Dana Mahadin
Biographic Data
| ID | 2938348 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Dana Mahadin |
| GIVEN NAMES | Dana |
| FAMILY NAME | Mahadin |
| SIGNATURE | MAHADIN D |
| AFFILIATIONS | Al-Balqa Applied University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1488-0515 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
A mixed-methods study of Arab translator trainees’ experiences in field training
Despite integrating practical components, such as field training, into translator training programs to bridge the theory-practice gap, views of Arab trainees on their experience during the field training period are under-researched. Using the European Master's in Translation (EMT) competence framework, this study explored Arab translator trainees' perceived skill development during field training, as well as the challenges encountered and overall…
Artificial Intelligence in translation studies
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing translation teaching, training, and practices, yet its adoption amongst the translation studies community remains under-researched. The current study investigates Jordanian translation academics' knowledge, attitudes and AI practices in teaching and academic research. The study employs a 5-likert scale questionnaire to explore translation academics' awareness and attitudes about AI, their use of AI …
An Analytical Study on Student Perceptions of Using CHATGPT in Language Translation
This study explores user perceptions and practical employment of ChatGPT Translation among students involved in English-Arabic translation tasks. For the quantitative part method, data were collected from a diverse assembly of 102 participants, comprising demographic queries and a constructed 20-item Likert scale questionnaire. The collected data were categorized and critically examined under five principal constructs: Efficiency, Accuracy, Ease …
A socio-onomastic study of the 2022 Fifa World Cup football teams’ nicknames
Despite growing research interest into the language of sports, little research investigates football teams’ nicknames significance and fan attitudes. The objective of this study is two-fold: to explore Jordanian youth attitudes and views towards these nicknames using a close-ended questionnaire, and to classify and analyse the nicknames into different categories from a socio-onomastic perspective. The study aims to answer two research questions. …
Subtitling sensitive Arabic language for English audiences
The current study investigates the subtitling strategies of sensitive language in Netflix’s Jinn and Al-Rawabi shows from Arabic into English. A corpus of Arabic sex-related expressions from the two shows subtitled into English are extracted. The typology of the sex-related examples is classified into four groups, namely verbal innuendo, clothing revealment, slang and vulgar words, and body part-related references. The study findings show that di…
The impact of Covid-19 and its terminology learning strategies on EFL learners’ vocabulary repertoire
COVID-19 pandemic is an unprecedented crisis worldwide posing many linguistic challenges including understanding and learning new related terminology. This study explores the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and its terminology learning strategies on EFL learners' vocabulary acquisition, particularly in Jordan. A triangulated approach was employed for collecting data including interviews, tests and a questionnaire distributed to 100 EFL learners a…
From the Red Keep to Winterfell
The recent popularity of the fantasy genre in the Arabic world has seen increased translation activity into Arabic (De Blasio 2019). Despite this interest, scholars have focused their attention on low fantasy, with little attention to high fantasy. This study investigates book five of George R.R Martin’s novel series “A Dance with Dragons (2011), and its Arabic translation رقصة مع التنانين raqsa mc ?ltanani:n (2020) with a specific focus on Topon…
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A socio-onomastic study of the 2022 Fifa World Cup football teams’ nicknames
Despite growing research interest into the language of sports, little research investigates football teams’ nicknames significance and fan attitudes. The objective of this study is two-fold: to explore Jordanian youth attitudes and views towards these nicknames using a close-ended questionnaire, and to classify and analyse the nicknames into different categories from a socio-onomastic perspective. The study aims to answer two research questions. …
Subtitling sensitive Arabic language for English audiences
The current study investigates the subtitling strategies of sensitive language in Netflix’s Jinn and Al-Rawabi shows from Arabic into English. A corpus of Arabic sex-related expressions from the two shows subtitled into English are extracted. The typology of the sex-related examples is classified into four groups, namely verbal innuendo, clothing revealment, slang and vulgar words, and body part-related references. The study findings show that di…
The impact of Covid-19 and its terminology learning strategies on EFL learners’ vocabulary repertoire
COVID-19 pandemic is an unprecedented crisis worldwide posing many linguistic challenges including understanding and learning new related terminology. This study explores the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and its terminology learning strategies on EFL learners' vocabulary acquisition, particularly in Jordan. A triangulated approach was employed for collecting data including interviews, tests and a questionnaire distributed to 100 EFL learners a…
From the Red Keep to Winterfell
The recent popularity of the fantasy genre in the Arabic world has seen increased translation activity into Arabic (De Blasio 2019). Despite this interest, scholars have focused their attention on low fantasy, with little attention to high fantasy. This study investigates book five of George R.R Martin’s novel series “A Dance with Dragons (2011), and its Arabic translation رقصة مع التنانين raqsa mc ?ltanani:n (2020) with a specific focus on Topon…
An Analytical Study on Student Perceptions of Using CHATGPT in Language Translation
This study explores user perceptions and practical employment of ChatGPT Translation among students involved in English-Arabic translation tasks. For the quantitative part method, data were collected from a diverse assembly of 102 participants, comprising demographic queries and a constructed 20-item Likert scale questionnaire. The collected data were categorized and critically examined under five principal constructs: Efficiency, Accuracy, Ease …
Artificial Intelligence in translation studies
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing translation teaching, training, and practices, yet its adoption amongst the translation studies community remains under-researched. The current study investigates Jordanian translation academics' knowledge, attitudes and AI practices in teaching and academic research. The study employs a 5-likert scale questionnaire to explore translation academics' awareness and attitudes about AI, their use of AI …
A mixed-methods study of Arab translator trainees’ experiences in field training
Despite integrating practical components, such as field training, into translator training programs to bridge the theory-practice gap, views of Arab trainees on their experience during the field training period are under-researched. Using the European Master's in Translation (EMT) competence framework, this study explored Arab translator trainees' perceived skill development during field training, as well as the challenges encountered and overall…
Linguistics (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Translation Studies and Practices (4 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Swearing, Euphemism, Multilingualism (3 works) · Language, Metaphor, and Cognition (2 works) · Perception (2 works) · Advertising (1 works) · Ambiguity (1 works) · Applications of artificial intelligence (1 works)