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SUMMARY:FAH-DPORT: LECTURE SERIES FALL 2023 - TRANSLATION STUDIES by Dr. Félix do Carmo\, University of Surrey
DESCRIPTION:Dear Professors and Students\, \nWe are pleased to invite all to attend the Lecture Series Fall 2023 in Translation Studies by Dr. Félix do Carmo\, University of Surrey\, on 31/08/2023 & 01/09/2023\, from 7:00 pm to 9:30 pm at room E21a-G016. \nDr. Félix do Carmo \n \nCentre for Translation Studies\, School of Literature and Languages\, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences\, Surrey Institute for People-Centred Artificial Intelligence (PAI)\, Future of Work \nProfessor Félix do Carmo holds a MA in Translation Studies and a PhD in Language Sciences from the University of Porto. He is a Senior Lecturer in Translation and natural Language Processing\, working on the application of natural language processing\, machine learning\, machine translation and assisted translation technologies in translation research\, teaching and practice. Before joining the University of Surrey\, he spent over 20 years as a translator\, reviser\, translation company owner\, translator trainer\, university lecturer and translation conference organiser in Porto\, Portugal. In 2017\, moved to Ireland\, to work for two years as a full-time post-doctoral researcher at the ADAPT Centre in Dublin City University\, where he carried out research related to translation technology. \nSource: https://www.surrey.ac.uk/people/felix-do-carmo \n  \nABSTRACT \n  \nA importância dos tradutores na era da inteligência artificial \n31/08/2023 – 7:00 pm ~ 9:30 pm \nO mundo precisa cada vez mais de tradução. Este é um complexo problema social\, que não vai ser resolvido apenas com novas tecnologias. \nEsta comunicação parte da apresentação de conceitos básicos\, que usamos todos os dias mas raramente discutimos\, para a reflexão sobre questões complexas que podem determinar o futuro profissional de tradutores e outros linguistas. Com base em estudos que analisam as novas tecnologias de língua\, bem como no discurso e práticas da indústria da tradução\, apresentarei uma visão crítica que visa criar condições para que novos e futuros profissionais possam responder aos novos desafios. Pelo meio\, os participantes terão a oportunidade de contribuir para a discussão\, ajudando a ilustrar os conceitos e práticas abordados. Ao longo da apresentação\, falarei da tecnologia que está na base dos novos modelos de língua\, como o ChatGPT\, de tradução automática neuronal e de pós-edição de tradução automática. Concluirei referindo a importância da responsabilidade profissional para um futuro que fomente a real comunicação entre pessoas que falam línguas diferentes \nIN PORTUGUESE LANGUAGE \n  \nThe power of language behind AI \n01/09/2023 – 7:00 pm ~ 9:30 pm \nA big part of the bafflement with the capacities of ChatGPT and other large language models (LLMs) has to do with our difficulty in understanding the complexity of language: anything that resembles competent language use is immediately associated with intelligence. In this talk\, I will discuss what is language and how it sustains the current wave of AI technology. I will discuss why the power of this technology derives not only from extremely sophisticated and efficient algorithms\, but also from the complex structures that exist in language. \nBesides this relationship between mathematics and language\, I will approach the social and economic effects of the use of current language technologies\, by exploring the implications of the use of AI and LLMs in professional settings. This theme will provide room for the discussion of myths about the power of machine translation\, the impact of platform and gig business models on knowledge-based professions and\, nevertheless\, this will allow for a positive outlook on the future of professions that work with language. \nIN ENGLISH LANGUAGE
URL:https://fah.um.edu.mo/event/fah-dport-felixdocarmo/
LOCATION:E21-G016
CATEGORIES:Department of Portuguese
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ORGANIZER;CN="Department%20of%20Portuguese":MAILTO:fah.portuguese@um.edu.mo
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230906T173000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230906T190000
DTSTAMP:20260507T134912
CREATED:20230831T100830Z
