Defeng Li
Biographic Data
| ID | 3821519 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Defeng Li |
| GIVEN NAMES | Defeng |
| FAMILY NAME | Li |
| SIGNATURE | LI D |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Macau |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9316-3313 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 25 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 49 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 25 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1998 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
From the margins to relationality: Language policy and planning in island contexts
Although islands are not an unfamiliar context in language policy and planning (LPP) research due to the diversity and complexity of their linguistic landscapes, studies on island LPP remain fragmented. Islands have often been treated as special cases of land rather than as islands within LPP scholarship. This review therefore examines LPP studies that focus exclusively on sovereign island states to identify the distinctive architectures and chal…
Grammaticality and acceptability of Chinese news headlines as a Special Language Domain: A mixed methods study
Language works by rules, yet linguistic rules may be intentionally and legitimately violated in certain areas of language use to achieve pragmatic purposes. This phenomenon, known as Special Language Domain (SLD), provides a unique perspective to unravel the motivation, mechanism, and limit of language evolution. This paper presents a mixed-method empirical study that investigates the grammaticality and acceptability of Chinese news headlines as …
Neural correlates of retrieval practice with feedback in foreign vocabulary learning: An fNirs study
Automatic live captioning in simultaneous interpreting: A comparative analysis of quality
The increasing availability of automatic live captioning (ALC) technology offers new possibilities for its application in simultaneous interpreting (SI). However, its effectiveness in SI contexts requires further investigation, particularly compared to conventional SI modes. This study addresses this gap by conducting a comparative analysis of four interpreting modes: SI without text, SI with text, sight translation and SI with ALC. We evaluated …
Multifaceted multilingual experiences modulate neurocognitive mechanisms of task switching
This study explored the relationship between multifaceted multilingualism and cognitive shifting through a task-switching paradigm using fMRI. Multilingualism was modeled from both convergent (i.e., integrated multilingual index) and divergent (i.e., L2 proficiency, interpreting training, language entropy) perspectives. Participants identified letters or numbers based on task cues, with Repeat trials maintaining the same task and Switch trials re…
The risk of artificial intelligence displacing human interpreters: Insights from academic and industry perspectives
Web 2.0 technologies and translator training: Assessing trainees’ use of instant messaging as a collaborative tool in accomplishing translation tasks
Web 2.0 technologies have had a significant impact on collaborative communication practices in teaching, learning, and professional work environments. In translation studies, computer-supported collaborative translation tasks have mainly been discussed within the project-based learning framework, where research has foregrounded correlations between collaboration and performance. However, trainees’ specific uses of collaborative tools, including t…
Covert and overt retrieval are equally beneficial for learning a third language vocabulary
Syntactic asymmetry and spillover effects in simultaneous interpreting with slides: An eye-tracking study on beginner interpreters
Achieving perceptual constancy with context cues in second language speech perception
The effectiveness of translation technology training: A mixed methods study
Translation technology is nowadays widely used by many language service sectors, and translation technology training is offered by many universities and institutions around the world. However, the effectiveness of translation technology training is yet to be explored. To fill this gap, we conducted a questionnaire survey of 385 Master of Translation and Interpreting (MTI) students in China to understand the general trends in their reception and p…
An event-related potential study of cross-modal translation recognition in Chinese–English bilinguals: The role of cross-linguistic orthography and phonology
Extensive evidence has demonstrated that bilinguals non-selectively activate lexicons of both languages when reading or hearing words in one language. Here, we further investigated the electrophysiological roles of cross-linguistic orthography and phonology in the processing of L2 spoken words in unbalanced Chinese (L1)–English (L2) bilinguals in a cross-modal situation. Relative to unrelated control, the recognition of auditory L2 words showed b…
Neural correlates of retrieval practice on the learning and memory retention of L3 French vocabulary
This study used event-related potential (ERP) and retrieval practice effect paradigm to investigate the neurocognitive mechanisms underlying the retrieval practice effect in a third language (L3) vocabulary learning. Thirty-five Chinese (First Language, L1)-English (Second Language, L2) bilinguals without prior knowledge of French (L3) studied 120 French (L3)–English (L2) word pairs and then practiced the word pairs through retrieval practice or …
