Error Analysis in Translation: A Preliminary Report

Vivanco, Hiram; Palazuelos, J. Carlos; Hörmann, Patricia; Garbarini, Carmen Gloria; Blatrach, M.

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“…Non-binary errors could be correct but not be proper in terms of context; therefore, they can be used to teach 'translational knowledge'. To add, Vivanco et al (1990) claim that errors could be due to either translation errors or translator's being lack in target language competence and that it is far harder to find the main source; thus, source and target texts should be accessible in need.…”

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“I Know That I Am No Good”: An Analysis Into the Translation Errors of Pre-Service Efl Teachers

Arslan

Kavaklı²

2019

Bartın Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi

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Translation from source language (L1) to target language (L2) and/or vice versa plays an important role for language learners since they tend to use translation in order to understand and interpret the language utterances. Perspectives towards the use of translation in foreign language teaching and learning process have changed over the time. As the learners are not native speakers of L2, they are likely to utter some structurally or semantically deviant forms of language. For this reason, conducting an error analysis procedure might be of crucial importance in understanding which domains of language are erroneous for language learners in order to fix the problems and improve language proficiency. In Turkey, English Language Teaching bachelor degree programs include the translation course where student-teachers are supposed to handle translations from L1 to L2 and L2 to L1. In this study, the translation assignments of 30 pre-service EFL teachers were investigated through document analysis and findings point out that the errors fall into structural, lexical and translational/interpretational categories. Finally, the pedagogical implications were drawn in relation to the field. Kaynak dilden (L1) hedef dile (L2) ve/veya hedef dilden kaynak dile yapılan çeviriler, dil öğrenen kişiler için çok önemli bir rol oynamaktadır, çünkü dil öğrenenler, dili anlamak ve yorumlamak için çeviriyi kullanma eğilimindedirler. Çevirinin yabancı dil öğretiminde ve öğrenme sürecinde kullanılmasına yönelik bakış açısı da zamanla değişmiştir. Öğrencilerin yabancı dili kendi ana dilleri gibi konuşamama durumlarından dolayı, onların yapısal veya anlamsal olarak hatalı dil formları üretmeleri muhtemeldir. Bu nedenle, hata analizi yapmak, dil öğrencilerinin hangi alanlarda hata yaptığını bulmak, bu hataları düzeltmek ve öğrencilerin dil yeterliğini geliştirmek açısından son derece önemlidir. Türkiye'de İngiliz Dili Eğitimi lisans programlarında öğrencilerin kaynak dilden (Türkçe)-hedef dile (İngilizce) ve hedef dilden kaynak dile çeviri yaptığı çeviri dersi bulunmaktadır. Bu çalışmada, Türkiye'de bir devlet üniversitesinde okuyan 30 İngilizce öğretmeni adayının çeviri ödevleri doküman analizi aracılığıyla incelenmiş ve öğretmen adaylarının çeviri hatalarının yapısal, sözcüksel ve çevirisel/yorumsal kategorilerde olduğu ortaya çıkmıştır. Son olarak, alanla ilgili pedagojik çıkarımlarda bulunulmuştur.

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“I Know That I Am No Good”: An Analysis Into the Translation Errors of Pre-Service Efl Teachers

Arslan

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2019

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“…Translation Error Analysis (TEA) and Translation Quality Assessment (TQA) are two similar approaches developed to identify translation errors and assess them. According to Vivanco et al (1990), "translation implies two types of "knowledge": One refers to knowing how to interpret the designation and the meaning of a text in a given source language, and the other refers to knowing how to "re-produce" (to render) the designation and the meaning of a text in a given target language" (p. 540). Nord Christiane (2001), a very famous German theorist and a representative of the German functional approach to translation, defines translation errors in this way: "If the purpose of a translation is to achieve a particular function for the target addressee, anything that obstructs the achievement of this purpose is a translation error".…”

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Types of Errors Involved in the English-Arabic Translation of Research Abstracts

Alanazi

2023

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This study seeks to shed light on the analysis of translation errors occurring in the abstracts of research papers by MA students in the College of Languages and Translation at Imam Mohamed Ben Saud Islamic University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The papers were translated from English into Arabic. A sample consisting of forty abstracts has been collected for this end. Liao’s (2010) model of analysis has been used to classify and analyze the errors made in the translations. The final results of this study show that the most occurring errors made by students when translating their abstracts from English into Arabic are mainly language ones. The study puts forward a number of suggestions, which may be very helpful to future students to avoid making translation errors in such abstracts.

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From screen to game: Translating Iron Man 2 cinematics into Spanish

Rodríguez Fernández-Peña

2024

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This article presents a descriptive empirical study of the Spanish translation of the video game Iron Man 2 (Sega 2010) in reference to its 50 cinematic sequences and its intertextual consistency across other Iron Man and related texts in the Marvel universe of movies and comic books. We used Rabadán’s (1991) translemic analysis model to analyze the translation while Vázquez Rodríguez’s (2016) taxonomy was applied to evaluate translation errors found in the dialogue script. The analysis shows that roughly one in five of the cinematic scenes contains translation errors. In addition, we have identified intertextual discrepancies of certain key names in Spanish, which, we argue, could disrupt the game’s enjoyability. Without access to the exact situational contexts we can only assume a breakdown in the work process, involving translators, dubbing directors, sound engineers, and QA testers. Additionally, our findings suggest the importance of overseeing the intertextual dimension across the transmedia franchises for coherent storytelling.

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Error Analysis in Translation: A Preliminary Report

Abstract: La traduction dans le monde hispanolusophone Volume 35, numéro 3, septembre 1990 URI : id.erudit.org/iderudit/002207ar

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“I Know That I Am No Good”: An Analysis Into the Translation Errors of Pre-Service Efl Teachers

“I Know That I Am No Good”: An Analysis Into the Translation Errors of Pre-Service Efl Teachers

Types of Errors Involved in the English-Arabic Translation of Research Abstracts

From screen to game: Translating Iron Man 2 cinematics into Spanish

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