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SUMMARY:FAH/DPHIL Lecture Series – “Chinese Philosophy and the Method of Sublation: Epistemic Encounters in Transcultural Contexts” by Prof. Jana Rošker\, University of Ljubljana\, Slovenia
DESCRIPTION:Zoom: https://umac.zoom.us/j/95815495291 \nPassword: 284315 \n  \nAbstract \nThe lecture will be dealing with problems encountered by Western researchers working in the field of Chinese philosophy. It will open with a discussion of intercultural and transcultural methodologies and illuminates some of the most common issues inherent in traditional intercultural comparisons in the field of philosophy. Taking into account the current state of the so-called postcomparative discourses in the field of transcultural philosophy and starting from the notion of culturally divergent frames of reference\, it will then focus upon semantic aspects of the Chinese philosophical tradition and expose the need for discursive translations. On this basis\, a new postcomparative approach in transcultural philosophical studies of Chinese philosophy will be suggested. In this context\, I will propose the application of an innovative principle\, based upon what can preliminary be denoted as the method of sublation. \n  \nBio \nProfessor Jana S. Rošker\, studied Sinology and obtained her PhD degree at the Vienna University. She is the first Slovene Sinologist\, co-founder and long-standing Head of the Department of Asian studies at the University in Ljubljana (Slovenia). Altogether she spent over 10 years in China and Taiwan at several universities and research institutes. Her academic interests include Chinese epistemology\, Chinese logic and Modern New Confucianism. In these research areas\, she has published over twenty five books\, and over two hundred articles and book chapters. She is chief editor of the journal Asian Studies (https://journals.uni-lj.si/as)\, president of the International Society for Chinese Philosophy (ISCP)\, and the founder\, first president and honorary member of the European Association of Chinese Philosophy (EACP). \nShe was awarded with several prestigious awards\, as for instance the National Slovene Research Agency prize for extraordinary scientific achievements\, the Golden Plaque of the University of Ljubljana\, the National Žiga Zois prize for research work of national significance\, the French-Taiwanese Cultural Foundation Prize\, Bertrand Russell Society book award\, and the most excellent research work award of the University of Ljubljana.
URL:https://fah.um.edu.mo/event/fah-dphil-lecture-series-chinese-philosophy-and-the-method-of-sublation-epistemic-encounters-in-transcultural-contexts-by-prof-jana-rosker-university-of-ljubljana-slove/
LOCATION:E21-3118 or via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies
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ORGANIZER;CN="Department%20of%20Philosophy%20and%20Religious%20Studies":MAILTO:maggiewong@um.edu.mo
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230907
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240601
DTSTAMP:20260507T134912
CREATED:20230907T021153Z
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SUMMARY:FAH/DPHIL: The Mario Echano Prize for the Best Undergraduate Philosophy Essay
DESCRIPTION:The Mario Echano Prize for the Best Undergraduate Philosophy Essay is awarded for excellence in philosophy. Students enrolled in the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies undergraduate courses are eligible to enter an essay for the annual award. \nStudents are invited to submit an academic essay written as an assignment in one of the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies’ undergraduate courses this academic year (AY2023/2024). Essays of any length are acceptable. The organisers reserve the right not to award the prize if essays are not of sufficiently high standard. \nPlease submit essays by e-mail with the subject line ‘Submission for the Mario Echano Prize’ to Maggie Wong at MaggieWong@um.edu.mo. Attach your essay to the message as a Microsoft Word document (other formats will not be accepted). Please give your name\, student number\, and the name of the course for which you wrote the essay\, on the first page of the essay. The deadline for submission is Friday\, 31st May 2024. \nWe look forward to your submissions.
