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Research Methods in Cognitive Translation and Interpreting Studies
Edited by Ana María Rojo López and Ricardo Muñoz Martín
[Research Methods in Applied Linguistics 10] 2025
► pp. 236–256

Chapter 10
Dynamic eyetracking

 | University of Łódź
 | North-West University | Macquarie University
Dynamic eyetracking, leveraging mobile and wearable devices like eyetracking glasses, facilitates the collection of eye movement data in real-world contexts, allowing participants to move freely and interact with their environment. This chapter explores dynamic eyetracking as a research method within translation and interpreting studies. While dynamic eyetrackers offer significant advantages for studies necessitating naturalistic settings, such as those in translation and interpreting, they also present challenges, including lower sampling frequencies, extensive manual data processing, and potential data quality issues. Ethical considerations, such as participant privacy and data anonymization, are paramount. Despite these challenges, dynamic eyetracking provides valuable insights into visual attention and cognitive processes, depending on the research question and data requirements.
Article outline
  • 1.The method and key features in comparison to screen eyetracking
    • 1.1Dynamic eyetracking in CTIS
    • 1.2Ethical issues in dynamic eyetracking
  • 2.Conceptual aspects
    • 2.1Eyetracking measurement and constructs
    • 2.2Relationship between measures and variables
  • 3.Implementation
    • 3.1Mobile eyetrackers for dynamic eyetracking
    • 3.2Data collection and analysis in dynamic eyetracking
  • 4.Closing remarks
    • 4.1Advantages and disadvantages of the method
  • Further readings on dynamic eyetracking
  • References
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Further readings on dynamic eyetracking
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