Immediate vs. Delayed Feedback on Iranian Students’ Translation Competence Based on Angelelli’s Framework

This study aimed to investigate how immediate and delayed graduated corrective feedback impacted the development of translation competence in Iranian students using Angelelli's framework as a basis. The researchers selected ۶۰ junior students studying English-to-Persian translation using convenience sampling. Participants were divided into two experimental groups: immediate and delayed. They were given a pre-test translation task to establish a baseline using text from Grisham's novel, Gray Mountain. Two independent raters scored the translations based on Angelelli's rubric, demonstrating a high reliability (۰.۹۱) based on Cronbach’s alpha. The mean pre-test scores for the immediate and delayed groups were ۱۱.۶۵ and ۱۲.۵۸, respectively. Throughout the six treatment sessions, both groups were given five texts from the same book for translation. The immediate group received feedback at the moment. The delayed group received the same feedback one week after translating each text, at the beginning of the subsequent session. When they encountered translation difficulties, both groups received feedback using a modified four-item regulatory scale based on Aljaafreh & Lantolf. The same pre-test was administered as a post-test in the final session. The data analysis revealed that both types of graduated feedback significantly enhanced learners' translation competence. The mean post-test scores for the immediate and delayed groups were ۱۷.۲۶ and ۱۹.۰۶, respectively. The results also showed no significant difference between the effectiveness of immediate and delayed CF, although the delayed group seemed to perform better.This study aimed to investigate how immediate and delayed graduated corrective feedback impacted the development of translation competence in Iranian students using Angelelli's framework as a basis. The researchers selected ۶۰ junior students studying English-to-Persian translation using convenience sampling. Participants were divided into two experimental groups: immediate and delayed. They were given a pre-test translation task to establish a baseline using text from Grisham's novel, Gray Mountain. Two independent raters scored the translations based on Angelelli's rubric, demonstrating a high reliability (۰.۹۱) based on Cronbach’s alpha. The mean pre-test scores for the immediate and delayed groups were ۱۱.۶۵ and ۱۲.۵۸, respectively. Throughout the six treatment sessions, both groups were given five texts from the same book for translation. The immediate group received feedback at the moment. The delayed group received the same feedback one week after translating each text, at the beginning of the subsequent session. When they encountered translation difficulties, both groups received feedback using a modified four-item regulatory scale based on Aljaafreh & Lantolf. The same pre-test was administered as a post-test in the final session. The data analysis revealed that both types of graduated feedback significantly enhanced learners' translation competence. The mean post-test scores for the immediate and delayed groups were ۱۷.۲۶ and ۱۹.۰۶, respectively. The results also showed no significant difference between the effectiveness of immediate and delayed CF, although the delayed group seemed to perform better.

کلیدواژه ها:

Angelelli’s Framework ، Delayed feedback ، Immediate feedback ، Translation competence