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Course unit, curriculum year 2023–2024
MVK.KT.320

Machine Translation and Post-editing, 5 cr

Tampere University
Teaching periods
Active in period 3 (1.1.2024–3.3.2024)
Active in period 4 (4.3.2024–31.5.2024)
Course code
MVK.KT.320
Language of instruction
Finnish
Academic years
2021–2022, 2022–2023, 2023–2024
Level of study
Advanced studies
Grading scale
General scale, 0-5
Persons responsible
Responsible teacher:
Mary Nurminen
Responsible teacher:
Sirkku Latomaa
Responsible organisation
Faculty of Information Technology and Communication Sciences 100 %
Coordinating organisation
Language Studies 100 %

This course explores machine translation technology, evaluation methods for machine-translated texts, light and full post-editing, post-editing using both A and B work languages, the roles and responsibilities of post-editing, and ethical issues related to machine translation.

Learning outcomes
Recommended prerequisites
Equivalences
Studies that include this course
Completion option 1

Participation in teaching

08.01.2024 22.04.2024
Active in period 3 (1.1.2024–3.3.2024)
Active in period 4 (4.3.2024–31.5.2024)