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Translating (metaphors) in the age of AI : opportunities, challenges, and implications for the EFL classroom
ID Brala Vukanović, Maja (Author)

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Abstract
The paper explores the use of AI translation tools in EFL classrooms, focusing on metaphor translation. We investigate the attitudes of first- and third-year English students at the University of Rijeka, Croatia, towards AI tools and evaluate three platforms: Google Translate, ChatGPT, and Glosbe, regarding their ability to accurately translate metaphors. The findings show a generally positive student disposition towards AI tools but also highlight frequent inaccuracies in AI-generated metaphor translations. We discuss the implications of these results for EFL teaching, emphasizing the potential value of error correction as a pedagogical tool. Our analysis suggests that the limitations of AI tools can serve as valuable pedagogical resources for fostering critical engagement, improving students’ understanding of culturally and contextually impregnated language, and enhancing their linguistic skills. Our findings underscore the need for an urgent and systematic integration of AI tools into classrooms.

Language:English
Keywords:AI in education, machine translation, metaphors, error correction, English as a Foreign Language (EFL)
Work type:Article
Typology:1.01 - Original Scientific Article
Organization:FF - Faculty of Arts
Publication status:Published
Publication version:Version of Record
Publication date:01.01.2025
Year:2025
Number of pages:Str. 185-201
Numbering:Vol. 22, no. 1
PID:20.500.12556/RUL-180439 This link opens in a new window
UDC:[811.111’373.612.2:81’25]:[004.89:378]
ISSN on article:1581-8918
DOI:10.4312/elope.22.1.185-201 This link opens in a new window
COBISS.SI-ID:270983427 This link opens in a new window
Publication date in RUL:09.03.2026
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Title:ELOPE. English language overseas perspectives and enquiries
Shortened title:ELOPE
Publisher:Slovensko društvo za angleške študije, Slovensko društvo za angleške študije, Znanstvena založba Filozofske fakultete Univerze v Ljubljani, Založba Univerze v Ljubljani
ISSN:1581-8918
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Language:Slovenian
Title:Prevajanje (metafor) v dobi umetne inteligence : priložnosti, izzivi in posledice za učilnico angleščine kot tujega jezika
Abstract:
V članku raziskujemo uporabo prevajalskih orodij, ki temeljijo na uporabi umetne inteligence (UI), pri pouku angleščine kot tujega jezika (EFL) s poudarkom na prevajanju metafor. Preučujemo stališča študentov in študentk prvega in tretjega letnika angleščine na Univerzi na Reki na Hrvaškem do orodij UI ter ocenimo zmožnosti natančnega prevajanja metafor na platformah Google Translate, ChatGPT in Glosbe. Ugotovitve kažejo na splošno pozitiven odnos študentov in študentk do uporabe orodij UI, a hkrati v raziskavi izstopa tudi pogosta netočnost pri prevodnih metaforah, ki jih prevede UI. Razpravljamo o pedagoških posledicah teh rezultatov, pri čemer poudarjamo didaktični potencial popravljanja napak kot učnega pristopa. Ugotavljamo tudi, da omejitve orodij UI lahko predstavljajo dragocena izhodišča pri pouku, saj spodbujajo kritično razmišljanje, pomagajo pri razumevanju kulturno in kontekstualno zaznamovanega jezika ter prispevajo k izboljšanju jezikovnih spretnosti. Ugotovitve podpirajo nujnost sistematičnega vključevanja orodij UI v pedagoški proces.

Keywords:umetna inteligenca v izobraževanju, strojno prevajanje, metafore, popravljanje napak, angleščina kot tuji jezik (EFL)

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