DataLitMT – Teaching Data Literacy in the Context of Machine Translation Literacy

Janiça Hackenbuchner, Ralph Krüger

Abstract:

This paper presents the DataLitMT project conducted at TH Koln – University of Applied Sciences. The project develops learning resources
for teaching data literacy in its translation-specific form of professional machine translation (MT) literacy to students of translation and
specialised communication programmes at BA and MA levels. We discuss the need for data literacy teaching in a translation/specialised
communication context, present the three theoretical pillars of the project (consisting of a Professional MT Literacy Framework, an MT-specific data literacy framework and a competence matrix derived from these frameworks) and give an overview of the learning resources
developed as part of the project.