TPR-course 2023 

Eye-tracking and keyboard logging data have become established methods for the investigation of written text production, including authoring, translation, revision, post-editing of Machine Translation, but can also be used for spoken translation or interpretation. Collecting and analysing behavioural data (reading, writing, hearing, speaking) is a challenging task that requires advanced technologies for data acquisition and synchronization, but promises deeper insights into the human cognitive processes during text production. It allows for better grounded and more general theories of the human mind.

The course focuses on the analysis of human translation behaviour; it addresses state-of-the-art topics in human text (i.e., translation) production, including data collection, storage, processing, and evaluation. It introduces the CRITT Translation Process Research Database (TPR-DB), a large repository of available legacy data, against which results of individual experiments can be matched and compared. The course is comprised of lectures, demos, and hands-on sessions in which key tools, methods and techniques for TPR are introduced. 

Dates:

• The course starts on Thursday 18 May (17 May for on-site participants in Saarbrucken) and ends on Friday 2nd, June 2023.

• It consists of 12 sessions, each 90 mins, from 16:15 CET to 17:45 CET (room at UdS: Gebäude A2 2 - CIP-Raum 2.14).  

• Participants can attend physically in the classroom or virtually via an MS teams link (to be sent to registered participants). 

Requirements:

• Basic knowledge of Python is desirable. 

• Interest in (human) translation processes. 

• Participants should bring their Laptops. 

Registration:

• Registration for on-site participation at UdS/Germany please go to this page

• Registration for NIT/India participants check this link, or contact Dr. Raju Bhukya, e-mail: raju@nitw.ac.in

• Registration for KSU participants here (TRST 4/5/70095)

• Otherwise, virtual participation is free of charge, but registration is required via this link (no credits) 

Organizers:

• This is a hybrid course, organized by:

  • Saarland University (UdS), Germany 

  • National Institute of Technology (NIT), Warangal, India. 

  • Kent State University (KSU), Ohio, USA 

  • INTERACT: Interdisciplinary research network on language contact research

• For further questions send mail to: mcarl6@kent.edu