English-Korean Translation Research Articles

A Quality Prediction Model for the Parallel Corpora of Korean-English and English-Korean Translation Utilizing Sentence Similarity and Sentence Attributes

A Quality Prediction Model for the Parallel Corpora of Korean-English and English-Korean Translation Utilizing Sentence Similarity and Sentence Attributes

A Study on the Translation Strategies of Legal Terminology in Korean-English Translation – Centered around Legal Terms in the Intellectual Property Law

A Study on the Translation Strategies of Legal Terminology in Korean-English Translation – Centered around Legal Terms in the Intellectual Property Law

Translation norms and bilingual dictionaries

Abstract This article applies translational norm theory to bilingual lexicography, arguing that the bilingual lexicographer serves as a “norm authority,” and the bilingual dictionary functions as a “norm statement” that prescribes the scope of what is considered legitimate interlingual equivalence within a given society. To demonstrate how the content of a bilingual dictionary can be used to promote specific translation norms, the headwords, equivalents, directives, and examples found in the North Korean bilingual dictionary, Jo-Yeong Sajeon (JYS) [Korean–English Dictionary] (1987/1991), were analyzed as a case study. The Korean–English lexical pairings presented in the JYS are matched with exemplary Korean–English translations listed in two North Korean translation textbooks, Jo-Yeong Beonyeokbeop [Korean–English Translation Method] (Min 2012) and Yeong-Jo Beonyeokbeop [English–Korean Translation Method] (Min 2014), affirming that the translation norms featured in the JYS hold normative force over the decisions made by professional translators.

통번역대학원 한영번역 수업에서의 플립러닝 적용사례

With the rise of alternative teaching methods, flipped learning has been growing in popularity across academic disciplines. Flipped learning is a pedagogical approach where traditional lectures are shifted outside the classroom, allowing more time for students to engage in student-centered learning and dynamic, group-based activities in an interactive learning environment to improve learning outcomes. This paper aims to develop and apply flipped learning lesson plans to a translation course to examine the feasibility of a flipped learning model in T&I classes. Participants numbered 17 first-semester graduate students enrolled in a Korean-English translation course at a graduate school of interpreting and translation in Korea. During the 13-week semester, a 9-week flipped learning approach was adopted. The flipped learning class activities were categorized into pre-class, in-class, and post-class based on previous literature. Findings from a post survey conducted at the end of the semester revealed the participants’ overall satisfaction with the flipped classroom approach. Students responded that small group discussion sessions held during class were particularly useful as they provided an opportunity to explore their understanding of various translation issues with their peers. The instructor’s course evaluation scores were also positive. The results and pedagogical implications are discussed based on students responses.

A Study on the Korean-English Translation of The Heart Sutra : Focusing on the Accuracy and Fluency

본 연구의 목적은 대표적인 불교 경전의 하나인 반야심경 한글 번역을 인공신경망(NMT) 기반으로 하여 목표 언어인 영어로 번역을 실행한 결과를 분석하는 데 그 목적이 있다. 번역 결과물을 평가하는 기준은 특정 산업 분야나 시대 및 환경 변화에 따라 다양하지만 AI 기술이 정교하게 발달함에 따라 데이터에 의해 솔루션이 최적화되는 시대적 추이에 맞추어 가장 대표적인 기준으로 사용되는 정확성과 유창성 척도를 중심으로 살펴보았다. 이를 위해 데이터 산업을 미래 기술의 기반으로 하는 대학이나 기업에서 기계번역 플랫폼으로 활용도가 높은 구글 트랜스레이트와 파파고 번역기에 한국어 원문을 각각 입력 및 번역을 실행하여 결과물의 차이점을 도출하였다. 인공지능 융합 교육의 중요성이 확대되는 요즘, 보다 정확하고 고도화된 번역 결과물을 찾는 것은 미래 진단 및 예측을 위한 필수요소이다. 이를 기준으로 하여 본 논문에서 분석한 정확성 척도는 어려운 불경의 내용임도 불구하고 원문을 간결하게 하고 주어와 서술어의 호응이 잘 이루어지도록 입력하였을 때 번역 생산물의 결과치가 상대적으로 높아진다는 점을 발견하였다. 한편 유창성의 측면에서는 문법이 잘 나오는 편이었고 구두점이나 철자 등의 스타일에도 문제는 없었으나 어휘와 문맥의 어색함을 볼 수 있었다. 음성인식이나 텍스트 분석 등을 통한 인공지능 번역 기술은 향후 더욱 발전하여 획기적인 수준으로 시간과 노력을 단축해 줄 것으로 생각되며, 이를 기반으로 앞으로 미래 산업 전반이나, 의료, 교육 등 다양한 분야뿐 아니라 불교 경전과 같은 종교번역 분야에도 인공지능 기계번역의 기능향상과 번역 품질을 높일 수 있는 근거를 마련할 수 있을 것으로 기대한다.

A Study on the Shift of the Cohesive Device ‘Personal Pronoun’ in English-Korean Translation

This paper aims to investigate the shift of the cohesive device ‘personal pronoun’ in English-Korean translation and the importance of the instruction about cohesive devices including personal pronouns to help students achieve better translation quality in English-Korean translation. In order to compare the translation errors of the cohesive device ‘personal pronouns’ between student and machine translations, we examined what errors both the translations made in the cohesive device translation. Machine translation produced a lot of literal translation and hence created awkward and unpractical sentences in the target text. The comparison of the first and second translations produced by Korean students shows that there is a big difference in the error number between the two translations, which proves their quality in translation. Hence, the difference in the translation quality about cohesive devices between the first and second translations implies that instructions about cohesive devices are necessary to enhance their cohesion-related translation skills.

