Elana Summers
Elana Summers
ZHAW
School of Applied Linguistics
Institute of Translation and Interpreting
Theaterstrasse 15c
8400 Winterthur
Personal profile
Position at the ZHAW
Lecturer, Institute of Translation and Interpreting
BA programme: written translation and sight translation German-English
MA programme: specialised translation (business & law, science & technology) German-English
www.zhaw.ch/linguistik/iued
Educational background
Certificate of Advanced Studies in Professional Translation (2012, ZHAW)
MA in Religious Studies with a collaborative MA in International Relations (2002, University of Toronto, Canada)
BA in Religious Studies (1997, University of British Columbia, Canada)
Projects
- Digital Literacy Skills in University Contexts (DigLit) / Team member / Project ongoing
- PhD in Applied Linguistics – Swiss AL Tools / Team member / Project completed
Publications
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Cotelli Kureth, Sara; Summers, Elana; Delorme Benites, Alice; Noghrechi, Hasti; Steele, Elizabeth,
2022.
Tackling the elephant in the room : introducing MT literacy in a Swiss language centre [paper].
In:
XVII CercleS International Conference "The Future of Language Education in an Increasingly Digital World: Embracing Change", Porto, Portugal, 15-17 September 2022.
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Kappus, Martin; Summers, Elana,
2021.
Teaching quality assessment and revision with CAT tools : a case study.
In:
The Łódź-ZHAW Duo Colloquium on Translation and Meaning : Book of Abstracts.
The Łódź-ZHAW Duo Colloquium on Translation and Meaning, Winterthur (online), 2-3 September 2021.
Winterthur:
ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften.
pp. 32.
Available from: https://www.zhaw.ch/storage/linguistik/institute-zentren/iued/upload/forschung/duo-colloquium-book-of-abstracts.pdf
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Hunziker Heeb, Andrea; Summers, Elana,
2021.
Effects of co-teaching translation into the L2 on learner empowerment.
In:
The Łódź-ZHAW Duo Colloquium on Translation and Meaning : Book of Abstracts.
The Łódź-ZHAW Duo Colloquium on Translation and Meaning, Winterthur (online), 2-3 September 2021.
Winterthur:
ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften.
pp. 11.
Available from: https://www.zhaw.ch/storage/linguistik/institute-zentren/iued/upload/forschung/duo-colloquium-book-of-abstracts.pdf