TRANSLATON

With presentation

30 June 2026

Without presentation

31 August 2026

Prof. dr hab. Agnieszka Chmiel

Adama Mickiewicza Univeristy in Poznań

Corpus meets experiment: combining two research approaches to investigate lexical processing in simultaneous interpreting

This talk will focus on how both corpus-based and experimental research can help us gain more understanding of lexical processing in conference interpreting. I will present strengths and weaknesses of the two approaches on the example of the Polish Interpreting Corpus (PINC) and my experimental work on cognates and homographs in interpreting. I will highlight that experimental and corpus-based studies can help us answer slightly different questions since they have different levels of variable control and ecological validity. Also, by bringing their unique styles of thinking about research to the table, both corpus and experimental researchers can benefit and learn from one another.

Prof. dr hab. Zofia Berdychowska

Jagiellonian University

[in Polish] Dygitalna transformacja w tłumaczeniu: Wygnanie do raju?
Digital transformation in translation: exile into a paradise?

The digital transformation in translation had already become an indisputable fact as early as the 1990s, but it is only with the advent of so-called artificial intelligence that we are faced with the need to answer a new question – or one phrased differently than before – about the transformations that translation is undergoing in this context. The effects of using artificial intelligence in translation can, and indeed should, be assessed sometimes enthusiastically and sometimes critically. In the discourse focused on AI, however, one cannot overlook questions regarding the status of translation as well as the status of the translator as a creator in the hybrid world of translation, questions of authorship and responsibility, and the place of both translation theory and translation teaching. Is the digital transformation, then, an entry into a translator’s paradise or an exile from it?

dr inż. Agenor Hofmann-Delbor

Owner & AI Transformation Consultant, Localize.pl

Translator as an app developer. How to build your own apps supporting various language services?

At first glance, everything seems simple and glamorous these days. We type in a prompt and the AI model generates an app for us. But is that really the case? Will such an instant career change be safe? We’ll take a look at the practical – and not always rosy – side of script and code creation by people with no programming experience. People who may be discovering a completely new path for themselves right now, whilst wishing to make use of their existing knowledge and experience in the translation industry.
How does this affect the applications being developed, and how can the quality of such products be improved? Using a practical, real-world example, we’ll examine the complete software development methodology in the age of ‘vibe-coding’ from a translator’s perspective.
You will learn how to establish a robust process for creating any tool you can imagine. You will discover ways to keep over-enthusiastic, cloud-chasing models in check, control costs and improve consistency. You will learn how to collaborate with others on such a project. The workshop is designed for people curious about new technologies who are considering whether to give them a chance and who are fed up with “AI slop”, i.e. ubiquitous and worthless content. Our goal will be a product that makes sense and has been created in accordance with best practice. As a result, you will take the first step on the path to a completely different chapter in your career.

Jakub Jedliński

tłumacz z angielskiego i francuskiego, Stowarzyszenie Tłumaczy Literatury

[workshop in Polish] Tłumacz jako profiler i detektyw. O językowym tworzeniu bohaterów beletrystyki i literatury faktu na podstawie informacji zawartych w tekście oryginału

Podczas warsztatów przyjrzymy się różnym sposobom tworzenia bohaterów przez autorów beletrystyki i literatury faktu. Skupimy się na analizie informacji rozsianych w tekście tłumaczonej książki, także tych, które tylko pośrednio dotyczą obrazu bohatera.
W kolejnym etapie prześledzimy, w jaki sposób tłumacz może wykorzystać zgromadzony materiał w procesie tworzenia postaci w języku polskim. Przyjrzymy się decyzjom językowym, stylistycznym i interpretacyjnym, które wpływają na jej ostateczny kształt, oraz temu, jak tłumacz może pełnić rolę profilera i detektywa, aby zrekonstruować i współtworzyć sylwetkę postaci na podstawie dostępnych tropów. Celem warsztatów jest rozwijanie umiejętności świadomego, pogłębionego tworzenia przekonujących i pełnokrwistych bohaterów w przekładzie.