On September 13, 2024, the Shanghai Maritime University Language, Data, and Translation Academic Training Camp ushered in the end. The academic training camp activities carefully planned and successfully held by the College of Foreign Languages greatly stimulated the students' interest in learning and academic enthusiasm. Even though it was the last day, the students were still eager to learn and actively participated.
The five-day academic training camp witnessed the rapid growth of the students, from the initial academic white to having certain knowledge of corpus, artificial intelligence, and Python programming scholars. Academic seeds are not only rooted in the hearts of maritime University students but also spread to the hearts of students all over the world.
Picture 1: Professor Sharoff is giving a class
In the morning, Sharoff, a well-known professor from the University of Leeds, continued to bring us a lecture on the theme of Large Language Models. Professor Sharoff's academic expertise has led us to explore the power of large language models. He started with translation tools, explained the advantages and disadvantages of different translation tools in a simple way, and pointed out the direction of using translation tools. He then introduced the students to the evaluation of translation quality by artificial intelligence, confronting the complex relationship between humans and artificial intelligence. He said that although AI is powerful, it still has a bottleneck in dealing with complex contexts, which reflects the unique charm of the human brain.
Picture 2: Professor Sharoff and the students are having a heated discussion
Finally, he let the students personally experience the practical application of the big language model, so that the students deeply understand the convenience of the big language model and the importance of mastering the big language model. The students actively tried and actively participated in the discussion, and the academic atmosphere reached a climax.
In the past few days, Professor Sharoff has taught his exquisite knowledge to the students and brought them good lessons one after another. All the students present here are affected by the teacher's professional quality, and said that in the future, she will work hard in the direction of corpus, grasp the cutting-edge technology in the field of foreign languages, and become a trendmaker in the field of foreign languages!
In the afternoon, Professor Wang Dawei, former dean of the College of Foreign Languages of Shanghai Maritime University, was invited to give a special lecture on Training of Graduate Academic Ability in the New Era for students and new graduate students.
Picture 3: Professor Wang Dawei is giving a lecture to new graduate students
Professor Wang Dawei said that in the era of AI, students should study harder, seize opportunities, strive to improve their English level, do the work that artificial intelligence cannot complete, and avoid the idea of lying flat in their minds and relying too much on artificial intelligence. He pointed out that as foreign language talents in the new era, foreign language alone is not enough. Students need to expand their knowledge and accumulate knowledge in the fields of economics, mathematics, law and computer through minor courses, auditing and self-study. He emphasized the unique characteristics of the Maritime University - the shipping field, pointing out that the advantage of the maritime university is in the shipping field, maritime characteristics is a trump card of our school, if you can combine foreign languages and shipping, you will make great achievements in the future.
Picture 4: Professor Wang Dawei is giving a class
Then, Professor Wang introduced a variety of English learning methods with humorous language from his own experience. Professor Wang's explanation of English learning methods is simple and profound, and the students have benefited a lot. Professor Wang also took the translation of football back as an example to explain the role of modern technology in the field of translation, and guided everyone to make good use of translation technology to help improve their translation level and learn translation skills.
The last question and exchange session was very hot. The students asked Professor Wang many questions, and Professor Wang patiently answered them one by one. Professor Wang's excellent translation skills and engaging presentation skills brought the academic training camp to a successful end.
Working together as a maritime language youth and building a language bridge. The five-day 2024 Shanghai Maritime University Language, Data and Translation Academic Training Camp has come to a successful end, and the influence of the event will continue. The College of Foreign Languages of Shanghai Maritime University has always been committed to walking in the forefront of the foreign language industry, constantly breaking through innovation, and climbing academic peaks. The college has always attached importance to student training, and the successful conclusion of this training camp is also a microcosm of the hard work of Maritime University for many years. Participants in this training camp have gained cutting-edge knowledge of the discipline, understood the future development of the discipline, and exercised their academic ability, which is full of harvest. I believe that in the future, maritime foreign language will launch more academic activities, so that more students from all over the world can benefit from it!
(Reported by the College of Foreign Languages office; Translated by Shi Ying)
