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Nikolaeva, Sofiya; Korol, Tetiana – Advanced Education, 2021
Purpose: The article strives for the enhancement of the efficiency of translation competence assessment in philologists' university training with the help of the triangulation method. It is deemed in the concurrent involvement of different assessment agents (teacher, peer and self) into integrated and collaborative translation performance…
Descriptors: Linguistics, Video Technology, Translation, Peer Evaluation
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Naydan, Michael M.; Ivanytska, Mariia; Perminova, Alla – Advanced Education, 2019
The article discusses the development of the linguistic identity of a novice literary translator in the course of academic training. The authors claim that teaching literary translation presupposes creating an academic environment conducive to untapping the creative potential of translation students. The paper describes an experiment in which 30…
Descriptors: Literature, Translation, Self Concept, Language Processing
Al-Qinai, Jamal – Journal of Pan-Pacific Association of Applied Linguistics, 2010
The present paper reviews the traditional methodologies of translator training and proposes an eclectic multi-componential approach that involves a set of interdisciplinary skills with the ultimate objective of meeting market demand. Courses on translation for specific purposes (TSP) and think-aloud protocols (TAP) along with self-monitoring and…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Foreign Countries, Protocol Analysis, Translation
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Manchon, Rosa M.; de Larios, Julio Roca – Language Learning, 2007
In this article we report on a study in which verbal protocol data were used to explore English as a foreign language writers' planning behavior while engaged in academic writing tasks. The analysis was approached from a temporal perspective (i.e., time spent on planning operations) in relation to three independent variables: (a) the participants'…
Descriptors: Writing (Composition), Second Languages, Time Perspective, English (Second Language)
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Corbeil, Giselle – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1998
A study analyzed the second-language essays of seven anglophone and one French-speaking Quebec university students enrolled in a literature course by using a cognitive-metacognitive framework developed for mathematical problem-solving and a think-aloud protocol. Results indicate the framework, with some adjustments, is a reliable tool for…
Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, Essays, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Vignola, Marie-Josee – 1995
The study described here attempted to shed light on decision-making during first language (English) and second language (French) writing processes of French immersion program graduates. It also replicated part of a previous study on the role of first language (L1) writing skills and second language (L2) competence when writing in L2. A think-aloud…
Descriptors: College Students, Decision Making, English, Foreign Countries
Akyel, Ayse; Kamisli, Sibel – 1996
This study investigated the relationship of first-language (L1) and second-language (L2) writing processes and possible effects of L2 writing instruction in an academic context on L1 and L2 writing strategies and attitudes. Specifically, the study asked whether (1) there are similarities and/or differences between Turkish and English writing…
Descriptors: College Students, Comparative Analysis, Contrastive Linguistics, English (Second Language)
Enkvist, Inger – Studies of Higher Education and Research, 1995
A series of partial studies aimed at understanding how much progress students can make in 1 year of second language study are described. The first concerns Swedish university students in their first year studying Spanish as a third language in higher education. Students were tested and interviewed for their perceptions of their language ability…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, College Students, Contrastive Linguistics, Error Analysis (Language)
Dollerup, Cay, Ed.; Lindegaard, Annette, Ed. – 1994
This selection of papers starts with insights into multi- and plurilingual settings, then proceeds to discussions of aims for practical work with students, and ends with visions of future developments within translation for the mass media and the impact of machine translation. Papers are: "Interpreting at the European Commission";…
Descriptors: Advertising, Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Style, Cross Cultural Training