PCA-based analysis on factors of English translation ability

Ting Hong

Zijin College, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, 210000, China

This work studied the relationship between English proficiency and translation ability as well as that between English and translation teaching among English majors. PCA is utilized to quantify and analyze the relationship between translation ability and English skills such as listening, reading, error correction and writing. Then we obtain the quantitative relation between translation ability and its factors, providing decision basis for the improvement of English translation skills and teaching.