HOW TO DEVELOP STUDENTS’ SELF-EFFICACY? DESCRIPTION AND EVALUATION OF A LEARNING EXPERIENCE IN THE TRANSLATION CLASSROOM
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.19083/ridu.11.567Keywords:
teaching and training, translation, competence, self-efficacy, higher educationAbstract
This paper aims at filling the gap regarding the need to incorporate self-efficacy in translator training programmes in a structured way (Atkinson & Crezee, 2014). It describes a learning experience implemented in the translation classroom aimed at developing students’ translation self-efficacy, i.e., their confidence in their abilities to translate (Bandura 1987, 1997; Haro-Soler, 2017a, 2017b). This experience included practices such as goal-setting as a motivational incentive, verbal persuasion, vicarious learning, and activities to promote students’ self-awareness. The results of an empirical-descriptive study performed to qualitatively and quantitatively assess this training experience from the participants’ perspective will also be presented. The results were obtained from an online questionnaire that all 15 participants were asked to complete and showed that, in their opinion, the learning experience implemented was useful for their training as translators. Participants also suggested that initiatives intended to help students trust their abilities should be incorporated not only into translator training but in higher education programs in general.References
Atkinson, D. P. (2014). Developing Psychological Skill for the Global Language Industry: An Exploration of Approaches to Translator and Inter¬preter Training. Translation Spaces, 3(1), 1-24. doi: http://doi.org/10.1075/ts.3.01atk
Atkinson, D. P. & Crezee, I. H. M. (2014). Improving Psychological Skill in Trainee Interpreters. International Journal of Interpreter Education, 6(1), 3-18. Recuperado de https://goo.gl/w2Cyn8
Bandura, A. (1977). Self-Efficacy: Towards a Unifying Theory of Behavioral Change. Psychological Review, 84(2), 191–215. doi: http://doi.org/10.1016/0146-6402(78)90002-4
Bandura, A. (1987). Pensamiento y acción. Barcelona: Martínez Roca.
Bandura, A. (1997). Self-Efficacy: The Exercise of Control. Nueva York: Freeman.
Bandura, A. (2006). Guide for Constructing Self-Efficacy Scales. En F. Pajares & T. Urdan (Eds.), Self-Efficacy Beliefs of Adolescents (pp. 307- 337). Greenwich, CT: Information Age Publishing.
Beneitone, P., Esquetini, C., González, J., Marty, M., Siufi, G. & Wagenaar, R. (2007). Reflexiones y perspectivas de la Educación Superior en América Latina. Informe Final-Proyecto Tuning-América Latina 2004-2007. Bilbao, Groningen: Universidad de Deusto, Universidad de Groningen. Recuperado de https://goo.gl/41opNj
Blanco, H., Martínez, M., Zueck, M. C. & Gastélum, G. (2011). Análisis psicométrico de la escala autoeficacia en conductas académicas en uni¬versitarios de primer ingreso. Revista electrónica actualidades investigativas en educación, 11(3), 1-27. doi: http://doi.org/10.15517/aie. v11i3.10214
Bolaños-Medina, A. (2014). Self-Efficacy in Translation. Translation and Interpreting Studies, 9(2), 197-218. doi: http://doi.org/10.1075/tis.9.2.03bol
Bolaños-Medina, A. (2016). Translation Psychology within the Framework of Translator Studies: New Research Perspectives. En C. Martín de León & V. González-Ruíz (Eds.), From the Lab to the Classroom and Back Again. Perspectives on Translation and Interpreting Training (pp. 59-100). Fráncfort: Peter Lang.
Bong, M. (2002). Predictive Utility of Subject-, Task-, and Problem-Specific Self-Efficacy Judgments for Immediate and Delayed Academic Per¬formances. Journal of Experimental Education, 70(2), 133-162. doi: http://doi.org/10.1080/00220970209599503
González, J. & Waagenar, R. (Eds.). (2003). Tuning Educational Structures in Europe. Final Report. Phase One. Recuperado de https://goo.gl/LDbSmj
Haro-Soler, M. M. (2015). La competencia psicofisiológica en el Grado en Traducción e Interpretación: Agentes que influyen en su adquisición. En G. Corpas Pastor, M. Seghiri Domínguez, R. Gutiérrez Florido & M. Urbano Mendaña (Eds.), Actas del VII Congreso Internacional de la AIETI. Nuevos horizontes en los Estudios de Traducción e Interpretación (pp. 339-351). Recuperado de https://goo.gl/UPsMYd
Haro-Soler, M. M. (2017a). Self-Confidence and its Role in Translator Training: The Students’ Perspective. En I. Lacruz & R. Jääskeläinen (Eds.), New Directions in Cognitive and Empirical Translation Process Research. ATA Series, John Benjamins.
