Lay Use and Perceptions of Machine Translation
An international symposium on lay use and perceptions of machine translation
Machine translation (MT) has had an increasing effect on multilingual communication and understanding in a globalized world.
This symposium presents emerging research on lay use and perceptions of MT.
Location
- Online
Links
13:30-13:45
Opening remarks
Eliezer Schlossberg, Dean of Humanities, Bar-Ilan University Omri Asscher, Bar-Ilan University
Session 1
13:45-14:45
Lay uses of machine translation in the UK: A representative survey
Lucas Nunes Vieira, University of Bristol
Experienced machine translation gisters’ perceptions of MT and themselves as MT users and teachers
Mary Nurminen, Tampere University
The problem of machine translation in intercultural collaboration and how to overcome it
Pituxcoosuvarn Mondheera, Ritsumeikan University
Session 2
15:00-16:00
Beyond translation students: Machine translation literacy instruction for students in other disciplines
Lynne Bowker, University of Ottawa
Human evaluations of machine translation in an ethically charged situation
Omri Asscher and Ella Glikson, Bar-Ilan University
Believability and misleading machine translation
Marianna Martindale, University of Maryland