Invention:
This technology is a platform for language learning that combines videos and text translations to help train professional translators and interpreters. Unlike many existing solutions, this platform goes beyond teaching the meaning of isolated words, and focuses on the overall, more subtle meaning of what is being conveyed.
Background:
Language learning tools have become progressively more valuable in modern times. Globalization and the rise of the internet have turned bilingualism and multilingualism into a highly valued skill.
Furthermore, interpreters are especially important to ensure that people who don’t understand a local language can still obtain basic benefits afforded the people in that locale. For example, court interpreters help give people more full access to the justice system, and medical interpreters help ensure proper medical treatment in a field where communication is critical for proper diagnosis and treatment. These roles often require an understanding of a language that goes beyond being able to speak conversationally; it is important to understand subtle meaning and cultural context, as well as many advanced or industry-specific terms.
Applications:
- Language instruction & learning
- Interpretation training
- Cross-language communication
Advantages:
- Well-suited to online or remote learning
- Focuses on overall meaning rather than isolated words
