On the Relationship between Translation Competence and Higher-order Thinking Skills of Novice Translators

Abstract

Higher-order thinking, known as higher order thinking skills (HOTS), is a notion of education improvement based on Bloom's taxonomy. The belief is that some types of learning involve more cognitive processing than others, but also have more generalized profits. The present study aims at investigating the relationship between translation competence along with its components and higher-order thinking skills of novice translators. To this end, 37 students of translation studies studying at the 5 th semester were selected. The rationale behind this was that the students of the fifth semester don't have any solid understanding and experience of translation so they are considered as novice translator. Having collected the data from two questionnaires of Translation Competence Acquisition Questionnaire and Higher-order Thinking Skills, a correlational analysis was conducted. The results of Spearman's rank order correlation revealed a strong correlation (ρ= 0.786) showing not only does Translation Competence have statistically significant relationship with higherorder thinking skills in general, but also their components and sub-competences reveal strong and meaningful relationship.

Exploring the relationship between critical thinking, attitude, and anxiety in shaping the adoption of artificial intelligence in translation among Saudi translators

“…The current research aligns with the results of several previous studies concerning the direct impact of critical thinking on the translation technology proficiency of college students (Azin & Tabrizi, 2016;Ghaemi & Sadoughvanini, 2020;Jahromi & Suzani, 2016;Liu, 2019;Parham & Fahim, 2013). These studies found a positive correlation between the critical thinking and translation performance.…”

“…Other studies, such as Jahromi and Suzani (2016) further supported this association, showing that critical thinking, particularly deductive and inductive reasoning, significantly predicts translation performance. Ghaemi and Sadoughvanini (2020) extended this understanding, correlating higherorder thinking skills, including analyzing and creating, with translation quality. They argued that these skills impact the number and nature of translation errors, with 'analysis' contributing to extra-linguistic knowledge and 'creating' connecting new evidence for innovative reasoning in translation.…”

Towards the effects of translators’ emotional intelligence and anxiety on their translation quality

“…They asserted that translators with higher levels of emotional intelligence are widely responsive to linguistic and non-linguistic relations, and they can produce high-quality translations. Ghaemi and Bayati [ 51 ], using structural equitation modeling, investigated the association between 34 qualified translators’ emotional Intelligence, burnout, and translation skill. Their study revealed a significant correlation between emotional intelligence and translation skill.…”

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“…Earlier studies have shown a significant relationship between critical thinking and translation quality (e.g., Liu, 2019;Ghaemi and Sadoughvanini, 2020;Saud, 2020;Li, 2022). In other words, translators' critical thinking facilitates the analysis of the source text and expedites the efficient translation of the message (Azin and Heidari Tabrizi, 2016).…”

“…Moreover, translators are required to employ critical thinking skills to ponder and interpret different translations, and come to a rational conclusion through deductive reasoning. Ghaemi and Sadoughvanini (2020) indicated that translation trainees’ higher-order thinking skills are significantly correlated with their translation quality. They justified their results based on Bloom’s taxonomy.…”