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Azer, Haniyeh Sadeghi; Aghayi, Mohammad Bagher – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2015
This study aims to evaluate the translation quality of two machine translation systems in translating six different text-types, from English to Persian. The evaluation was based on criteria proposed by Van Slype (1979). The proposed model for evaluation is a black-box type, comparative and adequacy-oriented evaluation. To conduct the evaluation, a…
Descriptors: Computational Linguistics, Computer Software, Translation, Users (Information)
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Kadhim, Kais A.; Habeeb, Luwaytha S.; Sapar, Ahmad Arifin; Hussin, Zaharah; Abdullah, Muhammad Ridhuan Tony Lim – Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology - TOJET, 2013
Nowadays, online Machine Translation (MT) is used widely with translation software, such as Google and Babylon, being easily available and downloadable. This study aims to test the translation quality of these two machine systems in translating Arabic news headlines into English. 40 Arabic news headlines were selected from three online sources,…
Descriptors: Semitic Languages, Translation, Computational Linguistics, News Reporting
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Zengin, Bugra; Kacar, Isil Gunseli – Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology - TOJET, 2011
This mixed method research study aimed to highlight the problems of EFL academicians concerning their current translation practices, their attitudes towards the use of various translation tools, and offer suggestions for more quality translation practices. Seventy-three EFL academicians from three Turkish universities participated in the study.…
Descriptors: Translation, Search Engines, Interviews, Content Analysis
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Essex Univ., Colchester (England). Dept. of Language and Linguistics. – 1970
This volume consists of three articles. "'Language and Society' in the B.A. Scheme," by L. M. O'Toole, is a revised version of some proposals for incorporating a "Language and Society" course in the second year of the B.A. program at the Language Centre. Ten propositions are offered as a basis for discussion. "Some Soviet…
Descriptors: Bachelors Degrees, College Language Programs, Communicative Competence (Languages), Computational Linguistics