Participatory, self-organising, and learning

The patterns and influence of peer communication in online collaborative translation

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ID21584095
AuthorsJun Yang (0000-0001-6740-4358, South China Normal University), Yang Jun (0009-0007-5199-7989, South China Normal University, corresponding author)
Year2020
Volume32
Issue2
Pages327-357
Publication date2020-09-11
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueTarget International Journal of Translation Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0924-1884 • E-ISSN: 1569-9986
PublisherJohn Benjamins Publishing Company (PUBLISHER • NL)
DOI10.1075/target.19156.yan
OpenAlexW3040610554
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited20

This article presents a case study on communication in online collaborative translation projects, drawing on a community of amateur Chinese translators called Yeeyan. Centring on the concept of ‘translaboration’, the study explores the collaborative dimension of translation by examining conversational discourse during the translation process. It argues that participants play the role not only of translators, but also of translaborators, who self-organise and resolve various kinds of issues through collaboration. The study uses dialogue act analysis and social network analysis to investigate the features and influence of communication that drive and shape translation and other collaborative activities. The findings show that communication can help mitigate organisational and quality risks in online collaborative translation. A learning process embedded in peer communication is also found. The study enriches existing knowledge of translaboration as a model of transdisciplinary research of collaborative practices in multi-agent relationships, collective problem-solving and knowledge communication

Amateur · Citizen journalism · Collaborative learning · Epistemology · Knowledge management · Political science · Social media · Social network analysis · Sociology · World Wide Web · Computer Science · Knowledge Management and Sharing · Multi-Agent Systems and Negotiation · Wikis in Education and Collaboration

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