Illustrating Translation Ability Cognitively: Process, Parameters and Patterns

This repository hosts the multi-method dataset and minimal analysis pipeline for "Illustrating Translation Ability Cognitively: Process, Parameters and Patterns" examining novice (n=11), intermediate (n=11), and advanced (n=3) translators performing bidirectional Chinese–English translation on matched news texts. It contains Translog-II keylogging logs (CE=FT, Chinese-to-English; EC=BT, English-to-Chinese), raw desktop eye-tracking streams (CSV), and fNIRS wavelength files (.wl1/.wl2), organized by Group A/B/C, plus expert stimulus evaluation and indexing files (participants.tsv, sessions.tsv). Reproducible scripts compute core process metrics (orientation duration, keystrokes per minute, pause frequency >200 ms, mean pause duration >1 s) from keylogs, generate summary plots, produce a Latin-square task order, and provide examples for fixation summaries (FC, TFD, RC) and fNIRS preprocessing toward MBLL-based HbO estimation. The data and code support the paper’s findings on ability gradients and directionality effects across behavioral and neurocognitive measures. All data are de-identified under ethics approval.