“Integrating Machine Translation Into Translation Practice” Workshop
(Saturday, February 8, 2025)
The Ohio State University
Workshop Leader:
Dr. Christopher Mellinger (University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill)
Confirmed Workshop Facilitators:
Lilly Chen (OSU Alumn)
James Leow (OSU Alumn)
Dr. Keita Moore (Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures, Ohio State)
Zachary Nelson (OSU Alumn)
Zhanna Sprow (OSU Alumn)
Dr. Michael White (Department of Linguistics, Ohio State)
Workshop Participants: Attendance is limited to confirmed participants.
Technology Requirement: Please be sure to bring your own computer, preferably a PC if available (most T&I software is optimized for PCs).
Schedule
160 Hagerty Hall, 1775 College Road, The Ohio State University
9-10:30 An Introduction to CAT Tools
Brief introductions of different methods (strengths vs. weaknesses) with hands-on exercises to follow
10:30-11:00 Coffee break [coffee and snacks provided]
11 to 12 noon: The Ethics of Machine Translation
Brief introductions of relevant ethical dilemmas, followed by some exercises that can simulate discussion in a small group format before reconvening the attendees as a whole
186 Hagerty Hall
12-1:15 Lunch Panel with Working T&I Professionals [lunch provided]
While everyone eats lunch, some of our workshop facilitators will share their experience with different forms of machine translation with the workshop participants before opening the conversation up for questions
160 Hagerty Hall
1:30 to 3:00 An Introduction to AI Tools
Brief introduction of two AI tools with opportunity for everyone to experiment with them
3:00-3:30 Break [juice provided]
3:30 -4:00 Introduction of Showcase; Q/A; suggestions for further resources & training opportunities
4:00: Workshop Adjourns