Effects of thinking aloud on cognitive effort in translation

This study investigates the effects of thinking aloud on cognitive effort in translation as a function source-text difficulty level. It does so by considering time task, duration different phases (i.e., orientation, draft, revision), processing source and target texts, quality. Twenty participants took part an English–Chinese experiment, which comprised two matched sessions – translating while silently. Their processes were recorded means eye tracker key logger. An adapted NASA Task Load Index was employed to elicit their subjective assessments levels. The quality translations evaluated. results reveal number important during translation: duration, effort, perceived level measured NASA-TLX, easier texts.