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Translation, Cognition & BehaviorVol. 4:2 (2021) ► pp.281–304
thematic section
A systematic review of experimental research in audiovisual translation 1992–2020
This study systematically reviewed 61 experimental studies on audiovisual translation (AVT), published in academic journals between 1992 and 2020. The review examined five aspects of these studies: publication trends, research scopes, research designs, statistical procedures, and reporting practices. Major findings include: (a) there has been a slight concentration of publication outlets for experimental AVT research; (b) the focal studies could be categorized into three themes (product, process, and pedagogy), with the product theme being the most popular and subtitling the dominant AVT modality; (c) the inclusion of a comparison group was the most common design feature, and questionnaires and tests were the most popular research instruments; (d) inferential statistical analysis was favored over descriptive statistical analysis; (e) data normality information and effect sizes were not regularly reported. Based on the systematic review, suggestions are made for the future development of experimental AVT research.
Article outline
- 1.Introduction
- 2.Making a case for a systematic review
- 3.Methodology
- 3.1Selection criteria
- 3.2Coding protocol
- 4.Results
- 4.1What have been the publication trends of experimental AVT research?
- 4.2What have been the research scopes of experimental AVT research?
- 4.3How have AVT experiments been designed?
- 4.3.1Participant characteristics
- 4.3.2Sample size
- 4.3.3Design features
- 4.3.4Research instruments
- 4.4What statistical procedures were used in experimental AVT studies?
- 4.5What reporting practices were employed in experimental AVT studies?
- 5.Discussion
- 5.1Publication trends
- 5.2Research scopes
- 5.3Research designs
- 5.4Statistical procedures and reporting practices
- 6.Conclusion
- Note
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