URL:https://fah.um.edu.mo/event/fah-dphil-the-mario-echano-prize-for-the-best-undergraduate-philosophy-essay-3/
CATEGORIES:Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies
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ORGANIZER;CN="Department%20of%20Philosophy%20and%20Religious%20Studies":MAILTO:maggiewong@um.edu.mo
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230913T130000
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CREATED:20230905T062425Z
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SUMMARY:FAH-DENG sharing session: 'Chronotopic Tension'
DESCRIPTION:ABSTRACT \nDrawing from Mikhail Bakhtin’s theory of the “chronotope”\, the lecture explores the dynamic ways by which spatial and temporal features which are often marginalized in traditional literary studies play a dominant role in structuring the aesthetic of a narrative. Among such features is “setting” as it is often assumed to be merely a passive backdrop of a story as opposed to\, say\, plot or characters that are often assumed to play a dominant role in narrative framing. But as spatiotemporally configured\, in selected Southeast Asian fictional texts which will be the focus of this lecture\, such often-neglected features as setting embody distinct if ambivalent chronotopic images\, throwing the narrative features asunder\, even as they are held together by the very chronotope of the setting itself. Out of this chronotopic tension\, potentially generated are the narrative’s “textual” affective significance and “contextual” thematic relevance.
URL:https://fah.um.edu.mo/event/fah-deng-sharing-session-chronotopic-tension/
LOCATION:E21-G035
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ORGANIZER;CN="Department%20of%20English":MAILTO:fah.english@um.edu.mo
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230915
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231205
DTSTAMP:20260507T134912
CREATED:20230915T093947Z
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SUMMARY:The 2nd Short Video Shooting Contest of Higher Education Institutions in China
DESCRIPTION:With the theme of “China in the eyes of the new generation”\, this contest aims to encourage students from Mainland China and Macao higher education institutions to tell the story of China and to show the development of contemporary China through creative short films from their own perspective. \n1. Organizers: Chinese-Portuguese Bilingual Teaching and Training Centre of the University of Macau\, School of International Studies of Communication University of China \n2. Eligibility:  \n\nParticipants\n\nUndergraduate and postgraduate students of the higher education institutions majoring in Portuguese in China;\nStudents can either participate as an individual or in a group of 3 members or less. Each contestant or group can only submit one application.\n\n\nVideo specification\n\nLength: 3-5 minutes;\nFormat: MPEG/MP4/MOV;\nTools: Any type of shooting equipment is welcome;\nResolution: 1280 x 720 (720p)\, up to 1920 x 1080 (1080p) is preferred;\nSubtitle: Bilingual in Portuguese and Chinese (Simplified/Traditional Chinese; European/Brazilian Portuguese);\nDubbing: Portuguese;\nAudio: Mono/Dual channel;\nSize: Depends on the video platform.\n\n\nSubmission\n\nSubmit your application from this weblink: https://umac.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_43lyFu9R4IvYILA;\nUpload the video to either YouTube or Bilibili\, select “unlisted” in visibility\, and make sure the video link is available;\nEach contestant/group is required to submit a short description of the video with about 150 words (in Chinese and Portuguese);\nSubmit the YouTube or Bilibili video link and the video description to the form provided by the organizers on or before the stated deadline.\n\n\n\n3. Schedule:  \n\nApplication period: until 09/10/2023\nSubmission period: until 15/11/2023\nResult announcement: 04/12/2023\n\n4. Evaluation: The organizers will form a review panel that will review all video submissions and selects one “1st Prize”\, two “2nd Prizes”\, three “3rd Prizes” and five “Merit Prizes”. \n5. Result announcement: The results will be published on the Chinese-Portuguese Bilingual Teaching and Training Centre website\, on 04/12/2023\, and the awardees will be notified by telephone or email. \n6. Prizes:  \n \n7. For all other details\, please read the contest’s regulation which can be downloaded from here (link). Any updated information regarding the competition will be posted on this webpage.
