The effect of utilizing CAT technology on english majors' translation and motivation

The present study seeks to improve the quality of students' translation by means of satisfying the demands of modern translation industry in the 21^st century. Arguably, this is feasible on the premise that the utilization of CAT technology in translation classes may lead to a significant improvement in the students' translation and motivation. With this aim, the study attempts to design a course, based on CAT technology, to introduce English majors to the concepts, foundations, processes, and effective application of such recent technology. The study adopts a quasi-experimental design with a sample of 60 students from the Department of English at Prince Sattam bin Abdul-Aziz University. Participants are chosen randomly and assigned to two equivalent groups before being subjected to a translation test evaluated via a validated rubric and motivation scale. The duration of the experiment is 15 weeks. Results indicate significant positive effects of using CAT on students' translation and motivation. Based on the results, a number of recommendations and suggestions for further studies have been formulated.