Martedì 10 Aprile Ore 14.30 Aula Magna
Scuola Superiore per Mediatori Linguistici
Via
Santa Maria 155 - PISA
"Dal dizionario cartaceo al dizionario elettronico portatile (PED)"
Gli studenti della Scuola superiore per mediatori linguistici di Pisa incontreranno il product
manager responsabile della linea PED di Sharp Italia, azienda leader del settore elettronico che, in collaborazione con Zanichelli,
ha realizzato il primo valido dizionario elettronico portatile bilingue italiano-inglese, inglese-italiano.
Durante l'incontro, verrà fornita una panoramica generale sui PED (strumenti veramente indispensabile
per studenti, insegnanti, manager, ma in generale per chi vuol imparare l'inglese), con particolare attenzione al Ragazzini-Sharp.
Verranno quindi illustrati i vantaggi derivanti dall'impiego dei PED, unitamente alle modalità di utilizzo. Infine, sono previste
alcune esercitazioni pratiche allo scopo di consentire ai partecipanti di acquisire le nozioni essenziali relative al funzionamento
e all'utilizzo del prodotto.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Language translation (the transfer of the meaning of a text from one language to another for readership) is
the most important function of a dictionary. For many years, people have been studying the machine translation technology which can
translate written or speaking expressions from one language into another by means of computers. Language translation methods have
evolved over the years and vary from traditional human translation to machine translation to machine translation with a human
translation component.
(Further information are available at the following address:
www.electronics-manufacturers.com/info/portable-electronics/).
Looking up the definition of a word in a printed dictionary is a time consuming nuisance, particularly
when learning a foreign language. Frequent interruptions to look up definitions of words not only increase the time required to
learn words, but also interrupt the concentration which is needed to efficiently learn.
(Further information are available at the following address:
www.electronics-manufacturers.com/info/portable-electronics/).
Educators and students at all levels need access to reference information every day but usually need
to carry several books to get the information they need. Instead of carrying these heavy books from classroom to classroom, students
can access this information at the touch of a button with an electronic dictionary that fits into a school bag pocket.
(For further information, read the article "Sharp's Electronic Dictionaries. Close the Book on Hard-Copy Reference Tools"
at
www.beststuff.com/family/sharps-electronic-dictionaries-close-the-book-on-hard-copy-reference-tools.html).
The increasing presence of portable electronic dictionaries (PEDs) in classrooms is dividing teachers.
Some welcome them, while others says they distract students, can be overused and encourage dangerous word-for-word translation.
(For further information, read the article "Pocket gadgets can be powerful learning tools" written by Johanna Stirling for
the Guardian Weekly available at
http://education.guardian.co.uk/tefl/teaching/story/0,,1929342,00.html).
Tipologia intervento: presentazione
Lingue principali interessate: italiano, inglese
Lingue secondarie interessate: francese, tedesco, spagnolo, portoghese
(Evento aperto ad under e post graduates SSML)