A Study on the Patterns of There Constructions in English-Korean Translation of Pride and Prejudice

This study is to see how English there existential sentences with negative words and quantifiers are translated into Korean, focusing on end-focus realization of information structure. Target texts are three versions of English-Korean translation texts of Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. After the study, it is found that there are 80 expletives with negatives and 78 cases with quantifiers among 277 existential sentences, which account of 57% of all there sentences. This clearly shows negative words and quantifiers play a pivotal role in there sentences. Also, the study finds out that the existential sentences with quantifiers are more precisely end-focus realized than the other ones with negatives in all the three target texts and the result is proved statistically meaningful. One of the main reasons is that there is more possibility of different versions of verb translation than noun in English-Korean translation. English negative words in there sentences go with more verbs than nouns in Korean. English uses there sentences to stress the absence or the quantity of a specific noun and this purpose should be seriously considered in both translation and education.

오만과 편견 번역서에 나타난 존재구문의 초점구조 실현양상 연구

오만과 편견 번역서에 나타난 존재구문의 초점구조 실현양상 연구

MASS와 상대 위치 표현을 이용한 영어-한국어 신경망 기계 번역

신경망 기계 번역(Neural Machine Translation)은 주로 지도 학습(supervised learning)을 이용하는 Sequence-to-Sequence 모델에 대한 연구가 이루어지고 있다. 그러나, 지도 학습 방법은 데이터가 부족한 경우에는 낮은 성능을 보이기 때문에, 최근에는 BERT와 MASS 같은 대량의 단일 언어 데이터 기반 사전학습(pre-training) 모델을 이용하여 미세조정(fine-tuning)을 하는 전이 학습(transfer learning) 방법이 자연어 처리 분야에서 주로 연구되고 있다. 본 논문에서는 언어 생성(language generation) 작업을 위한 사전학습 방법을 사용하는 MASS 모델을 영어-한국어 기계 번역에 적용하였다. 실험 결과, MASS 모델을 이용한 영어-한국어 기계 번역 모델의 성능이 기존 모델들보다 좋은 성능을 보였고, 추가로 MASS 모델에 상대 위치 표현 방법을 적용하여 기계 번역 모델의 성능을 개선하였다.

Systemic Functional Grammar and its Usefulness in English-Korean Translation

This paper is to demonstrate the usefulness of Systemic Functional Grammar in English-Korean translation in the absence of explicit macro- and micro–level translation education. To this end, this paper explains the main four functions of Systemic Functional Grammar such as experiential, logical, interpersonal and textual functions and shows good and bad translations with translation materials in accordance with the four functions. In addition, the merits of Systemic Functional Grammar in translation are stated in considering translation strategies, delivering accurate meaning and using language shifts depending on genre, culture, readers’ expectations and writers’ purposes. This paper is meaningful in that it dealt with the usefulness of Systemic Functional Grammar in English-Korean translation in detail under the unfamiliar situation of Systemic Functional Grammar in Korea.

한영 번역 시 문법적 은유 활용 교수법 실행 연구

한영 번역 시 문법적 은유 활용 교수법 실행 연구

Translating case marker ‘eui’ in English-Korean general language translation classroom: focusing on news texts

Translating case marker ‘eui’ in English-Korean general language translation classroom: focusing on news texts

English-Korean Translation Education Based on Cultural Considerations

English-Korean Translation Education Based on Cultural Considerations

Some Deficiencies to Check in English-Korean Translation

Some Deficiencies to Check in English-Korean Translation

Inter-rater Reliability of English Essay Test and Korean-English Translation Test Across Multiple Topics and Rating Criteria

Inter-rater Reliability of English Essay Test and Korean-English Translation Test Across Multiple Topics and Rating Criteria

A Study on Distinction of Ellipsis and Deletion In the English-Korean Subtitling Translation of Film

A Study on Distinction of Ellipsis and Deletion In the English-Korean Subtitling Translation of Film

영상매체 속 비속어 한영번역 양상 및 영어학습자들의 번역 수용에 관한 연구

영상매체 속 비속어 한영번역 양상 및 영어학습자들의 번역 수용에 관한 연구

The Korean-English Translation of Proper Nouns in the Information Board of Cultural Properties

The Korean-English Translation of Proper Nouns in the Information Board of Cultural Properties

번역 교육에 있어서의 서면교정피드백에 대한 연구

While feedback is widely used by translator trainers, research on systemic and effective translation feedback is scarce. Hence, this research reviews previous studies to explore the concept, definition, and types of translation feedback, followed by an analysis of the feedback used in two translation classrooms. The types and features of written corrective feedback presented herein are i) direct non-metalinguistic feedback; ii) direct metalinguistic written feedback; iii) indirect written feedback (without error location); iv) indirect written feedback (with error location); v) indirect written feedback using error code; vi) indirect metalinguistic written feedback; and vii) reformulation. Using the typology, this study analyzed the translation feedback provided for the students at a graduate school of interpretation and translation. Due to the translation direction, no direct metalinguistic written feedback was used for English-Korean translation, while direct non-metalinguistic written feedback and indirect metalinguistic written feedback were frequently employed for Korean-English translation.

Empirical Analysis on the Holy Bible Texts' Cliche for English-Korean Interpretation and Translation

Empirical Analysis on the Holy Bible Texts' Cliche for English-Korean Interpretation and Translation