Yixiao Cui
Effect of Perceived Translation Difficulty on the Allocation of Cognitive Resources Between Translating and Consultation: An Eye-Tracking and Screen-Recording Study
Cui, Yixiao; Zheng, Binghan
Authors
Professor Binghan Zheng binghan.zheng@durham.ac.uk
Professor
Contributors
Caiwen Wang
Editor
Professor Binghan Zheng binghan.zheng@durham.ac.uk
Editor
Abstract
This chapter investigates whether and how an increase in perceived translation difficulty would affect student translators’ allocation of cognitive resources between translating and consultation, using eye-tracking and screen-recording data. To this aim, we conducted an experiment in which 38 MA translation students were recruited to translate two 100-word texts from English (L2) into Chinese (L1), with their translating and consultation processes being recorded by an eye-tracker. Our observation of the data reveals three major findings: 1) when student translators perceive an increase in translation difficulty, they allocate more time to consultation, which accounts for a larger proportion of the entire translation process; 2) when translating a difficult text, they consult more types of online resources to fulfil the increased information need; and 3) they tend to conduct more transitions between translating and consultation.
Citation
Cui, Y., & Zheng, B. (2021). Effect of Perceived Translation Difficulty on the Allocation of Cognitive Resources Between Translating and Consultation: An Eye-Tracking and Screen-Recording Study. In C. Wang, & B. Zheng (Eds.), Empirical Studies of Translation and Interpreting: The Post-Structuralist Approach (51-73). Routledge
Online Publication Date | May 31, 2021 |
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Publication Date | 2021 |
Deposit Date | Jan 28, 2022 |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 51-73 |
Series Title | Routledge Advances in Translation and Interpreting Studies |
Edition | 1st ed. |
Book Title | Empirical Studies of Translation and Interpreting: The Post-Structuralist Approach |
Chapter Number | 3 |
Public URL | https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1623015 |
Publisher URL | https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.4324/9781003017400-6/effect-perceived-translation-difficulty-allocation-cognitive-resources-translating-consultation-yixiao-cui-binghan-zheng |
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