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B6120 - TECHNOLOGY-ASSISTED INTERPRETING II

Academic Year 2025/2026

                
                        Docente:
                        Bianca Prandi
                    
                        Credits:
                        12
                    
                        SSD:
                        L-LIN/02
                    
                        Language:
                        English
                    
                        Moduli:
                        
                            Bianca Prandi
                            (Modulo 1)
                        
                            Ira Torresi
                            (Modulo 2)
                        
                        Teaching Mode:
                        
                                    E-learning (Modulo 1); 
                                
                                    E-learning (Modulo 2)
                                
                            Campus:
                            Forli
                        
                            Corso:
                            Second cycle degree programme (LM) in
                            Intepreting (cod. 6057)

                            Teaching resources on Virtuale

Learning outcomes

Students know and are able to employ as independent users advanced techniques and software for the real-time transformation of spoken texts

Course contents

The course includes a theoretical introduction to computer-assisted interpreting and practical exercises in using the different forms of ASR (automated speech recognition) as support. The different forms of ASR as support will be presented and put into practice, with reference to support for individual sources of difficulty problem triggers) and live captions or live-generated transcripts. The working directions will be EN>IT, with some guided self-training between each student's third language and English or Italian.

Readings/Bibliography

Teaching methods

The platform will provide students with the theoretical contents to engage with. Students will be required to connect to the e-platform regularly (although at their time of choice) and complete the assignments set out by the lecturer and/or tutor. During self-training, students will also be able to employ the additional language (other than English and Italian) that they have in their personal language profile.

As this course presupposes the use of electrical equipment and PCs, please complete e-learning modules 1 and 2 of the mandatory training on safety in the workplace before the course starts: https://site.unibo.it/tutela-promozione-salute-sicurezza/it/corsi-di-formazione/formazione-obbligatoria-su-sicurezza-e-salute-per-svolgimento-di-tirocinio-tesi-laboratorio.

Assessment methods

Student learning will be assessed through a set of assignments to be uploaded to the platform. The assignments subject to assessment will be marked as such. The final mark will be determined by the average of the marks received on the individual assignments, based on the following evaluation grid:

30-30L excellent assignment that demonstrates very broad, thorough and in-depth knowledge of the subject matter, a solid ability to apply theoretical concepts and excellent practical skills, as well as an excellent capacity for analysis and elaboration

27-29 above-average assignment that demonstrates precise and thorough knowledge of the subject matter, good ability to apply theoretical concepts and good practical skills, good capacity for analysis and elaboration

24-26 good assignment that demonstrates appropriate knowledge of the subject matter, a fair understanding of the application of theoretical concepts and fair practical skills, sound capacity for analysis and elaboration

21-23 adequate assignment that demonstrates appropriate but not in-depth knowledge of the subject, only partial capacity to apply theoretical concepts and only partial command of the practical skills, and acceptable capacity for analysis and elaboration.

18-20 barely sufficient assignment that demonstrates sufficient but general knowledge of the subject matter, uncertainties in the application of theoretical concepts and in the practical skills, limited capacity for analysis and elaboration

Fail: inadequate knowledge of the subject matter that is fragmentary and superficial, with errors in the application of concepts and insufficient practical skills, and inadequate capacity for analysis and elaboration

Students with specific learning difficulties (SpLD) or with disabilities that can affect their ability to attend courses are invited to contact the University service for students with disabilities and SLD at the earliest opportunity -- ideally before the start of the course: https://site.unibo.it/studenti-con-disabilita-e-dsa/en/for-students. The University service will suggest possible adjustments to the course work and/or exam, which must then be submitted to the course leader so they can assess their feasibility, in line with the learning objectives of the course. Please note that adjustments to the exam must be requested at least two weeks in advance.

Teaching tools

All students will be provided with the software applications required throughout the course, or will be able to download them for free.

Support materials (texts, slides, instructions etc.) are made available through the Virtuale e-learning platform.

Office hours

See the website of Bianca Prandi

See the website of Ira Torresi

SDGs

This teaching activity contributes to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals of the UN 2030 Agenda.