Translation 2.0: Equipping linguists for the machine translation future

Alina Karakanta, Vasilis Kalogiannis


Abstract
Translation 2.0 addresses a critical gap in accessible, up-to-date educational resources on recent developments in Machine Translation and Large Language Models for students of linguistics and translation. It develops an online module with open-access learning materials, including knowledge clips, a workbook with incremental exercises to consolidate conceptual understanding, practical coding guides, and industry professional videos. The module aims to build both subject knowledge and computational literacy, freeing up contact hours for deeper engagement and critical discussions on practical, professional and ethical aspects. Translation 2.0 is funded through an Educational Innovation grant by the Faculty of Humanities at Leiden University and ECOLe (Expert Centre for Education and Learning) and runs from February to December 2026.
Anthology ID:
2026.eamt-2.18
Volume:
Proceedings of the 26th Annual Conference of the European Association for Machine Translation (Volume 2)
Month:
June
Year:
2026
Address:
Tilburg, The Netherlands
Editors:
Dimitar Shterionov, Eva Vanmassenhove, Mirella De Sisto, Fred Blain, Javad Pourmostafa Roshan Sharami, Lisa Lepp, Chiara Manna, Argentina Anna Rescigno, Alina Karakanta, Ayla Rigouts Terryn, Manuel Lardelli, Natalia Resende, Elena Murgolo, Janiça Hackenbuchner, Anna Zaretskaya, Miquel Esplà-Gomis, Thierry Etchegoyhen, Dagmar Gromann, Rachel Bawden, Barry Haddow, Sara Szoc, Mikel Forcada, Helena Moniz
Venue:
EAMT
SIG:
Publisher:
European Association for Machine Translation
Note:
Pages:
37–38
Language:
URL:
https://aclanthology.org/2026.eamt-2.18/
DOI:
Bibkey:
Cite (ACL):
Alina Karakanta and Vasilis Kalogiannis. 2026. Translation 2.0: Equipping linguists for the machine translation future. In Proceedings of the 26th Annual Conference of the European Association for Machine Translation (Volume 2), pages 37–38, Tilburg, The Netherlands. European Association for Machine Translation.
Cite (Informal):
Translation 2.0: Equipping linguists for the machine translation future (Karakanta & Kalogiannis, EAMT 2026)
Copy Citation:
PDF:
https://aclanthology.org/2026.eamt-2.18.pdf