@article{ART003249390},
author={Hyeon-woong Kim and Sang-Bin Lee},
title={Effects of prompt engineering on error reduction and creativity in AI literary translation},
journal={The Journal of Translation Studies},
issn={1229-795X},
year={2025},
volume={26},
number={3},
pages={147-171},
doi={10.15749/jts.2025.26.3.005}
TY - JOUR
AU - Hyeon-woong Kim
AU - Sang-Bin Lee
TI - Effects of prompt engineering on error reduction and creativity in AI literary translation
JO - The Journal of Translation Studies
PY - 2025
VL - 26
IS - 3
PB - The Korean Association for Translation Studies
SP - 147
EP - 171
SN - 1229-795X
AB - This study explores how highly calibrated prompts influence the translation of Hyŏn Chin’gŏn’s 1921 short story “Sul kwŏnhanŭn sahoe” (A Society That Drives You to Drink). It draws comparisons between English translations generated with a Role-Goal-Context (RGC) prompt and those produced with a baseline control prompt (“Please translate the Korean text into English, preserving its structure and details as much as possible.”). The results show no significant difference in the overall frequency of translation errors between the two prompt types. However, translations created with the RGC prompt exhibit a higher rate of over-translation, whereas rates of omission and mistranslation remain relatively stable across both conditions. Moreover, RGC-prompted translations demonstrate a greater use of creative strategies, such as paraphrasing and elaboration. These findings suggest that while RGC prompts may not reduce the overall incidence of translation errors, they enhance the contextual sensitivity and readability of the output.
KW - Prompt engineering;Role-Goal-Context (RGC) prompt;AI-assisted translation;ChatGPT;Large Language Model (LLM);translation of Korean literature
DO - 10.15749/jts.2025.26.3.005
ER -
Hyeon-woong Kim and Sang-Bin Lee. (2025). Effects of prompt engineering on error reduction and creativity in AI literary translation. The Journal of Translation Studies, 26(3), 147-171.
Hyeon-woong Kim and Sang-Bin Lee. 2025, "Effects of prompt engineering on error reduction and creativity in AI literary translation", The Journal of Translation Studies, vol.26, no.3 pp.147-171. Available from: doi:10.15749/jts.2025.26.3.005
Hyeon-woong Kim, Sang-Bin Lee "Effects of prompt engineering on error reduction and creativity in AI literary translation" The Journal of Translation Studies 26.3 pp.147-171 (2025) : 147.
Hyeon-woong Kim, Sang-Bin Lee. Effects of prompt engineering on error reduction and creativity in AI literary translation. 2025; 26(3), 147-171. Available from: doi:10.15749/jts.2025.26.3.005
Hyeon-woong Kim and Sang-Bin Lee. "Effects of prompt engineering on error reduction and creativity in AI literary translation" The Journal of Translation Studies 26, no.3 (2025) : 147-171.doi: 10.15749/jts.2025.26.3.005
Hyeon-woong Kim; Sang-Bin Lee. Effects of prompt engineering on error reduction and creativity in AI literary translation. The Journal of Translation Studies, 26(3), 147-171. doi: 10.15749/jts.2025.26.3.005
Hyeon-woong Kim; Sang-Bin Lee. Effects of prompt engineering on error reduction and creativity in AI literary translation. The Journal of Translation Studies. 2025; 26(3) 147-171. doi: 10.15749/jts.2025.26.3.005
Hyeon-woong Kim, Sang-Bin Lee. Effects of prompt engineering on error reduction and creativity in AI literary translation. 2025; 26(3), 147-171. Available from: doi:10.15749/jts.2025.26.3.005
Hyeon-woong Kim and Sang-Bin Lee. "Effects of prompt engineering on error reduction and creativity in AI literary translation" The Journal of Translation Studies 26, no.3 (2025) : 147-171.doi: 10.15749/jts.2025.26.3.005
