Teaching Languages in the Digital Age: Incorporating Machine Translation

Authors

  • Marina Karapetyan Yerevan State University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46991/TSTP/2023.3.2.058

Keywords:

language teaching, machine translation, human translation, intermediary language, MT limitations

Abstract

The paper discusses the issue of detrimental usage of automated machine translation platforms in foreign language education settings and, in the view of steady advances in translation technology, proposes reconsidering language teaching and learning practices to adjust them to the new reality. It also exposes some of the machine translation limitations and formulates strategies for integrating translation apps into the conventional classroom activities and home assignments. As an anticipated result, university students are expected to minimize the abuse of translation apps, which will lead to more consistent academic progress.

Author Biography

Marina Karapetyan, Yerevan State University

PhD, Associate Professor in Linguistics at Yerevan State University with a focus on EFL and ESP (Business English and English for Politics); an alumna of the Junior Faculty Development Program at Colorado University in Boulder, CO, USA. Her academic interests include phraseology, applied linguistics, TOEFL and IELTS instruction and materials development, an author of over 50 publications, including papers on English teaching methods, several manuals and 2 textbooks on Political English.

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Published

2023-12-25

How to Cite

Karapetyan, M. (2023). Teaching Languages in the Digital Age: Incorporating Machine Translation. Translation Studies: Theory and Practice, 3(2 (6), 58–69. https://doi.org/10.46991/TSTP/2023.3.2.058

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 2 (6) (2023)

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