Task-based approach and translation teaching: a didactic unit proposal for the pair Spanish-Portuguese based on eye-tracking and key logging
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https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2317-9651.v0i14p42-81Keywords:
didactics of translation, translation process, task-based approach, Spanish-Portuguese translationAbstract
This article reports on the design and testing of a teaching unit developed within the task-based approach framework informed by empirical data on translators’ performance in a real-time translation task collected through a methodology combining eye-tracking and key logging. The unit was developed as part of a research-action proposal covering two branches within the discipline of Translation Studies, namely descriptive and applied studies. The main goal was to target reading for translation purposes, both by teachers and students, focusing on the distinct features of the reading activity in each phase of the translation process: initial orientation, drafting and revision (Jakobsen, 2002). The unit was tested in a translation class with results pointing to increased awareness on students’ part about their translation process. Furthermore, the unit allowed the teacher/researcher to implement a systematized action covering procedures and goals especially designed for a Spanish-Portuguese translation class and proved successful in its attempt to bridge the descriptive and applied branches in the disciplinary field.Downloads
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