Machine Translation and Global Research: Towards Improved Machine Translation Literacy in the Scholarly Community

Bowker, Lynne; Buitrago, Jairo

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“…At the same time, scholars in many countries are expected to publish in high‐impact journals indexed in Web of Science or Scopus. The authors of this book echo the sentiment of international scholars, noting that the mantra “publish or perish” has taken a twist and turned into “publish in English or perish” (Bowker & Ciro, , p. 81).…”

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“…Interestingly, the combination of MT and self‐postediting by an original author shows some promising results. Bowker and Ciro () conclude that “current machine translation systems do not offer a viable solution for generating publishable‐quality research articles without post‐editing” (p. 35).…”

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“…The use of MT as a “gisting” application: to get the gist or comprehend a text written in another language, is useful in everyday and in scientific communication. However, Bowker and Ciro () argue that scholars should go beyond the casual use of MT applications and receive some training in MT literacy to utilize the tools more effectively.…”

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“…The authors advocate for writing a source text in plain and simple language. They provide 10 guidelines for translation‐friendly writing, including: short sentences; using the active voice; avoiding long noun strings; including relative pronouns; avoiding wordiness; using nouns instead of pronouns; using terminology consistently; choosing unambiguous words; avoiding abbreviations; and avoiding idioms, humor, and cultural references (Bowker & Ciro, , pp. 63–70).…”

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“…Bowker and Ciro () acknowledge that writing in such a highly regulated style may not be desirable for every text. Rather, they would like to encourage scholars to think how an international audience interacts with academic articles through second‐language reading or translation, and to modify the writing style if possible.…”

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Machine translation and global research: Towards improved machine translation literacy in the scholarly community. LynneBowker and Jairo B.Ciro. Bingley, UK: Emerald Publishing, 2019. 128 pp. $95.00 (hardcover). (ISBN 9781787567221)

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2019

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Machine translation (MT) has become ubiquitous in business and consumer applications in recent years. The quality of automatically translated text has substantially improved, although it is still not as accurate and reliable as translation done by professional translators. Casual users are willing to accept some imperfections just to get the gist of information or to communicate while traveling in a foreign country. Using MT for translation of scholarly articles where accuracy of reporting scientific findings and quality of writing are critical, is more challenging. The authors of Machine Translation and Global Research make a convincing argument that MT can play an important role in scholarly communication, not only in expanding access to research articles written in other languages, but also leveling the playing field for scholars whose English is not a first language. While acknowledging the limitations of MT in generating publication-quality translations, the authors explore the ways this technology can be effective in discovery and assimilation of scientific information for global research. Furthermore, they offer practical guidelines for translation-friendly academic writing and propose a framework of machine translation literacy instruction. Scholarly communication is a global phenomenon, with English as a dominant language of scientific publications and conference presentations. The analysis of language coverage for journals indexed in two major citation databases, Web of Science and Scopus, demonstrates that English is overwhelmingly represented in both databases and across disciplines (Mongeon & Paul-Hus, 2016). The dominance of English in scholarly discourse is advantageous for native speakers of English. However, scholars from non-English-speaking countries face many obstacles in disseminating their findings and having their manuscripts accepted for publication in leading international journals. Research indicates that some language bias is present in the peer-review process (Lee et al., 2013).

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Using online machine translation in international scholarly writing and publishing: A longitudinal case of a Chinese engineering scholar

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Gong,

2023

Learned Publishing

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Scholars who use English as an additional language (EAL) worldwide are under increasing pressure to write and publish in English due to the pervasive publish‐or‐perish culture and the growing dominance of English in academia. While previous studies have focused either on textual differences between EAL scholars' writing and native writers', or explored the difficulties EAL scholars meet and strategies they employ in the process, this paper examines a longitudinal case of a Chinese engineering scholar using online machine translation (MT) to support his academic writing and publishing in English. Drawing from the technology acceptance model as the theoretical background, this study shows that online MT can be a crucial support for scholars with limited English proficiency in the process of preparing a manuscript, submitting it and communicating with editors and reviewers. Frequently occurring problems in machine‐translated academic texts include improper use of technical terms, use of informal language and the inclusion of grammatical mistakes. However, in the last decade, online MT has made great improvements in academic translation. We believe these findings can empower EAL scholars to effectively use online MT in academic English writing and inspire educators to help novice scholars mobilize various high‐tech tools such as online MT to support their writing and international publishing.

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Machine Translation and Global Research: Towards Improved Machine Translation Literacy in the Scholarly Community

Cited by 99 publications

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Machine translation and global research: Towards improved machine translation literacy in the scholarly community. LynneBowker and Jairo B.Ciro. Bingley, UK: Emerald Publishing, 2019. 128 pp. $95.00 (hardcover). (ISBN 9781787567221)

Machine translation and global research: Towards improved machine translation literacy in the scholarly community. LynneBowker and Jairo B.Ciro. Bingley, UK: Emerald Publishing, 2019. 128 pp. $95.00 (hardcover). (ISBN 9781787567221)

Using online machine translation in international scholarly writing and publishing: A longitudinal case of a Chinese engineering scholar

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