Lexico-semantic Activation of Translation Equivalents During the Attentional Blink
Exploring the effect of interpreting training: Eye-tracking English-Chinese sight interpreting
TCM-Admepred: A novel strategy for poly-pharmacokinetics prediction of traditional Chinese medicine based on single constituent pharmacokinetics, structural similarity, and mathematical modeling
Metabolomics study on the effects of Buchang Naoxintong capsules for treating cerebral ischemia in rats using UPLC-Q/TOF-MS
Knowledge Structure and Training of Translation Teachers: An Exploratory Study of Doctoral Programmes of Translation Studies in Hong Kong
A rapid expansion of translation programmes at all levels the world over in recent years has heightened the demand for quality translation teachers. However, little research has been carried out to date on translation teacher training – M.Phil./Ph.D. programmes of translation studies in tertiary institutions despite a plethora of studies on general translation teaching. The present study, intended as an initial attempt to address the issue, appro…
Making Translation Testing More Teaching-oriented: A Case Study of Translation Testing in China
Despite the fact that translation teaching research has been gaining momentum over the last two decades, little has been written and therefore known about translation assessment in the teaching context. This article reports on a data-based empirical study of translation testing in China. The issues raised in it range from teachers' attitudes towards testing to its objectives, design, contents, frequency, and its pedagogical roles. It is suggested…
Translators as Well as Thinkers: Teaching of Journalistic Translation in Hong Kong1
Hong Kong is probably one of the most exciting places in the world to study translation as a student or a researcher. Seven out of the eight universities offer translation degrees. Among others, journalistic translation has always been one of the most popular courses for students. However, students have often felt underprepared in journalistic translation even after taking some related courses. This study argues, with the support of empirical evi…
Trustworthiness of think‐aloud protocols in the study of translation processes
Research on translation processes using think‐aloud protocols (TAPs) as the research design has recently received increasing attention. Such studies over the past two decades have produced many interesting yet by no means definitive findings about mental activities during the process of translation. As the research community strives for more in‐depth investigations into translation processes, some researchers have rightly expressed concerns over …
Translator Training: What Translation Students Have to Say
Following an earlier study by the same author on professional translators which appeared in Target 2000 (12:1 127-149), this article reports on an empirical study, based on both quantitative and qualitative data, on the learning needs of translation students, another major stakeholder in translator training. This study shows that contrary to a widely held assumption, the great majority of students taking translation did not and do not intend to b…
Modernization and teacher education in China
Reflective journals in translation teaching
This article contends that the reason why theorists and teachers differ from students in their perceptions of the role of theory in learning translation is the actual separation of theory and practice in teaching. To remedy this situation, teachers should be process‐oriented in translation teaching and so should students in learning to translate. Students’ internalization of theories from class and eventual development of a unified theory of thei…
It's Always More Difficult Than You Plan and Imagine: Teachers' Perceived Difficulties in Introducing the Communicative Approach in South Korea
Defeng Li, "It's Always More Difficult Than You Plan and Imagine": Teachers' Perceived Difficulties in Introducing the Communicative Approach in South Korea, TESOL Quarterly, Vol. 32, No. 4 (Winter, 1998), pp. 677-703
It's Always More Difficult Than You Plan and Imagine: Teachers' Perceived Difficulties in Introducing the Communicative Approach in South Korea
Defeng Li, "It's Always More Difficult Than You Plan and Imagine": Teachers' Perceived Difficulties in Introducing the Communicative Approach in South Korea, TESOL Quarterly, Vol. 32, No. 4 (Winter, 1998), pp. 677-703
Trustworthiness of think‐aloud protocols in the study of translation processes
Research on translation processes using think‐aloud protocols (TAPs) as the research design has recently received increasing attention. Such studies over the past two decades have produced many interesting yet by no means definitive findings about mental activities during the process of translation. As the research community strives for more in‐depth investigations into translation processes, some researchers have rightly expressed concerns over …
Exploring the effect of interpreting training: Eye-tracking English-Chinese sight interpreting
Modernization and teacher education in China
Translator Training: What Translation Students Have to Say
Following an earlier study by the same author on professional translators which appeared in Target 2000 (12:1 127-149), this article reports on an empirical study, based on both quantitative and qualitative data, on the learning needs of translation students, another major stakeholder in translator training. This study shows that contrary to a widely held assumption, the great majority of students taking translation did not and do not intend to b…
