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Arab World English Journal (AWEJ) Volume 13. Number3. September 2022 Pp.512-520
Department of English,
College of Education, Majmaah University
Al-Majmaah , Saudi Arabia.
Computer-aided Translation (CAT) tools have attracted the attention of scholars who practice translation in various disciplines. The current study investigated undergraduate students’ Perspectives on CAT tools and Machine Translation (MT). More specifically, it investigates to what extent CAT tools improve productivity and translation quality. Finally, it also explores the other merits of using CAT tools. The present study used a qualitative analysis and semi-structured interviews to answer the research questions. The findings indicate that most of the students have a positive attitude toward using CAT tools. Furthermore, the findings show that lexical, syntactic, and special use of expressions as well as collocations and words that have cultural connotations were the most challenging that the students encountered when using MT. in addition. Improving productivity, enhancing quality, scalability, and connectivity are the four concepts mentioned by the subjects of the study as merits that made them use the CAT tool for translation other than using machine translation.
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Sir Al Khatim Mohammed Ahmed is an Assistant Professor of Applied Linguistics, Department of English, College of Education, Majmaah University, Al-Majmaah, 11952, Saudi Arabia. His research interests are Applied Linguistics, Academic Discourse, Translation, Internet Linguistics CALL, EFL writing, and CAT tools.
ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8508-5442