Order effects in the translation process

Mellinger, Christopher D.; Hanson, Thomas A.

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“…To analyse the data and assess whether the effect of directionality is significant, linear mixed models (LMM) were used for inferential statistics with translation direction and text type as fixed factors and participants and proofreaders as random factors. As observed by Mellinger & Hanson (2018), LMMs are able to account for the individual differences between participants-in this study between the translators and proofreaders.…”

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In search of directionality effectsin the translation processand in the end product

Whyatt

2022

TCB

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This article tackles directionality as one of the most contentious issues in translation studies, still without solid empirical footing. The research presented here shows that, to understand directionality effects on the process of translation and its end product, performance in L2 → L1 and L1 → L2 translation needs to be compared in a specific setting in which more factors than directionality are considered—especially text type. For 26 professional translators who participated in an experimental study, L1 → L2 translation did not take significantly more time than L2 → L1 translation and the end products of both needed improvement from proofreaders who are native speakers of the target language. A close analysis of corrections made by the proofreaders shows that different aspects of translation quality are affected by directionality. A case study of two translators who produced high quality L1 → L2 translations reveals that their performance was affected more by text type than by directionality.

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“…Translators came for individual sessions and spent on average two hours to do the experimental tasks. The translation direction was counterbalanced and the texts were randomised to minimise task order effects (Mellinger & Hanson 2018).…”

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In search of directionality effectsin the translation processand in the end product

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2022

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“…In quantitative analysis, linear mixed-effects models (LMEMs), which can compensate for weak control of variables in naturalistic translation tasks ( Saldanha and O’Brien, 2014 ), were employed as one of the analytical techniques to account for high variability among participants and increase the power of tests ( Mellinger and Hanson, 2018 ). We built four LMEMs altogether.…”

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The impact of task complexity and translating self-efficacy belief on students’ translation performance: Evidence from process and product data

2022

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Previous studies that explored the impact of task-related variables on translation performance focused on task complexity but reported inconsistent findings. This study shows that, to understand the effect of task complexity on translation process and its end product, performance in translation tasks of various complexity levels needs to be compared in a specific setting, in which more factors are considered besides task complexity—especially students’ translating self-efficacy belief (TSEB). Data obtained from screen recording, subjective rating, semi-structured interview, and quality evaluation were triangulated to measure how task complexity influenced the translation performance of Chinese students with high and low TSEB. We found that the complex task led to significantly longer task duration, greater self-reported cognitive effort, lower accuracy, and poorer fluency than the simple one among students, irrespective of their TSEB level. Besides, the high-TSEB group outperformed the low-TSEB group in translation accuracy and fluency in both tasks. However, the interaction effect of task complexity and TSEB was not significant, due possibly to weak problem awareness among students. Our study has implications for effectively designing task complexity, getting the benefits of TSEB, and improving research on translation performance.

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“…The texts were balanced in terms of their Gunning Fog readability scores (14.1 for the English texts and 14.2 for the Polish pair). Task order was counterbalanced and the order of texts was randomised to minimise the spill over effects (Mellinger and Hanson 2018). All our participants were dominant in Polish, their L1, but also highly proficient in English.…”

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Information behaviour in bidirectional translators: focus on online resources

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Tomczak

2021

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Effective information behaviour is crucial in all translation competence models but our understanding of how information skills develop and how translators interact with information found in online resources is still limited. In this article we focus on information behaviour (needs and use) of bidirectional translators who frequently translate into their native (L1) and their non-native language (L2). The theoretical underpinnings come from information studies: (1) information is needed when cognitive uncertainty arises and -when found -it allows the translator to make an informed decision; (2) translators are driven by economy of effort and will minimise the cost of searching for information. The empirical evidence comes from a study of 30 professional bidirectional translators who translated two texts into their native language of low diffusion (Polish) and into their non-native major language (English). A close analysis of their information behaviour included data obtained by keylogging, eye-tracking and screen recording, and showed that using online resources adds more cognitive effort when translators work into their L2. We use the results to draft a model of information behaviour which shows how the use of online resources is affected by the translation direction.

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Order effects in the translation process

Cited by 5 publications

References 26 publications

In search of directionality effectsin the translation processand in the end product

In search of directionality effectsin the translation processand in the end product

The impact of task complexity and translating self-efficacy belief on students’ translation performance: Evidence from process and product data

Information behaviour in bidirectional translators: focus on online resources

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