Do you think AIwill replace human translators in the future？Will we be able to secure our jobs?
Hello everyone, my name is Jia Lanlan, and I am a faculty member of the Translation and Interpreting Department, School of Foreign Languages at East China Normal University. Recently, China’s homegrown AI Large Language Models, DeepSeek, made its debut. What impact will AI LLMs have on students majoring in foreign languages and translation? On the first day of the new semester, in my English speaking and interpreting class, I had a discussion with my students around these questions.The students believe that Generative AI brings a complex landscape of both challenges and opportunities. AI technology provides convenient tools for foreign language learning,helping learners to study more efficiently. However, too much use of AI may undermine learners' initiative and creativity leading to a dependence on technology.
With this understanding, I participated in the 15th NFLEP Cup National Foreign Language Teaching Contest not long ago, and won the first prize in the Translation Major Group. This year's contest introduced an innovative format of AI assisted teaching design for the first time. I suggested that translation and foreign language teaching should adopt a competence-oriented approach, focusing on fostering students' competence that cannot be replaced by AI.Winning this competition has encouraged me greatly, I could not have achieved this without the school’s commitment to integrating AI across the entire teaching process. I welcome you all to our beautiful ECNU campus in Minhang district and feel our AI empowered education.
