learning to speak translate--that is, to understand the history of translation as it relates to language education and to examine the implications of machine translation for language education. In this special issue, we ask what is at stake in the use of machine translation for our classrooms, our students, ourselves as educators and researchers, for the world languages teaching profession, and for society at large. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Berkeley Language Center, University of California. B-40 Dwinelle Hall #2640, Berkeley, CA 94720. Web site: http://escholarship.org/uc/uccllt_l2
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01