Speaker: Prof. HU Kaibao, Institute of Corpus Studies and Applications, Shanghai International Studies University Abstract: Over the last two decades, the domain of corpus-based translation studies has evolved into a significant paradigm, instrumental in probing a diverse array of scholarly inquiries. This article demonstrates the various uses of corpus analysis techniques that have gained popularity...
Speaker: Prof. Dechao Li (Hong Kong Polytechnic University) Organiser: Prof. Binhua Wang Abstract: Generating data from a comparable corpus that includes original English and Chinese speeches from the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) and their simultaneous interpreting, this study aims to explore the use of formulaic expressions in original speech and interpreted speech by analyzing...
Speaker: Dr Nancy Liu, Associate Professor in Translation Studies, University of Nottingham Ningbo China (UNNC) Moderator: Prof. Binhua Wang Abstract: Telling the same story through translation in different languages presents choices similar to those faced in framing stories from different angles in journalism. However, the close-knit relationship between framing and news translation studies remains under-represented...
Speaker: Dr. Chao Han (National University of Singapore) Moderator: Prof. Binhua Wang Venue: Baines Wing SR (3.06), University of Leeds; Online via Teams Meeting (Please register via the above link) Abstract Assessment and evaluation are crucial in producing vital evidence for important decision-making in translator and interpreter education, professional certification, and translation and interpreting (T&I)...
Speaker: Dr Xingcheng Ma Moderator: Prof. Binhua Wang Abstract: It has been decades since eye-tracking was first applied to cognitive studies of interpreting. Eye-tracking allows for a nature and unintrusive recording of interpreters’ eye movements, shedding light on their cognitive effort, strategic behaviors, and attention allocation during interpreting process. Traditionally, eye-tracking research in interpreting has...
