Recorded Sight Translation Revisited
The book is a postdoctoral publication investigating the potential of recorded sight
translation (SiT) to optimize translation of written texts from English into Polish.
The thesis it is based on aimed to verify whether and to what an extent interpreters
and translators of Polish origin working from English into Polish differ in terms of how
quickly and accurately they perform the same recorded SiT task.
Acknowledgements
Introduction
1.1. Sight translation – definition and applications
1.2. Current demand for SiT
CHAPTER ONE
Research overview
1.1. Sight translation in research
1.1.1. Ideas and dilemmas
1.1.2. Transcript of a recorded SiT versus written translation – pilot study of
English to Polish translation
1.1.2.1. $ e purpose of the study
1.1.2.2. Participants
1.1.2.3. Materials
1.1.2.4. Method
1.1.2.5. Result analysis
1.1.2.6. Implications
1.2. Conclusions
CHAPTER TWO
Experiment proper
2.1. Goal of the experiment
2.2. Participants
2.3. Materials
2.4. Research methods and methodology
2.5. Discussion of experimental setup and analysis rationale
2.5.1. Di% erences in raters’ approach
2.5.2. Individual vs. group recording
2.5.3. Transcription time
2.5.4. Transparency of instructions
2.5.5. Carry-over effect
2.5.6. Whitecoat effect
2.6. Conclusions
CHAPTER THREE
Analysis of the study proper
3.1. Translation rate analysis
3.2. Error rate analysis
3.3. Analysis of selected linguistic solutions
3.3.1. The report
3.3.2. The review
3.3.3. The speech
3.4. Conclusions
CHAPTER FOUR
Analysis of the subjects’ questionnaire responses
4.1. Voices of the opponents
4.2. Hesitant voices
4.3. Positive voices
4.4. Discussion and conclusions
CHAPTER FIVE
Conclusions and implications for sight translation teaching and learning in
undergraduates and professionals
Bibliography
APPENDIXES
Appendix 1. Transcriptions of test recordings made with the use of a speech recognition
software
Appendix 2. Description of the foot-operated transcription switch used in the main
experiment of the volume
Appendix 3. Source texts used in the main experiment of the volume
List of " gures
List of tables
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