@article{ART003281310},
author={Inseong Kim},
title={Beyond efficiency: The educational value of slow, reflective translation in the age of AI},
journal={The Journal of Translation Studies},
issn={1229-795X},
year={2025},
volume={26},
number={4},
pages={161-187},
doi={10.15749/jts.2025.26.4.006}
TY - JOUR
AU - Inseong Kim
TI - Beyond efficiency: The educational value of slow, reflective translation in the age of AI
JO - The Journal of Translation Studies
PY - 2025
VL - 26
IS - 4
PB - The Korean Association for Translation Studies
SP - 161
EP - 187
SN - 1229-795X
AB - The rise of efficient AI systems, including NMT and LLMs, has challenged the traditional value of human translation education. This study contests the prevailing output-efficiency paradigm and argues for the educational significance of the slow, reflective cognitive processes inherent in human translation. Using Piagetian and Vygotskian frameworks, the study analyses screen recordings of undergraduate students translating without machine assistance. Specifically, it examines behavioral indicators, such as pause duration, search frequency, and revision patterns, to identify moments of cognitive disequilibrium and scaffolding attempts. The analysis reveals that these seemingly inefficient behaviors function as critical 'reflective hotspots' where schema restructuring and internalization occur. The findings suggest that translation pedagogy must shift its focus from competing with machine efficiency to cultivating this unique reflective capacity, which underpins high-level MT literacy and critical thinking in the AI era.
KW - Translation education;AI translation;reflective learning;cognitive process;screen recording;MT literacy;pedagogical translation
DO - 10.15749/jts.2025.26.4.006
ER -
Inseong Kim. (2025). Beyond efficiency: The educational value of slow, reflective translation in the age of AI. The Journal of Translation Studies, 26(4), 161-187.
Inseong Kim. 2025, "Beyond efficiency: The educational value of slow, reflective translation in the age of AI", The Journal of Translation Studies, vol.26, no.4 pp.161-187. Available from: doi:10.15749/jts.2025.26.4.006
Inseong Kim "Beyond efficiency: The educational value of slow, reflective translation in the age of AI" The Journal of Translation Studies 26.4 pp.161-187 (2025) : 161.
Inseong Kim. Beyond efficiency: The educational value of slow, reflective translation in the age of AI. 2025; 26(4), 161-187. Available from: doi:10.15749/jts.2025.26.4.006
Inseong Kim. "Beyond efficiency: The educational value of slow, reflective translation in the age of AI" The Journal of Translation Studies 26, no.4 (2025) : 161-187.doi: 10.15749/jts.2025.26.4.006
Inseong Kim. Beyond efficiency: The educational value of slow, reflective translation in the age of AI. The Journal of Translation Studies, 26(4), 161-187. doi: 10.15749/jts.2025.26.4.006
Inseong Kim. Beyond efficiency: The educational value of slow, reflective translation in the age of AI. The Journal of Translation Studies. 2025; 26(4) 161-187. doi: 10.15749/jts.2025.26.4.006
Inseong Kim. Beyond efficiency: The educational value of slow, reflective translation in the age of AI. 2025; 26(4), 161-187. Available from: doi:10.15749/jts.2025.26.4.006
Inseong Kim. "Beyond efficiency: The educational value of slow, reflective translation in the age of AI" The Journal of Translation Studies 26, no.4 (2025) : 161-187.doi: 10.15749/jts.2025.26.4.006
