Machine Translation and Foreign Language Learning
Kizito Tekwa
The book investigates how machine translation (MT) provides opportunities and increases the willingness to communicate in a foreign language. It is informed by a mixed methods methodological approach that analyzes quantitative and qualitative data of questionnaires and real-time instant messages (IM). The book is unique because it contains tables, figures, and screenshots of actual real-time IM exchanges. It is innovative in discussing IM translation, a novel form of MT, and demonstrates how the technology offers English foreign language learners, in this case, Chinese college students, communication opportunities while increasing their willingness to communicate. The study provides an interesting insight into IM user profiles, clients, and usages. Smartphone screenshots are the locale of the study whose findings have far-reaching implications for students, language and translation instructors, and curriculum designers.
Year:
2023
Edition:
1
Publisher:
Springer
Language:
english
Pages:
189
ISBN 10:
981998601X
ISBN 13:
9789819986019
Series:
New Frontiers in Translation Studies
File:
PDF, 1.87 MB
IPFS:
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english, 2023