Singapore University of Social Sciences

TNT503 Computer-Assisted Translation provides a comprehensive analysis of the development of translation technology that has revolutionised the field of translation and interpretation. Students will explore the increasing interdependency between translation and technology, tackling issues arising from human-machine interaction. Differences between Machine-Aided Human Translation and Human-Aided Machine Translation will be discussed. Students will learn to use different types of computer-assisted translation (CAT) technologies: translation memory, translation management system, terminology extraction and management, parallel corpora, text scanner, speech recognition and synthesis technology, etc. Software or tools that are commonly used in the language service industry will be made available to students. At the end of the course, students will carry out a mini-project to evaluate various tools and select an approach that offers the best solution to a real-life multilingual problem.