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Jie Zhang – International Journal of Information and Communication Technology Education, 2024
This paper explores the development of an intelligent translation system for spoken English using Recurrent Neural Network (RNN) models. The fundamental principles of RNNs and their advantages in processing sequential data, particularly in handling time-dependent natural language data, are discussed. The methodology for constructing the…
Descriptors: Oral Language, Translation, Computational Linguistics, Computer Software
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Ekaterina Tour; Marianne Turner; Anne Keary; Khanh-Linh Tran-Dang – Language and Education, 2024
It has been widely recognised that plurilingual pedagogy offers many benefits both for language learning and learning in general. However, in contexts where the linguistic profile of students is diverse, it can still be challenging for teachers to view working with the language resources of their students as feasible. In this article, we discuss…
Descriptors: Multilingualism, Multiple Literacies, Correlation, Teaching Methods
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Ehrensberger-Dow, Maureen; Delorme Benites, Alice; Lehr, Caroline – Interpreter and Translator Trainer, 2023
Recent developments in machine translation (MT) might have led some people to believe that soon professional translation will not be needed, but most translator trainers are aware of the high demand for the quality that MT systems cannot deliver without human intervention. It is thus important that professional translators, trainers and their…
Descriptors: Translation, Professional Education, Computational Linguistics, Computer Software
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Li, Jia; Xie, Ping; Ai, Bin; Li, Lisheng – Multilingua: Journal of Cross-Cultural and Interlanguage Communication, 2020
While an increasing literature on multilingualism addresses the key role of language in access to social resources, including crisis communication, little attention has been paid to practices of English-mediated multilingualism. Based on semi-structured interviews with 10 international students from South Asia and Southeast Asia receiving their…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Foreign Students, Multilingualism
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Kharis, M.; Kisyani; Suhartono; Yuniseffendri – Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies, 2021
This study aims to evaluate Takarir as the product of the research development reviewed from the look and the results of its translation. This is a qualitative descriptive type of research. Data are obtained from students of German learners who understand translation theory and have the skills of the German language at least B1 level standards the…
Descriptors: Multilingualism, Translation, German, Second Language Learning
Bartley, Carmen – Region 10 Comprehensive Center, 2020
This document summarizes a review of research, evaluation, resources, and stakeholder knowledge related to the topic of translation services for schools and districts. Databases used for conducting this review included Google Scholar and ERIC. Literature from peer-reviewed, scholarly journals was reviewed (noted with an asterisk), along with…
Descriptors: Translation, School Districts, Kindergarten, Elementary Secondary Education
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David C. Hill; Christy Gombay; Otto Sanchez; Bethel Woappi; Andrea S. Romero Vélez; Stuart Davidson; Emma Z. L. Richardson – Discover Education, 2022
The rapid adoption of online technologies to deliver postsecondary education amid the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the potential for online learning, as well as important equity gaps to be addressed. For over ten years, McMaster University has delivered graduate global health education through a blended-learning approach. In partnership with…
Descriptors: Translation, Computational Linguistics, Computer Software, Second Languages
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Giménez Moreno, Rosa – Language and Intercultural Communication, 2021
The terms used to designate ordinary relational identities seem easy to learn and translate. However, these interpersonal identities reflect complex mental constructs that are very sensitive to the variables that interact in human communication, particularly cultural variation. This paper describes a pilot project developed at the University of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Self Concept, Cultural Differences, Pilot Projects
Frances Nebus Bose – ProQuest LLC, 2020
This dissertation research is a longitudinal classroom ethnography in a second-grade classroom in a public Northeastern suburban school. It is a story of surprise for me as researcher, as I discover the multiplicity of how engagement can be conceptualized in this English-medium classroom with emergent bi/multilingual children. As tensions flowed…
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, Learner Engagement, Multilingualism, Ethnography
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Portman, Daniel; Broido, Monica – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2019
Increasingly, professionally-oriented tertiary institutions are concerned with equipping their students with the English language skills needed in today's global professional world. The recently extended 2018 Common European Framework (CEFR) provides useful guidance to help institutions develop curricula to achieve this goal. This paper describes…
Descriptors: Guidelines, Rating Scales, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Ture, Ferhan – ProQuest LLC, 2013
With the adoption of web services in daily life, people have access to tremendous amounts of information, beyond any human's reading and comprehension capabilities. As a result, search technologies have become a fundamental tool for accessing information. Furthermore, the web contains information in multiple languages, introducing another barrier…
Descriptors: Translation, Second Languages, Written Language, Computational Linguistics
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Emert, Toby – Intercultural Education, 2013
This article describes a five-week summer literacy program designed for a group of 70 multilingual refugee boys resettled from their home countries in Africa and Asia to a city in the Southeastern USA. The students attended local public schools but struggled to experience academic success in the traditional classroom. The summer program addressed…
Descriptors: Films, Computer Software, Literacy, Summer Programs
Lin, Grace Hui-chin; Chien, Paul Shih Chieh – Online Submission, 2009
Due to the globalization trend and knowledge boost in the second millennium, multi-lingual translation has become a noteworthy issue. For the purposes of learning knowledge in academic fields, Machine Translation (MT) should be noticed not only academically but also practically. MT should be informed to the translating learners because it is a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Computational Linguistics, Educational Technology, Computer Mediated Communication
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Aiken, Milam; And Others – Journal of Language for International Business, 1994
Investigates the applicability of Group Decision Support Systems (GDSS) to non-English speakers. The GDDS described may be the first to provide automatic translation among languages. Although the translations are not perfect, the system provides a beginning step into the electronic support of multilingual groups. (16 references) (Author/CK)
Descriptors: Business Communication, Business English, Computer Software, Decision Making
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Maier, John H. – Special Libraries, 1987
This discussion of possible future applications of machine translation of Asian language materials by library information systems focuses on the current technology, potential users, the necessary standardization of equipment and language representations, an existing information network that provides a database of Asian materials, and available…
Descriptors: Bibliographic Utilities, Computer Software, Databases, Equipment Standards