URL:https://fah.um.edu.mo/event/the-2nd-short-video-shooting-contest-of-higher-education-institutions-in-china/
CATEGORIES:Chinese-Portuguese Bilingual Teaching and Training Centre,中葡雙語教學暨培訓中心
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230915T130000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230915T143000
DTSTAMP:20260507T134912
CREATED:20230905T082411Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230907T014936Z
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SUMMARY:Empire and Editing: Colonial Legacies in the Works of the Hakluyt Society (1846-)
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://fah.um.edu.mo/event/empire-and-editing-colonial-legacies-in-the-works-of-the-hakluyt-society-1846/
LOCATION:E21-3118
CATEGORIES:Department of History
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230919T183000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230928T200000
DTSTAMP:20260507T134912
CREATED:20230912T015824Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230912T015824Z
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SUMMARY:EWCC Fall 2023 English Academic Workshops : "Beyond Words"
DESCRIPTION:EWCC Fall 2023 English Academic Workshops : “Beyond Words” \nThe EWCC is thrilled to announce that a series of English academic workshops will be held in September. \n\nInformation: \nTitle: EWCC Fall 2023 English Academic Workshops \nTheme: Beyond Words \nDate: 19/21/26/28 September \nTime: 18:30-:20:00 \n\nStudents who are of interest\, please registered here: \nhttps://qfreeaccountssjc1.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8bNA96LcoXqgFEO \n\nFor further details about each workshop\, please find in the poster
URL:https://fah.um.edu.mo/event/ewcc-fall-2023-english-academic-workshops-beyond-words/
LOCATION:E3-1032
CATEGORIES:English Language Centre
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ORGANIZER;CN="ELC%20-%20English%20Writing%20and%20Communication%20Centre%20%28EWCC%29":MAILTO:ewcc@um.edu.mo
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230920T173000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230920T190000
DTSTAMP:20260507T134912
CREATED:20230914T041116Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230914T041116Z
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SUMMARY:FAH/DPHIL Lecture Series – “How to Follow the Fact of Human Beings and Herd the Masses — Han Fei Zi’s View of Human Nature” by Prof. Bai Tongdong\, Fudan University\, China
DESCRIPTION:Zoom: https://umac.zoom.us/j/95782628726 \nPassword: 976123 \n  \nAbstract \nHan Fei Zi’s understanding of human nature is far more complicated than the idea that human beings are bad\, a view that is often. He acknowledges the fact that there is goodness in human nature\, and it could render humans to live peacefully with each other under the condition of plentifulness. But under the condition of scarcity\, humans’ goodness becomes ineffective\, and the pursuit of material profit becomes the main driver of human actions. While the majority can only rationalize about short-term material interests\, the few can do long-term planning. Other than rational capacity\, there is another thing uniquely human\, which is vanity. This is a secondary driving force of human actions. In few places\, Han Fei Zi acknowledges the fact that there are the few who can transcend the pursuit of material profit and vanity\, and hold onto virtues instead. These people are the disruptors of political regime\, and should be suppressed. Between profit and harm\, Han Fei Zi argues that the avoidance of harm is more powerful than the pursuit of profit\, which is a reason that he emphasizes more the punishment than the reward in regulating people’s behaviors. In the end\, I will show a few problems with this rather complicated picture of Han Fei Zi’s understanding of human nature. \n  \nBio \nDr. Tongdong Bai is the Dongfang Chair Professor of Philosophy at Fudan University in China\, and and a member of the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences.  His research interests include Chinese philosophy and political philosophy.  He has two books published in English: China: The Political Philosophy of the Middle Kingdom (Zed Books\, 2012)\, and Against Political Equality: The Confucian Case (Princeton University Press\, 2019).  He is now working on the philosophy of Han Fei Zi (c. 280-233 BCE)\, a “Legalist” and a harsh critic of Confucians\, as well as a real-life princeling who is often compared with Machiavelli and Hobbes. He is also the director of an English-based MA and visiting program in Chinese philosophy at Fudan University that is intended to promote the studies of Chinese philosophy in the world.