Reflective journals in translation teaching
This article contends that the reason why theorists and teachers differ from students in their perceptions of the role of theory in learning translation is the actual separation of theory and practice in teaching. To remedy this situation, teachers should be process‐oriented in translation teaching and so should students in learning to translate. Students’ internalization of theories from class and eventual development of a unified theory of thei…
Making Translation Testing More Teaching-oriented: A Case Study of Translation Testing in China
Despite the fact that translation teaching research has been gaining momentum over the last two decades, little has been written and therefore known about translation assessment in the teaching context. This article reports on a data-based empirical study of translation testing in China. The issues raised in it range from teachers' attitudes towards testing to its objectives, design, contents, frequency, and its pedagogical roles. It is suggested…
Achieving perceptual constancy with context cues in second language speech perception
Translators as Well as Thinkers: Teaching of Journalistic Translation in Hong Kong1
Hong Kong is probably one of the most exciting places in the world to study translation as a student or a researcher. Seven out of the eight universities offer translation degrees. Among others, journalistic translation has always been one of the most popular courses for students. However, students have often felt underprepared in journalistic translation even after taking some related courses. This study argues, with the support of empirical evi…
Reflective journals in translation teaching
This article contends that the reason why theorists and teachers differ from students in their perceptions of the role of theory in learning translation is the actual separation of theory and practice in teaching. To remedy this situation, teachers should be process‐oriented in translation teaching and so should students in learning to translate. Students’ internalization of theories from class and eventual development of a unified theory of thei…
It's Always More Difficult Than You Plan and Imagine: Teachers' Perceived Difficulties in Introducing the Communicative Approach in South Korea
Defeng Li, "It's Always More Difficult Than You Plan and Imagine": Teachers' Perceived Difficulties in Introducing the Communicative Approach in South Korea, TESOL Quarterly, Vol. 32, No. 4 (Winter, 1998), pp. 677-703
Modernization and teacher education in China
Trustworthiness of think‐aloud protocols in the study of translation processes
Research on translation processes using think‐aloud protocols (TAPs) as the research design has recently received increasing attention. Such studies over the past two decades have produced many interesting yet by no means definitive findings about mental activities during the process of translation. As the research community strives for more in‐depth investigations into translation processes, some researchers have rightly expressed concerns over …
Translator Training: What Translation Students Have to Say
Following an earlier study by the same author on professional translators which appeared in Target 2000 (12:1 127-149), this article reports on an empirical study, based on both quantitative and qualitative data, on the learning needs of translation students, another major stakeholder in translator training. This study shows that contrary to a widely held assumption, the great majority of students taking translation did not and do not intend to b…
Making Translation Testing More Teaching-oriented: A Case Study of Translation Testing in China
Despite the fact that translation teaching research has been gaining momentum over the last two decades, little has been written and therefore known about translation assessment in the teaching context. This article reports on a data-based empirical study of translation testing in China. The issues raised in it range from teachers' attitudes towards testing to its objectives, design, contents, frequency, and its pedagogical roles. It is suggested…
Translators as Well as Thinkers: Teaching of Journalistic Translation in Hong Kong1
Hong Kong is probably one of the most exciting places in the world to study translation as a student or a researcher. Seven out of the eight universities offer translation degrees. Among others, journalistic translation has always been one of the most popular courses for students. However, students have often felt underprepared in journalistic translation even after taking some related courses. This study argues, with the support of empirical evi…
Knowledge Structure and Training of Translation Teachers: An Exploratory Study of Doctoral Programmes of Translation Studies in Hong Kong
A rapid expansion of translation programmes at all levels the world over in recent years has heightened the demand for quality translation teachers. However, little research has been carried out to date on translation teacher training – M.Phil./Ph.D. programmes of translation studies in tertiary institutions despite a plethora of studies on general translation teaching. The present study, intended as an initial attempt to address the issue, appro…
Metabolomics study on the effects of Buchang Naoxintong capsules for treating cerebral ischemia in rats using UPLC-Q/TOF-MS
TCM-Admepred: A novel strategy for poly-pharmacokinetics prediction of traditional Chinese medicine based on single constituent pharmacokinetics, structural similarity, and mathematical modeling
