Learn about the digital skills needed by language professionals, particularly in relation to AI
Event description
On Thursday 16 October there will be a KCTI Research Corner event in English from 15:00 to 16:15 on WebEx.
The LT-LiDER project (Language and Translation: Literacy in digital environments and resources) is an Erasmus+ cooperation project with two main aims:
- To map the landscape of technological capabilities required to work as a language and/or translation expert.
- To generate training outputs that will help language and translation trainers to improve their skills and adopt appropriate pedagogical approaches and strategies for integrating technology into their language or translation classrooms, with a focus on digital and AI literacy.
At this session, researchers from the University of Vienna’s Center for Translation Studies will unveil the LT-LiDER Language Technology Map. This Map was developed using insights from expert interviews with specialists from the language services industry, as well as with researchers, and lists the technical skills necessary for translators today, especially in relation to AI.
The presentation will focus on how the teaching methods of the Center for Translation Studies at the University of Vienna support the development of some of those skills. The LT-LiDER resources, which are being developed for skill acquisition, will also be introduced. Specifically, LT-LiDER will publish an open-access eBook, along with several individual training resources, with the aim of helping translators and translation trainers to improve the specific skills listed in the map and incorporate such technologies and skills into translation classes.
Featured Researchers
- Alina Secară: Senior Scientist at the University of Vienna’s Center for Translation Studies, specializing in audiovisual translation and accessibility. Read Alina Secară's profile.
- Dragoș Ciobanu: Professor of Computational Terminology and Machine Translation at the University of Vienna’s Center for Translation Studies, where he leads the Human and Artificial Intelligence in Translation (HAITrans) research group. His work focuses on the integration of human expertise and AI in translation. Read Dragoș Ciobanu's full profile.
- Miguel Rios Gaona: HAITrans PostDoc researcher focused on developing models for text representation and machine translation in the University of Vienna’s Center for Translation Studies. Read Miguel Rios Gaona's profile.
The presentation for this event is available on this link: LT-LiDER