Translation and Technology: A Critical Look from English Major Students

ranslation and Technology: A Critical Look from English Major Students

İbrahim Şahin (Atatürk Üniversitesi)

The growing importance of technology in the educational environment as an evergreen issue has

also played a significant role in the field of translation. Nevertheless, the significance of translation

might refer to more than finding the equivalent expressions of one language or understanding such

expressions. On this basis, this study specifically focuses on how English major students perceive

the significance of translation, what considerations they regard while translating, how they benefit

from technology while translating, and what their recommendations are for the use of artificial

intelligence during translation. The sample consisted of a total of 43 Turkish students who are

studying American Language and Literature in a state university located in the eastern region of

Türkiye. Regarding the basic premises of the study, the students were asked to narrate their answers

in their first language (i.e., Turkish) in order to help them detail freely. Their handwritten narrations

were analyzed through content analysis. To increase the reliability of the coded analysis, sample

extracted statements were also included. The overall findings of this narrative inquiry provided

valuable implications for translation-based future research and the use of computer and artificial

intelligence technologies for translation, and the place of translation inside language-related

programs.