Machine translation in foreign language learning: Language learners and tutors perceptions of its advantages and disadvantages

ReCALL

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 241-258

  Niño, Ana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

MT (Machine Translation), free online MT, FL written production, pre editing, post editing

Indexed keywords

EID: 70450198750     PISSN: 09583440     EISSN: 14740109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0958344009000172     Document Type: Conference Paper

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