Investigating the relationship between online information seeking and translation performance among translation students: The mediating role of translation self-efficacy

Sha, Lu; Wang, Xiangling; Ma, Shuya

doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2022.944265

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“…Their success in translation was found to be correlated with their online information searching, in part through the mediation of their self-efficacy in fulfilling translation tasks. 140 The amount of typing and computer use was also significantly predicted by the self-efficacy of translation students. 25 According to these arguments, the following hypothesis was put forward: H7a: Student translators' academic self-efficacy plays a mediating role in the relationship between critical thinking and translation technology competence.…”

Section: Critical Thinking and Cultural Intelligencementioning

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The Effect of Critical Thinking on Translation Technology Competence Among College Students: The Chain Mediating Role of Academic Self-Efficacy and Cultural Intelligence

Li¹,

Gao²,

Liao³

2023

PRBM

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Background: It is increasingly essential for translators to possess a high level of technological proficiency to succeed in their work, as technology is becoming an integral part and common practice of the translation industry. Several previous studies found that critical thinking, academic self-efficacy, and cultural intelligence independently influenced the translation competence of college students. However, the underlying psychological mechanism through which these salient factors affect student translators' technology competence has not been fully explored. Therefore, this research sought to examine the systematic interactions between critical thinking, academic self-efficacy, cultural intelligence, and translation technology competence among college students. Methods: This study adopted an empirical approach to collect data from 663 seniors from 7 colleges in China. The questionnaires of the Critical Thinking Disposition Scale (CTDS), General Academic Self-Efficacy Scale (GASE), Short Form measure of Cultural Intelligence (SFCQ), and Translation Technology Competence Scale (TTCS) were used for the online survey. The quantitative data were investigated by employing descriptive statistics with SPSS 27, covariance-based structural equation modelling with AMOS 24 to test the proposed hypotheses by assessing relationships between observed and latent variables, and bootstrap method with PROCESS 3.5 to examine the mediating effects. Results: Critical thinking, academic self-efficacy, and cultural intelligence were significant predictors of students' translation technology competence. Additionally, academic self-efficacy and cultural intelligence acted as independent and chain mediators in the relationship between critical thinking and student translators' technology competence. Conclusion:The findings provide valuable insight into how psychological factors, including critical thinking, academic self-efficacy, and cultural intelligence, can impact students' competence in translation technology. This study contributes to future research and practices that seek to understand how these psychological factors can be leveraged to promote students' success in translation technologies.

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confidence: 93%

The Effect of Critical Thinking on Translation Technology Competence Among College Students: The Chain Mediating Role of Academic Self-Efficacy and Cultural Intelligence

Li¹,

Gao²,

Liao³

2023

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“…Nonetheless, research on information competence and translation is not abundant. Previous studies have mainly focused on information search behaviour and the use of sources, either by professionals (Alonso, 2015a(Alonso, , 2015bGough, 2016Gough, , 2019Hvelplund, 2017;Teixeira and O'Brien, 2017;Volanen, 2015;White, Matteson and Abels, 2008), by students (Enríquez-Raído, 2011;Hirci, 2012;Kuznik and Olalla-Soler, 2018;Lu, Xiangling and Shuya, 2022;Paradowska, 2021b;Pinto and Sales, 2007;Sales, 2008;Sales, Pinto and Fernández-Ramos, 2018;Shih, 2019;Sycz-Opoń, 2021;Yildiz, 2022) or both (Enríquez-Raído, 2014;Massey and Ehrensberger-Dow, 2011;Olalla-Soler, 2018. These studies have been approached employing diverse methodologies: qualitative, quantitative, mixed approaches and quasiexperimental approaches, and using a variety of data collection options, such as proposed tasks (Enríquez-Raído, 2011, 2014Gough, 2016Gough, , 2019Hirci, 2012;Hvelplund, 2017;Kuznik and Olalla-Soler, 2018;Lu, Xiangling and Shuya, 2022;Massey and Ehrensberger-Dow, 2011;Olalla-Soler, 2018Paradowska, 2021b;Sales, Pinto and Fernández-Ramos, 2018;Shih, 2019;Sycz-Opoń, 2021;Volanen, 2015;…”