Exploring the effect of interpreting training: Eye-tracking English-Chinese sight interpreting
The effectiveness of translation technology training: A mixed methods study
Translation technology is nowadays widely used by many language service sectors, and translation technology training is offered by many universities and institutions around the world. However, the effectiveness of translation technology training is yet to be explored. To fill this gap, we conducted a questionnaire survey of 385 Master of Translation and Interpreting (MTI) students in China to understand the general trends in their reception and p…
An event-related potential study of cross-modal translation recognition in Chinese–English bilinguals: The role of cross-linguistic orthography and phonology
Extensive evidence has demonstrated that bilinguals non-selectively activate lexicons of both languages when reading or hearing words in one language. Here, we further investigated the electrophysiological roles of cross-linguistic orthography and phonology in the processing of L2 spoken words in unbalanced Chinese (L1)–English (L2) bilinguals in a cross-modal situation. Relative to unrelated control, the recognition of auditory L2 words showed b…
Neural correlates of retrieval practice on the learning and memory retention of L3 French vocabulary
This study used event-related potential (ERP) and retrieval practice effect paradigm to investigate the neurocognitive mechanisms underlying the retrieval practice effect in a third language (L3) vocabulary learning. Thirty-five Chinese (First Language, L1)-English (Second Language, L2) bilinguals without prior knowledge of French (L3) studied 120 French (L3)–English (L2) word pairs and then practiced the word pairs through retrieval practice or …
Lexico-semantic Activation of Translation Equivalents During the Attentional Blink
Web 2.0 technologies and translator training: Assessing trainees’ use of instant messaging as a collaborative tool in accomplishing translation tasks
Web 2.0 technologies have had a significant impact on collaborative communication practices in teaching, learning, and professional work environments. In translation studies, computer-supported collaborative translation tasks have mainly been discussed within the project-based learning framework, where research has foregrounded correlations between collaboration and performance. However, trainees’ specific uses of collaborative tools, including t…
Covert and overt retrieval are equally beneficial for learning a third language vocabulary
Syntactic asymmetry and spillover effects in simultaneous interpreting with slides: An eye-tracking study on beginner interpreters
Achieving perceptual constancy with context cues in second language speech perception
Automatic live captioning in simultaneous interpreting: A comparative analysis of quality
The increasing availability of automatic live captioning (ALC) technology offers new possibilities for its application in simultaneous interpreting (SI). However, its effectiveness in SI contexts requires further investigation, particularly compared to conventional SI modes. This study addresses this gap by conducting a comparative analysis of four interpreting modes: SI without text, SI with text, sight translation and SI with ALC. We evaluated …
Multifaceted multilingual experiences modulate neurocognitive mechanisms of task switching
This study explored the relationship between multifaceted multilingualism and cognitive shifting through a task-switching paradigm using fMRI. Multilingualism was modeled from both convergent (i.e., integrated multilingual index) and divergent (i.e., L2 proficiency, interpreting training, language entropy) perspectives. Participants identified letters or numbers based on task cues, with Repeat trials maintaining the same task and Switch trials re…
The risk of artificial intelligence displacing human interpreters: Insights from academic and industry perspectives
From the margins to relationality: Language policy and planning in island contexts
Although islands are not an unfamiliar context in language policy and planning (LPP) research due to the diversity and complexity of their linguistic landscapes, studies on island LPP remain fragmented. Islands have often been treated as special cases of land rather than as islands within LPP scholarship. This review therefore examines LPP studies that focus exclusively on sovereign island states to identify the distinctive architectures and chal…
Grammaticality and acceptability of Chinese news headlines as a Special Language Domain: A mixed methods study
Language works by rules, yet linguistic rules may be intentionally and legitimately violated in certain areas of language use to achieve pragmatic purposes. This phenomenon, known as Special Language Domain (SLD), provides a unique perspective to unravel the motivation, mechanism, and limit of language evolution. This paper presents a mixed-method empirical study that investigates the grammaticality and acceptability of Chinese news headlines as …
Neural correlates of retrieval practice with feedback in foreign vocabulary learning: An fNirs study
Psychology (18 works) · Computer Science (14 works) · Interpreting and Communication in Healthcare (8 works) · Linguistics (8 works) · Translation Studies and Practices (7 works) · Mathematics education (6 works) · Medicine (6 works) · Cognition (5 works) · Context (archaeology) (5 works) · Interpreter (5 works)