PHASES AND ACTIONS IN THE JAPANESE - VIETNAMESE TRANSLATION PROCESS: A SEMI-STRUCTURED INTERVIEW APPROACH
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This study examines the phases of one-direction translation from Japanese into Vietnamese through semi-structured interviews with five university instructors. The data were coded into two principal phases Analysis (A1-A4) and Reformulation (B1-B3) and organized as a binary matrix, on which the authors applied multidimensional scaling (MDS) to identify the structure of translation behaviors. The results reveal three groups: (1) G001, a minimal workflow emphasizing analysis and meaning verification; (2) G002 and G003, who share A1-A2 but diverge in Reformulation steps; and (3) G004 and G005, who share A2, A4, B1, and B3 but differ in the breadth of B-phase coverage. Step A2 emerges as a gateway for four of the five participants, after which strategies diverge markedly. These findings support the view that translation is a sequence of activities that are both cognitive and text-producing, and they inform recommendations for translator education and training.
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translation, translation process, analysis, reformulation, translation pedagogy
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