Stages of sight translation: Evidence from eye movements

Abstract The aim of the study was to investigate coordination source text comprehension and translation in a sight task. also sought determine whether strategies influence performance. Two groups conference interpreters—professionals trainees—sight translated English sentences into Polish while their eye movements performance were monitored. Translation demands manipulated by use either high- or low-frequency critical words sentences. experience had no effect on first-pass viewing durations, but experts used shorter re-view durations than trainees (especially condition). Professionals more accurately with less pausing trainees. high-frequency condition accurate pauses condition. Critical word accuracy increased onset latency (TOL) for individual sentences, pause relatively short when TOLs long. Together, these findings indicate that, translation, initial phase normal reading is followed phases which co-occur, that strategy are linked.