Source language difficulties in learner translation

Kunilovskaya, Maria; Ilyushchenya, Tatyana A.; Morgoun, Natalia; Mitkov, Ruslan

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“…The selection criteria (authenticity, relevance to the topic, language minimum, volume) of educational material (educational texts used in the set of exercises) partially correspond to the criteria proposed in the study by Kunilovskaya et al [41].…”

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Development of a methodology for improving the efficiency of teaching written translation of business correspondence (WTBC) for economics students

Wagner¹,

Kupriyanova²,

Maximova³

et al. 2023

P Sci Edu

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Introduction. In today's globalized world, English has become the main language of international communication, especially in a business environment, so English proficiency is an important skill for future specialists in many fields. This is important to take into account when teaching economics-students written translation of business correspondence (WTBC). By increasing the effectiveness of WTBC training, students gain the ability to understand and navigate different cultural norms and communication styles in a business environment. The purpose of this study is to develop a methodology for teaching written translation of business correspondence and substantiate its implementation in improving the effectiveness of teaching economics students. Materials and methods. The experiment included 80 students-economists studying the discipline "Economics and Management" of the Peoples' Friendship University of Russia. To assess the reliability of the results obtained, the Fisher angular transformation criterion calculated in Microsoft Excel was used. Results. The obtained results showed that the difference between the average coefficients of learning in all groups is insignificant. However, the coefficients of learning in EG-1 (0.92) and EG-2 (0.92) taught in accordance with variant B, in which the improvement of WTBC skills occurred at the end of the last cycle of training over three lessons and based on all types of BC. Students in EG-3 and EG-4, who were taught by variant A, in which the improvement of WTBC skills took place at the end of each cycle and by certain types of BC according to the cycle, showed somewhat lower learning rates (0.89 and 0.88, respectively). The obtained φ*emp = 3 indicates that the proportion of people who have achieved a learning coefficient of 0.9 in EG-1 and EG-2 is greater than in EG-3 and EG-4. Therefore, the obtained statistical data give reason to conclude that variant B of the developed methodology for teaching WTBC is more efficient than variant A. Conclusion. The data obtained in the study allow us to conclude that the correctly selected educational material and the methodology developed on its basis provide an increase in the effectiveness of teaching students-economists of the WTBC.

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Development of a methodology for improving the efficiency of teaching written translation of business correspondence (WTBC) for economics students

Wagner¹,

Kupriyanova²,

Maximova³

et al. 2023

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“…Corpus approaches help to overcome limitations of individual studies, based on translation errors in a specific translation task, which may or may not be characteristic of a specific student population [4]. Based on the subdatabase of students' translations in the self-built BTI corpus, this paper uses the method of variable analysis and from the perspective of comparative statistics to investigate the ten forms of Chinese translations of marked passive structures in students English translations.…”

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Application of Computer Technology in Translation Teaching

Zhao¹

2022

Proceedings of the 2022 2nd International Conference on Education, Information Management and Service Science (EIMSS 2022)

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The form of English passive structure has a significant influence on its Chinese translation. Based on the self-built BTI corpus, this paper selects the previous data on the standard translation characteristics of English passive structure based on big data statistics as the reference, uses the method of variable analysis, and investigates ten Chinese versions of marked passive structures in students' English translations from the perspective of comparative statistics. Data comparison shows a significant difference between the translation features shown in the BTI corpus and the standard translation features reflected in the reference data. Compared with the reference data, the proportion of long and short passives translated into active and agent theme structures decreased significantly. After receiving the theoretical explanation and training of translation skills, students pursue applying various translation skills on purpose while ignoring the most common and basic translation skills. For another, the deviation between the translation form features in the BTI corpus and the translation standard features reflected by the reference data shows the decline in the quality of students' translation. The results help teach reflection and enlightenment to translation teaching with the aid of computer technology in the future.

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The impact of text type on Chinese-English translation effort: an investigation with reference to translation entropy

Liu,

Cui

2024

Humanit Soc Sci Commun

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Various factors affect translation effort. This research aims to explore the impact of source text type on Chinese-English translation effort with reference to translation entropy. An eye-tracking and key-logging experiment was conducted. Thirty-one student translators translated four text types, namely legal, advertising, news, and poetic texts. Data analyses show that there is a significant difference in participants’ effort of translating the four texts, which can be seen in such indicators as subjective ratings, fixation, pause, translation time, and edits. We further studied participants’ translations and calculated the translation entropy for each text type, which is a measure of uncertainty in translation. Analysis shows that there is a significant difference in translation entropy among the four text types, which provides evidence that source text features affect translation uncertainty and, hence, translation effort to search for appropriate options. The discussions are intended to provide further insight into the impact of text type on the translation process, and the result confirms the reliability of translation entropy as a predictor of translation effort.

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Source language difficulties in learner translation

Cited by 4 publications

References 25 publications

Development of a methodology for improving the efficiency of teaching written translation of business correspondence (WTBC) for economics students

Development of a methodology for improving the efficiency of teaching written translation of business correspondence (WTBC) for economics students

Application of Computer Technology in Translation Teaching

The impact of text type on Chinese-English translation effort: an investigation with reference to translation entropy

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