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Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Linguistics
  • Translation Studies
  • Applied Linguistics

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  • Investigates the cognitive processes underlying translation.
  • Focuses on English-Arabic journalistic text translation.
  • Examines the relationship between cognitive processing and translation outcomes.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore the relationship between cognitive processes (orientation, production, revision) and the quality of English-Arabic journalistic translations.
  • To analyze how translation trainees' cognitive efforts are distributed across different translation stages.
  • To identify factors influencing translation quality in novice translators.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized keylogging software (Translog II) to record translation processes.
  • Employed Presas's (2012) rubric for assessing translation quality.
  • Conducted correlation analyses on data from 22 translation trainees.

Main Results:

  • Negative correlations found between translation quality and online revision, translation duration, and text production.
  • Trainees exhibited limitations in conveying the source text's main ideas into the target language.
  • Significant cognitive effort and time were concentrated in the drafting phase, with a focus on online editing.

Conclusions:

  • Current translation training may not adequately prepare trainees for effective engagement with all translation phases.
  • Recommends integrating reading, drafting, and revision phases explicitly into translation curricula.
  • Suggests equipping trainees with specific skills for each distinct translation stage to improve overall quality.