University students, especially language learners, have increasingly been using machine translation (MT) systems in the last decade and for all kinds of texts, including homework, assignments and exams. This ubiquity does not translate into visibility as few teachers address the subject in class. Several researchers have shown that MT systems, while technically very easy to access and use, are not always employed in a critical manner. They have therefore suggested that users should develop MT literacy skills. As part of a larger Swiss project on digital literacy in university contexts (DigLit), an action research project at the University of Neuchâtel Language Centre (UniNE LC) seeks to investigate whether delivering a 20-min presentation about machine translation in all L2 classes (French, German, English) at the beginning of the semester was sufficient to foster minimal MT literacy in language learners. All LC students were surveyed at the end of the semester. These survey results were compared with those from a survey of Swiss university students carried out in spring 2021 as part of the DigLit project. These results have allowed us to monitor and enhance the teaching of MT literacy skills in our LC.

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在语言课堂上对付大象：在瑞士语言中心引入机器翻译素养

大学生，尤其是语言学习者，在过去十年中越来越多地使用机器翻译 (MT) 系统来翻译各种文本，包括家庭作业、作业和考试。这种普遍性并没有转化为知名度，因为很少有老师在课堂上讲授这个主题。一些研究人员表明，MT 系统虽然在技术上非常容易访问和使用，但并不总是以关键的方式使用。因此，他们建议用户应该培养 MT 识字技能。作为瑞士大学环境数字素养项目 (DigLit) 的一部分，纳沙泰尔大学语言中心 (UniNE LC) 的一项行动研究项目旨在调查是否在所有二语课程中提供 20 分钟的机器翻译演示（法语、德语、英语）在学期开始时足以培养语言学习者的最低机器翻译素养。所有 LC 学生都在学期末接受了调查。这些调查结果与 2021 年春季作为 DigLit 项目的一部分对瑞士大学生进行的调查的结果进行了比较。这些结果使我们能够在我们的 LC 中监控和加强 MT 识字技能的教学。