Assessment of multimodal interpreting technologies (AMIT)
Description
Language barriers in healthcare can lead to lower patient satisfaction, longer consultation durations and even lower access to medical services. To overcome these barriers and ensure proper treatment for allophone patients, healthcare professionals rely on interpreting services that are delivered in-person, via video or telephone.
An additional and increasingly used option for healthcare professionals is machine translation. This project aims to assess which interpreting or communication mode is best suited in different situations and to develop guidance on when to use which communication mode and how to integrate it effectively.
Key data
Projectlead
Prof. Dr. Michaela Albl-Mikasa
Deputy Projectlead
Project team
Project partners
Hilfswerk der evangelischen Kirchen Schweiz HEKS / Geschäftsstelle beider Basel; Caritas Bern; Caritas Zentralschweiz; Bhaasha Sàrl; Arge Integration Ostschweiz / arge verdi; Caritas Fribourg / Se Comprendre
Project status
completed, 12/2023 - 06/2025
Institute/Centre
Institute of Multilingual Communication (IMK)
Funding partner
Bhaasha Sàrl
School of Applied Linguistics
Theaterstrasse 15c
8400 Winterthur