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Research on Construction of Translation Self-assessment Activity for Self-regulated Learning in Chinese EFL Context

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In response to students’ lack of self-regulated learning ability and method in translation learning, as well as ignoring the value of translation products, this paper puts forward a translation self-assessment activity based on research on self-assessment, translation self-assessment criteria and social constructionism in Translation Teaching. The translation self-assessment activity is a specific method of student-centered translation self-assessment which aims at improving the initiative of self-regulated learning in translation learning. It consists of five parts: translation evaluation, feedback collection, translation revision, translation comparison, and self-reflection throughout the self-assessment activity. By this self- assessment activity, students can not only be more aware of reflecting on the translation process, but also make full use of their translation products, resulting in higher initiative of self-regulated learning in their translation learning from the metacognitive level.

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  1. Laboratory of Language and Artificial Intelligence, Guangdong University of Foreign Studies, Guangzhou, 510420, China

    Shili Ge

  2. School of Interpreting and Translation Studies, Guangdong University of Foreign Studies, Guangzhou, 510420, China

    Xiaojun Pi

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  2. South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China

    Yong Tang

  3. Beijing Normal University-Hong Kong Baptist University United International College, Zhuhai, Guangdong, China

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  4. Hochschule Magdeburg-Stendal, Magdeburg, Germany

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Ge, S., Pi, X. (2021). Research on Construction of Translation Self-assessment Activity for Self-regulated Learning in Chinese EFL Context. In: Jia, W., et al. Emerging Technologies for Education. SETE 2021. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 13089. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-92836-0_35

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