INFLUENCES OF TRANSLATION APPLICATIONS ON TRANSLATION ACTIVITY, ENGLISH MAJORS

There is the fact that in the process of globalization, translation has become more and more significant, which greatly helps in the flow and efficiency of international communication in all transactional areas. Moreover, in the era of technology, specifically, the era of the forth industrial revolution with artificial intelligence, internet of things and software, the application of technology in the translation process is an indispensable reality. It cannot be denied that both professional translators and practical students have been familiarizing with different translation applications/tools to meet their needs in working and researching. In that context, there have been different concerning issues related to influences of translation applications on habit of using these tools. In responding this big question, this study was conducted with three modes of data collection including questionnaires, interviews and focus groups. Research participants were 100 Business English majors at National Economics University, where students have to study translation as one of specialized subjects. Based on data analysis, it was apparent that translation apps were regarded as important tool for students to study and practice. In specific, Google translation ranked as the most common tool. In general, translation apps would largely help in saving time and energy for an instant target text. However, completely relying on these tools would expose different grammar errors as well as lexical problems due to no automatic and effective correction system. Therefore, it is highly recommended that translation apps should be used by professionally trained learners to ensure quality of the target version.