Eyetracking and Applied Linguistics

• Other Authors: Grucza, Sambor (Editor), Hansen-Schirra, Silvia (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Language Science Press 2016
• Series: Translation and Multilingual Natural Language Processing
• Subjects: linguistics; audiovisual translation; computational linguistics; applied linguistics; usability; post-editing of machine translation output; comprehensibility; translation studies; Eye tracking; Finland; Postediting; Subtitles
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Eyetracking has become a powerful tool in scientific research and has finally found its way into disciplines such as applied linguistics and translation studies, paving the way for new insights and challenges in these fields. The aim of the first International Conference on Eyetracking and Applied Linguistics (ICEAL) was to bring together researchers who use eyetracking to empirically answer their research questions. It was intended to bridge the gaps between applied linguistics, translation studies, cognitive science and computational linguistics on the one hand and to further encourage innovative research methodologies and data triangulation on the other hand. These challenges are also addressed in this proceedings volume: While the studies described in the volume deal with a wide range of topics, they all agree on eyetracking as an appropriate methodology in empirical research.