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Teaching Translation Technology in the Age of COVID-19 |
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| Creator | 1. Bilal Sayaheen 2. Mohannad Sayaheen 3. Ibrahim Darwish |
| Title | Teaching Translation Technology in the Age of COVID-19 |
| Publisher | IATIS and Chalermprakiat Center of Translation and Interpretation at Chulalongkorn University |
| Publication Year | 2566 |
| Journal Title | New Voices in Translation Studies |
| Journal Vol. | 28 |
| Journal No. | 2 |
| Page no. | - |
| Keyword | translation technology, translation lab courses, online teaching, COVID-19 |
| URL Website | https://newvoices.arts.chula.ac.th/ |
| Website title | New Voices in Translation Studies |
| ISSN | 1819-5644 |
| Abstract | The corona-virus pandemic forced universities worldwide to adapt to distance learning (e-learning and online learning) in varying degrees dependent on the type of teaching involved. Jordanian universities started distance learning at the outbreak of coronavirus in Jordan in early March 2020. The current paper investigates the challenges involved in teaching lab-based courses at the translation departments in Jordan, namely computer-assisted translation, consecutive and simultaneous interpreting (English into Arabic and vice versa), translating films and documentaries, audiovisual translation, and website localization. According to Paulina Pietrzak and Michal Kornack (2021) a number of standards should be taken into consideration to design courses to ensure that the online translation training environment is totally distributed in complementary space. Moreover, the current paper aims at proposing solutions to overcome the challenges in question. The rationale behind selecting the courses was that teaching and attending these courses require specialized labs with specific software. Data was collected via one survey which addressed the instructors. Analysis of the survey revealed serious challenges encountered by instructors such as decreasing motivation and, at the same time, flagged opportunities for e-learning such as flexibility in teaching the courses. |
