ICT in the services of multiculturalism

ICT in the services of multiculturalism

Contact hypothesis: 

-Lays down conditions for successful contact between two more groups

-Cultural groups; there will be changes

-Successful contact between cultures= Cooperation and Collaboration

Troubles with this;

-Logistics of groups meetings
-Need to meet with another groups
-Growing transportation costs

-OICH (On-line inter-group contact hypothesis): Based on an extension

The role of computer skills in the information of modern translator's professional competence

The role of computer skills in the information of modern translator's professional competence

Is dedicated to translation software

Translation tools

-Computer assisted translation (CAT) 

Terminology; TMS allow translators to create ans maintain a personal database of terminology 

Localization software involves making the product linguistically and culturally 

Professional translators need humanistic and technological profile. 

ICT Education Transformation and Economic Development

ICT Education Transformation and Economic Development 

 -US department education released a draft of the national educational technology plan (NETP)

-NETP = transformation of American education

-Describes the tectonic shifts occurring in the US economy and society



-Sorts of research:
*Macroeconomic research.... Show that the US economy has undergone profound changes

*Microeconomic research.... Changes in business organization and practices, confirm the impact of ICT on business practice.

Productivity increases come by using ICT

Labor market tends: need for a different skill set 

 Social trends: everyday  ICT practices

-American youth people have become experiences and highly skilled technology users

With quantity and quality of education associated with economic, the future of our country looks bleak

 

 

Services with everything

Services with everything

The services transformation unfolding
Is a dramatic, pervasive and far-reaching

The algorithmic revolution transforms activities
Services can be transformed into formalization, codifiade, computable process.

3 kind of services
Irreducibles: Humans
Hybrid: Humans and technology
Automated: just technology  

Globalization is a story of national innovations

Connectivity
People
Government 

Translation and technology

 Translation and technology

*Demand of translation has increased in the las decade
*Technology helps a lot to translate data.

Three general aspects needing our fullest attention:

1.-translation language
2.-translation tools in specific needs
3.- Translation tools to identified matches.

The purpose is to help address that gap in the research

Adoption of information and communication technologies

1.- Document production activities
2.- Information search and retrieval activities
3.- Translation creation activities
4.- Communication activities
5.- Marketing and work procurement activities
6.- Business management activities


The use of ICT by UK freelance translations is a timely and relevant subject of inquiry. 

Processes, perfomance drivers and ICT tools in human resources management

Processes, performance drivers and ICT tools in human resources management 

1. Human resource management: 
2. strategic 
3. integrated
4. coherent approach to be employment. 

6 Qualities of an HR manage; organization, ethics, problem solving, leadership, communication, expertise.

Performance drivers:
Kaplan; Describes performance drivers in balances scorecards.
Grundy and Brown; One of the methods for implementing HR strategy.

Performance drivers can be divided into several categories

An effective use of ict for education and learning

ICT has changed the practices.
Divided in:
*Education
*Reading,
*Writing
*Numeracy

Most affected: Teaching and learning

ICT have potential to accelerate skills to motivate students.

ICT learning motivation: Students must have motivation.

The new icts and translation competence

 The new icts and translation companies

-They are skills, attitudes and behavior.
-Competence translation = Toury  1980-1995
Ability to carry out the transfer process from comprehension.

Model of translation:
*knowledge
*procedural knowledge
*Competencies
*strategic component

-Bilingual sub-competence (is not the same being bilingual and professional translator) 

-Extra-linguistic sub competence

-The translation knowledge sub competence.

-The instrumental sub competence

-The strategic sub competence

 The Internet; Google, yahoo, bing
 Corpus linguistics

Machine translation; analyses a source of text and translate it.

Translation phases: Reception, transfer and formulation. 

ICT for translation and Interpreting

 

 A global crisis: A shortage of qualified linguists
-Paris declaration 2010
-European institutions anticipate a similar shortage in the next ten years
-Industries are concerned about this

How to tackle this crisis?
Education, School, and learn




Ict in expert training linguistics
-Experience is the vital in learning process, but it has to be in context, and the context must be authentic

Functional psychology= John Dewey is the father of this functional psychology

 Graham Gibbs; reflective circle

David A. Kolb; His 4 components to reflect what he mean.

Professional experiences enables lecturers to include specific difficulties in class exercises.

VLE; Virtual learning environment.

Wikis can help provide access to expert performance.

ICT gives us flexibility, and provides new technologies.

The rol of ICT sector in expanding economic opportunity

Historical perspective

In the '80 the importance were so expensive. (PTTS)
The data network was unexcited
In the past 20 years innovation has accelerated so much

The role of ict in modern economic
Reduced transaction 

Obstacles
Geographic isolation
Lack of competition
Social capital
Legal exclusion

ICT companies to help the poor get richer is opportunity.

Low-income households
Small and medium sized enter-pieces

Innovation blow back
Are required to tap and grow.

Technology= impact

Selling to local markets

Horizontal deepending= adding new costumers

Vertical= seek to grow markets by connecting technology 

The use of ICT on languages: Valentine's Day .

The use of ICT on languages: Valentine's Day .: Origins The origins of Valentine's Day are not clear but many sources believe that it stems from the story of St Vale...

Factors affecting teachers use of information and communication technology

Factors affecting teachers use of information and communication technology. 

Factors that affect teachers use of ICT:
Computer as a classroom tool is one of the biggest problems.

The use of ICT in education:

The technology is a useful tool in classrooms for teachers, and make their work easier.

Non-manipulative school for teachers factors:

Theory of planned behavior.

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 Bauer and Kenton:

They made a studio about technology integration in schools with big results 

A studio was made with teachers, here are the results; 

57% had a computer at home, and 33% had access to computer at home.

Studio of Mumatz; teachers had lack of time for use a computer. 

Available support to computer using teacher in the work place:

Lack of technical supports one of the bigger problems in computers being used in classroom.  

School culture:

Basic assumptions, norms and values, and cultural artifacts that are shared in schools members.  

Computer attributes: 

Relative advantage, compatibility, complexity, and observability.

Teachers must have training:

They must have a professional training to develop the special characteristics to use technology the way it must be. 

Attitudes:

Teachers got to have a positive attitude because they have to be in a good mood to give classes. in case they have negative attitude it's gonna be the opposite. 

Computer competence:

Teachers must have the knowledge and skills to use computers in school to reflect on the student achievements positively. 

Effective training program: 

Having a recognition system for innovate and effective use of ICT integration in schools will motivate teachers to use ICT in teaching. 

Models for integrating technology into teacher learning programs:

Tech gotta be infused into their instructional use of technology.