Digital Competence and Teacher Training Overview: Is Lithuania Ready for Digitalism in Education?

Kasperẹ, Ramunė; Liubinienė, Vilmantė

doi:10.1007/978-981-19-1738-7_16

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“…Moreover, the successful process of digitization in education in Lithuania, as concluded by the authors, depends on the qualifications of teachers, the involvement of students, parents and all other interested parties. Our research findings are in line with the ideas expressed by [38]. Moreover, to be useful in a school context, MT applications in education need to connect with what students already know and need to be supported by teachers in the first place.…”

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confidence: 88%

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A Snapshot of Children’s Attitudes toward Machine Translation

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Technologies offered and used on the Internet play a significant part in the lives of children; nevertheless, little research has been done on how children view and use machine translation (MT). According to recent literature, there are various benefits to using MT in teaching/learning foreign languages, such as more fluent writing, more effective communication, and fewer errors. Nevertheless, the use of MT in classroom settings is often viewed as problematic by language teachers. Despite the fact that a vast number of students have used MT for various purposes or have tried experimenting with MT for certain academic or entertainment purposes, they seem to have mixed feelings about it. The present qualitative study is based on semi-structured interviews and aims to capture a snapshot of Lithuanian children’s perceptions and awareness of MT technologies. The results of the interviews reveal that children mostly find out about MT as a result of their own efforts and employ MT tools for a variety of purposes; however, at school no systematic guidance and/or support in terms of MT use is provided and children tend to perceive that their teachers generally hold negative attitudes towards MT.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 88%

“…The general context of smart pedagogy in Lithuania as outlined by [38] seems to be insufficient to assure integration and access to smart educational environments to all children. However, the situation is changing to the best at a quick pace (due to COVID-19 lockdowns and the shift to online education from March of 2020 onward).…”

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confidence: 99%