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How Effortful Are Interpreters in Translation Related Reading Tasks?: An Eye-Tracking Study
WANG Jia-yi, HE Yan
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DOI:10.17265/2159-5836/2018.10.007
Hunan Institute of Engineering, Xiantan, China; University of Macau, Macau, China University of Macau, Macau, China
Readingto comprehend the source text is a necessary part in translation process. However, the cognitive processing in various reading tasks related to translation is far from well-understood. The present study investigated interpreters’ eye movement behavior in E-C language pair across different reading tasks. The participants are instructed to perform four tasks involving reading for specific purposes. The four tasks are as follows: (1) reading for comprehension (monolingual); (2) reading for summary; (3) reading in preparation for translating; and (4) reading while speaking a translation (sight translating). The results showed that reading purposes have a clear effect on interpreters’ eye movement behaviors. By tasks both groups of interpreters spent more task time, more and longer fixations as they dealt with increasingly cognitive-demanding tasks. Across groups student interpreters spend more time, more and longer fixations than do professionals in most of the tasks. The study revealed that the increasing cognitive efforts required by reading is dependent on various reading tasks and translation expertise, which provided tentative implications for understanding and modelling the way interpreters read. The study also provided evidence for the validity of eye-tracking as a methodology in different translation modalities.
eye movement, reading tasks, interpreter, cognitive effort
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