Book Review of The Routledge guide to teaching translation and interpreting online DOI Creative Commons
Yuan Tao

Journal of China Computer-Assisted Language Learning, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Jan. 26, 2024

The purpose of translation and interpreting (T&I) education is to cultivate professional academic competence among future practitioners researchers.Over the past few decades, various researchers have investigated topics such as authentic experiential learning (Kiraly & Massey, 2019), situated (González-Davies Raído, 2016), curriculum design (Álvarez-Álvarez Arnáiz-Uzquiza, 2017) a combination vocational practice research (Orlando, which indicates shift towards student-centred learning.Online learning, defined use digital devices support educational processes (Clark Mayer, 2016, p. 7), has gained prominence for fostering studentdirected learning.Its accessibility, flexibility abundant resources make online particularly attractive in academia, especially post-pandemic era.Recent studies explored effectiveness incorporating technologies into courses (Zhang Wang, 2022), transitioning face-to-face technology classes formats (Kodura, 2022) engaging collaborative tasks foster communities (Valentine Wong, 2021).Compared in-person distance education, whether synchronous or asynchronous, poses challenges instructors due lack direct supervision active engagement.However, there notable absence comprehensive guidance on developing T&I training professionalisation process students.Filling this void, Routledge Guide Teaching Translation Interpreting Online serves inaugural instalment series teaching.Written by two experienced translator/interpreter educators who draw their firsthand expertise programs, book sheds light intricacies pedagogy transformative journey both students.

Language: Английский

Evaluation of Hybrid Learning and Teaching Practices: The Perspective of Academics DOI Open Access
Kam Cheong Li, Billy Tak Ming Wong,

Reggie Kwan

et al.

Sustainability, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 15(8), P. 6780 - 6780

Published: April 17, 2023

This paper presents a study on the evaluation of hybrid learning and teaching practices by academics. A mixed research method involving questionnaire survey focus group interview was employed to gather academics’ feedback their experience in delivering instruction synchronous manner which on-site remote students attended classes simultaneously, students’ effectiveness, suggestions for improvement. The administered 76 academics from university Hong Kong where were implemented, involved 10 findings reveal that participating perceived themselves as having an overall high degree readiness handle technical issues. They expressed had lower levels interaction, engagement, motivation than those traditional face-to-face classes. participants also reported challenges regarding teaching, including heavy workload lesson preparation online classroom management, unfamiliarity with interactive design suitable classes, difficulties monitoring process. provided improvement ranging provision technological support professional development enhancing interaction engagement. These contribute revealing practising identifying ways address challenges.

Language: Английский

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Stefania M. Maci, Michele Sala: Book Review on Corpus Linguistics and Translation Tools for Digital Humanities: Research Methods and Applications DOI Creative Commons
Filomena Lidia Liang

Journal of China Computer-Assisted Language Learning, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 3(2), P. 362 - 368

Published: June 7, 2023

As digital humanities (DH) gradually moves from the niche to mainstream, its impact has been felt by an increasing number of disciplines in humanitiesincluding corpus linguistics and corpus-based translation studies.Although both DH or studies involve use computers, they have developed independently each other with little interaction until after 2010.The second decade 21st century witnessed boom disruptive technologies such as artificial intelligence, big data, cloud computing, blockchain, virtual reality, resulting heightened awareness applying computer research (e.g., Zheng et al., 2022).This transformation offered impetus DH, which then flourished worldwide.Many hastened embrace it a view borrowing computational methods foster interdisciplinary activities, improve literacy data humanities, enhance thinking field.Arguably, will shed light on latter two be reinforced return.However, there is consensus best practices DH-informed that can help us clarify where we are, go, how go.Fortunately, Corpus Linguistics Translation Tools for Digital Humanities: Research Methods Applications, edited Stefania M. Maci Michele Sala, was published at opportune time hopefully lay foundation future

Language: Английский

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Book Review of The Routledge guide to teaching translation and interpreting online DOI Creative Commons
Yuan Tao

Journal of China Computer-Assisted Language Learning, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Jan. 26, 2024

The purpose of translation and interpreting (T&I) education is to cultivate professional academic competence among future practitioners researchers.Over the past few decades, various researchers have investigated topics such as authentic experiential learning (Kiraly & Massey, 2019), situated (González-Davies Raído, 2016), curriculum design (Álvarez-Álvarez Arnáiz-Uzquiza, 2017) a combination vocational practice research (Orlando, which indicates shift towards student-centred learning.Online learning, defined use digital devices support educational processes (Clark Mayer, 2016, p. 7), has gained prominence for fostering studentdirected learning.Its accessibility, flexibility abundant resources make online particularly attractive in academia, especially post-pandemic era.Recent studies explored effectiveness incorporating technologies into courses (Zhang Wang, 2022), transitioning face-to-face technology classes formats (Kodura, 2022) engaging collaborative tasks foster communities (Valentine Wong, 2021).Compared in-person distance education, whether synchronous or asynchronous, poses challenges instructors due lack direct supervision active engagement.However, there notable absence comprehensive guidance on developing T&I training professionalisation process students.Filling this void, Routledge Guide Teaching Translation Interpreting Online serves inaugural instalment series teaching.Written by two experienced translator/interpreter educators who draw their firsthand expertise programs, book sheds light intricacies pedagogy transformative journey both students.

Language: Английский

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