URL:https://fah.um.edu.mo/event/fah-dphil-lecture-series-how-to-follow-the-fact-of-human-beings-and-herd-the-masses-han-fei-zis-view-of-human-nature-by-prof-bai-tongdong-fudan-univers/
LOCATION:E21A-3118
CATEGORIES:Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies
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ORGANIZER;CN="Department%20of%20Philosophy%20and%20Religious%20Studies":MAILTO:maggiewong@um.edu.mo
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230923T093000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230923T190000
DTSTAMP:20260507T134912
CREATED:20230920T022518Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230920T022518Z
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SUMMARY:FAH – CCHC : International Academic Conference on Great Power Academics and Yangyi's perspective
DESCRIPTION:Event Information\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEvent Name\n:\nFAH – CCHC : International Academic Conference on Great Power Academics and Yangyi’s perspective\n\n\nCategories\n:\nConference / Symposium\n\n\nOrganizer\n:\nFAH – The Centre for Chinese History\, Culture and Research Centre for Humanities in South China\n\n\nDate\n:\n23 September 2023\n\n\nTime\n:\n9:30 – 19:00\n\n\nVenue\n:\nVOOV Meeting (ID: 383-028-009)\n\n\nTarget Audience\n:\nAll are Welcome\n\n\n\n  \nContact Person for Details\n\n\n\nName\n:\nCentre for Chinese History and Culture (CCHC)\n\n\nTel. No\n:\n8822 2708\n\n\nFax\n:\n2882 2383\n\n\nEmail\n:\ncchc.info@um.edu.mo
URL:https://fah.um.edu.mo/event/fah-cchc-international-academic-conference-on-great-power-academics-and-yangyis-perspective/
CATEGORIES:Centre for Chinese History and Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230927T000000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20231127T235900
DTSTAMP:20260507T134912
CREATED:20230926T044043Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230928T062935Z
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SUMMARY:Fall 2023 ELC i-Learner English for Universities Marathon contest
DESCRIPTION:Fall 2023 ELC i-Learner English for Universities Marathon contest \nStarts from Sept 27 to November 27 \nDear students\, \n  \nGet ready for an exciting learning journey with i-Learner’s English for Universities Marathon Contest this semester\, running from Sept 27 to Nov 27. \n\nYour mission: Complete as many lessons as you can with a 70% or higher score. Prizes include MOP1000 in book and supermarket coupons for the top student\, and MOP 100 to 500  coupons for the top 3 students in each level.\nIf writing is your strength\, submit your writing in Lesson 24 for a chance to win MOP300 coupons.\n\nAll winners will receive a certificate of distinction from ELC. \n  \nMake learning a daily habit \, enhance your English\, critical thinking\, and communication skills while exploring a wide range of topics. \nAll currently enrolled ELC students are eligible to join. Simply log in at https://um.i-learner.com.hk/ and start completing lessons in both the “University English” and “English Marathon” sections to win prizes! \n  \nFor inquiries\, contact us at fah_elc_ells@um.edu.mo. \n  \nBest regards\,  \nEnglish Language Centre \n======================================================================= \n親愛的同學們， \n  \n準備好了嗎？本學期的i-Learner English for Universities 英語馬拉松比賽即將開始，時間從9月27日到11月27日。 \n  \n\n你的任務：盡你所能完成最多的課節，並獲得70％或以上的分數。最優秀的學生將獲得1000澳門元的書券和超市禮券，而每個級別的前三名學生將分別獲得500-100澳門元的禮券。\n如果寫作是你的強項，通過提交第24課的寫作內容，有機會贏得300澳門元的禮券。\n\n  \n所有獲獎者將獲得ELC頒發的優秀證書。 \n將學習變成日常習慣\, 在這場馬拉松比賽中，除了提高英語水平，還將增強你的批判性思維和溝通能力，同時探索各種主題。 \n  \n所有今個學期正在就讀ELC課程的學生都可以參加。只需登錄 https://um.i-learner.com.hk\,然後開始在“大學英語”和“英語馬拉松”兩個部分完成課節，做得越多， 就越有機會贏得獎勵！ \n  \n如有任何疑問，請通過fah_elc_ells@um.edu.mo與我們聯繫。 \n澳門大學人文學院英語中心謹啟 \n 
URL:https://fah.um.edu.mo/event/fall-2023-elc-i-learner-english-marathon-contest/
CATEGORIES:English Language Centre
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ORGANIZER;CN="English%20Langauge%20Centre":MAILTO:fah.elc@um.edu.mo
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230927T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230927T160000
