23.951, Qs: Call for Participants: Language Technology Study

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Subject: 23.951, Qs: Call for Participants: Language Technology Study

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Date: 21-Feb-2012
From: Elizabeth Marshman [elizabeth.marshman at uottawa.ca]
Subject: Call for Participants: Language Technology Study


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Date: Fri, 24 Feb 2012 21:25:42
From: Elizabeth Marshman [elizabeth.marshman at uottawa.ca]
Subject: Call for Participants: Language Technology Study

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We are currently seeking language professionals to participate in the 
study described below. For any additional information please contact 
Elizabeth Marshman at elizabeth.marshman at uottawa.ca.

Have language technologies put you in the driver's seat at work? Or do 
you feel as if you're just along for the ride? We want to know!

Language technologies play a growing role in the language industry 
today. They can allow us to achieve things we would never have 
believed possible or practical, but they can also bring equally 
unanticipated challenges. In either case, they can affect the ways that 
we as language professionals perceive our role and our work. Do you 
feel that the use of language technologies has affected your control 
over your work and how you do it? We want to know. 

You are invited to participate in the study "Powering the language 
industry and empowering language professionals: A dual role for 
language technologies?" conducted by Elizabeth Marshman, Assistant 
Professor at the University of Ottawa's School of Translation and 
Interpretation. To participate, any time until April 15, 2012, simply fill out 
our anonymous, online questionnaire at 
http://app.fluidsurveys.com/s/em-powering-translation/langeng/ and tell 
us about your personal observations and perceptions. 

By investing a few minutes of your time in sharing your opinions about 
technologies' influence, you can help language professionals, clients 
and employers, professional associations, technology developers and 
educators to better understand how technologies affect how "in 
control" you as language professionals feel in various aspects of your 
work, and some of the main benefits and drawbacks of technology use. 

Linguistic Field(s): Translation





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