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Professional translators’ and interpreters’ views on information competence: An exploratory qualitative study from the Spanish context

Salvador

2023

Journal of Librarianship and Information Science

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Information competence is essential in professional translation and interpreting. This paper gathers the views of professional translators and interpreters in Spain on information competence, by means of an exploratory qualitative study. A questionnaire composed essentially of open-ended questions was applied to gather data and the qualitative analysis software ATLAS.ti was used to code the results using thematic content analysis methods. The views provided by a sample of professional translators and interpreters ( n = 156) on the importance of information competence were collected, together with their recommendations on this key competence for those who are starting their training in translation and interpreting. The study also explores the main information needs highlighted by professionals, the sources of information they use most frequently and how they verify information, and their opinions on the gender perspective (with explicit mention of inclusive language) as part of information competence in professional practice. The results show that professionals consider information competence to be absolutely essential in the framework of translation competence, and recommend reinforcing information literacy training in university undergraduate degree programmes. They have multiple information needs (from terminological to contextual) that make them turn to a wide range of information resources (mainly personal sources and online documentary resources), but they need to strengthen their knowledge for information evaluation. Regarding the gender perspective, professionals practically limit their answers to their opinions on inclusive language and, although most of them are in favour, some resistance is detected. From the diagnosis carried out in this research, opportunities for supporting information literacy instruction in undergraduate degrees and in continuing professional development are identified.

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“…В ходе последних исследований выяснилось также, что недостаточно изучен такой важный фактор, как самоэффективность перевода, и то, как это влияет на взаимосвязь между поиском информации в Интернете и эффективностью перевода. Таким образом, возникла необходимость изучения внутреннего психологического механизма, лежащего в основе связи между поиском информации в Интернете и эффективностью перевода, в частности, путем изучения роли самоэффективности перевода в этой взаимосвязи [3].…”

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Didactics of technical translation based on the industry thesaurus

Gorbunov,

Gorbunova

2023

Vektor nauki Tol'yattin. gos. univ., Ser. Pedagog. psihol.

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The paper is about the didactics of technical translation based on the thesaurus-type dictionaries on particular industries. The paper outlines the problems that arise in the process of translating scientific and technical terminology from French into Russian. The main focus is on modern methods of translation of foreign technical terminology on the basis of the thesaurus. In this regard, the authors present a technology for translating French automotive terms into Russian using a French-Russian automotive thesaurus. The methodological algorithm for technical translation includes didactic operations that provide the following: searching for a French technical term in the alphabetical index to the thesaurus in order to determine the addresses of semantic fields; sequential access to the semantic fields of the French technical term at the specified addresses in the thesaurus; the final choice of the Russian equivalent of a foreign technical term as a result of the analysis of its semantic fields taking into account the current context. Thesaurus technology used in the process of teaching special technical translation in the professional training of linguist-translators best contributes not only to the development of knowledge, skills, and translation experience that make up the professional competence of a linguist-translator, but to their effective application in the future professional activities. The main objective of this work is to increase the efficiency of training future translators through the development of their professional competence based on the thesaurus approach as a linguo-didactic tool. The thesaurus approach to the translation of technical texts is considered as a linguo-didactic tool for the formation of a translator’s professional competence.

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Investigating the relationship between online information seeking and translation performance among translation students: The mediating role of translation self-efficacy

Cited by 6 publications

References 71 publications

The Effect of Critical Thinking on Translation Technology Competence Among College Students: The Chain Mediating Role of Academic Self-Efficacy and Cultural Intelligence

The Effect of Critical Thinking on Translation Technology Competence Among College Students: The Chain Mediating Role of Academic Self-Efficacy and Cultural Intelligence

Professional translators’ and interpreters’ views on information competence: An exploratory qualitative study from the Spanish context

Didactics of technical translation based on the industry thesaurus

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