Transterpreting Multilingual Electronic Meetings
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Keywords
Machine translation, MT, multilingual meetings, group support systems, GSS, computer mediated communication, CMC, translation-mediated communication, TMC, transterpreting
Abstract
Communicating in a non-native language during a traditional, oral meeting is difficult, but a Group Support System (GSS) along with online machine translation (MT) can increase the efficiency and effectiveness of the discussion. An experimental study shows that a group facilitator can use a Web-based translation service to support a multilingual meeting, but completely automated language support is likely to be more efficient for large groups.