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Machine translation in language learning and teaching
Machine translation in language learning and teaching

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1 Using OMT in academia

There are several ways to use machine translation tools effectively in an academic context. Some of the most common are listed below.

Translating research materials

  • Use OMT to access research articles, books and papers written in different languages. This broadens the scope of literature available to you.
  • Use OMT to translate specific sections or quotes from foreign language sources to include in your writing.

Revision

  • Use OMT to translate a text you have written in your target language back to your native language to catch errors or awkward phrasing that might not be obvious in the target language.

Editing and proofreading

  • Use OMT in conjunction with your grammar book or online grammar checkers to check for errors in grammar and vocabulary, and to refine your writing.
  • Use OMT to ensure terminology and style consistency across your document by translating and then re-translating specific sections.

Although there are many benefits to using OMT, you should also be aware of its limitations (some of which you covered in previous sessions), such as difficulty with idiomatic expressions, context-specific terminology and nuanced meanings.