Haro-Soler, M. M. (2017b). Teaching Practices and Translation Students’ Self-Efficacy: A Qualitative Study of Teachers’ Perceptions. Current Trends in Translation Teaching and Learning, 4(1).
Jääskeläinen, R. (2012). Translation Psychology. En Y. Gambier & L. van Doorslaer (Eds.), Handbook of Translation Studies III (pp. 191-197). Ámsterdam/Filadelfia: John Benjamins.
Kelly, D. (1999). Proyecto docente e investigador. Granada: Universidad de Granada.
Kelly, D. (2000). Text Selection for Developing Translator Competence. Why Texts From The Tourist Sector Constitute Suitable Material. En C. Schaeffner & B. Adab (Eds.), Developing Translation Competence (pp. 157-167). Ámsterdam, Filadelfia: John Benjamins.
Kelly, D. (2002). Un modelo de competencia traductora: Bases para el diseño curricular. Puentes, 1, 9-21. Recuperado de https://goo.gl/JGZowu
Kelly, D. (2005). A Handbook for Translator Trainers. Translation Practices Explained. Manchester: St. Jerome.
Kelly, D. (2007). Translator Competence Contextualized. Translator Training in the Framework of Higher Education Reform: In Search of Align¬ment in Curricular Design. En D. Kenny & K. Ryou (Eds.), Across Boundaries: International Perspectives on Translation Studies (pp. 128- 142). Cambridge: Cambridge Scholars Publishing.
Nunan, D. (2005). Reserarch Methods in Language Learning. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Pajares, F. (1996). Self-Efficacy Beliefs in Academic Settings. Review of Educational Research, 66(4), 543-578. doi: http://doi.org/10.3102/00346543066004543
Pajares, F. (1997). Current Directions in Self-Efficacy Research. En M. L. Maehr & P. R. Pintrich (Eds.), Advances in Motivation and Achievement. Vol. 10 (pp.1-49). Greenwich: JAI Press.
Presas, M. (1998). Los componentes de la competencia pretraductora en el marco del diseño curricular. En I. García Izquierdo & J. Verdegal (Eds.), Estudios de Traducción: Un reto didáctico (pp. 131-134). Castelló de la Plana: Universitat Jaume I.
Prieto, L. (2007). Autoeficacia del profesor universitario: Eficacia percibida y práctica docente. Madrid: Narcea.
Pym, A. (1992). Translation Error Analysis and the Interface with Language Teaching. En C. Dollerup & A. Loddegaard (Eds.), Teaching Translation and Interpreting. Training, Talent and Experience (pp. 279-290). Ámsterdam: John Benjamins.
Salanova, M., Peiró, J. M. & Shaufeli, W. E. (2002). Self-Efficacy Specificity and Burnout among Information Technology Workers: An Ex¬tension of the Job Demand-Control Model. European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology, 11(2), 1-25. http://doi.org/10.1080/13594320143000735
Schunk, D. H. & DiBenedetto, M. K. (2016). Self-Efficacy Theory in Education. En K. R. Wentzel & A. Wigfield (Eds.), Handbook of Motivation at School (pp. 35-54). Londres, Nueva York: Routledge.
Suárez, M. (2005). El grupo de discusión: Una herramienta para la investigación cualitativa. Barcelona: Laertes.
Torre, J. C. (2007). Una triple alianza para un aprendizaje universitario de calidad. Madrid: Universidad Pontificia Comillas.
Way, C. (2008). Systematic Assessment of Translator Competence: In Search of Achilles’ Heel. En J. Kearns (Ed.), Translator and Interpreter Training: Issues, Methods and Debates (pp. 88-103). Londres: Continuum.
Way, C. (2009). Bringing Professional Practices into Translation Classrooms. En I. Kemble (Ed.), The Changing Face of Translation (pp. 131-142). Portsmouth: University of Portsmouth.
Way, C. (2014). Structuring a Legal Translation Course: A Framework for Decision-Making in Legal Translator Training. En L. Cheng, K. K. Sin & A. Wagner (Eds.), The Ashgate Handbook of Legal Translation (pp. 135-152). doi: http://doi.org/10.4324/9781315612706
