Peer-to-peer discussion in distance learning: an experience of Padlet-based collaborative translation

This study aims to present an experience of EN>IT collaborative translation in a class of third-year students of a BA-level degree course in languages using the real-time collaborative web platform Padlet. The students were first provided with key theoretical knowledge of translation, and translation assignments were regularly delivered via the Moodle platform. For each translation assignment a Padlet was set up, in which the students were required to identify and solve translation issues through peer-to-peer discussion. The study illustrates a number of preliminary observations about this form of collaborative translation with a few examples from the Padlet-based discussions.