DTSTAMP:20260507T134912
CREATED:20230920T074545Z
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SUMMARY:Revisiting John King Fairbank's Theory of the Tribute System
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URL:https://fah.um.edu.mo/event/revisiting-john-king-fairbanks-theory-of-the-tribute-system/
LOCATION:E21A-3118
CATEGORIES:Department of History
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ORGANIZER;CN="Department%20of%20History":MAILTO:fah.history@um.edu.mo
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230927T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230927T160000
DTSTAMP:20260507T134912
CREATED:20230922T095959Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230922T095959Z
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SUMMARY:MLRG Seminar Series
DESCRIPTION:Andrew Moody\n14:00: Norms in World Englishes: Three Misconceptions in Applied Linguistics \nThis presentation will briefly introduce the “three circles” model of world Englishes (WE) that has defined research in the field for nearly 40 years. Although Kachru (1986) argued that new English varieties (a.k.a. new Englishes\, world Englishes\, etc.) should be understood within their acquisitional\, sociocultural\, motivational and functional contexts\, the full breadth of contexts have been frequently overlooked within many disciplines in applied linguistics. This paper will briefly introduce Kachru’s world Englishes model and illustrate three common misconceptions about the model in language teaching contexts: (1) the language proficiency fallacy\, (2) the developmental cline fallacy\, and (3) the variability fallacy. In response to these fallacies\, the presentation will also explore the centrality of norms within the WE model and illustrate how norms function differently in media Englishes across the three circles according to concerns related to language authority and authenticity. \n  \nVictoria Lei\n15:00: Unveiling Information Flow in the Brain During Oral Interpretation: A RealTime fMRI Study \nProgress in neuroimaging has significantly contributed to the field of translation and interpretation research over the last two decades\, providing unprecedented insights into brain activities. Oral interpreting\, a complex process that transitions from speech perception to production\, entails diverse overlapping cognitive operations. Yet\, the intricacies of how these domain-general cognitive processes interact with language-specific systems during interpretation remain uncharted territory. This study harnesses the capabilities of real-time Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) to elucidate the spatiotemporal dynamics of the brain during oral interpreting tasks. This in-depth exploration offers a holistic perspective of the cognitive mechanics involved. Contemporary neuroimaging techniques such as Magnetoencephalography (MEG) and fMRI only provide either millisecond or millimeter precision but not both\, compromising their efficiency. Due to its lower temporal resolution and the technical challenges\, including scanner noise and speaking induced-head motion artifacts\, fMRI has been somewhat overlooked for studying naturalistic language processing involving overt speeches. Our research has successfully surmounted these difficulties by implementing a phase-encoded design. Leveraging real-time fMRI not only captures precise illustrations of brain activities but also reveals the complex processes unfolding during naturalistic oral interpreting tasks at a sentence level. This pioneering approach maps and visualizes paths of information flow across multiple brain layers\, offering interpretations for various phenomena related to language perception and production. Furthermore\, it aids in the construction of more explicit models of oral interpreting\, advancing comprehension in the field.
URL:https://fah.um.edu.mo/event/mlrg-seminar-series/
LOCATION:E21-2100
CATEGORIES:Department of English
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