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Inverse translation and the language student: a case study

Pintado Gutiérrez, Lucía ORCID: 0000-0002-7627-0440 (2020) Inverse translation and the language student: a case study. Language Learning in Higher Education, 10 (1). pp. 171-193. ISSN 2191-611X

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Abstract

This article explores the agency of the student in translation in language teaching and learning (or TILT). The purpose of the case study discussed here is to gain an overview of students’ perceptions of translation into the foreign language (FL) (also known as “inverse translation”) following a module on language and translation, and to analyse whether there is any correlation between students’ attitude to translation, its impact on their language learning through effort invested, and the improvement of language skills. The results of the case study reveal translation to be a potentially exciting skill that can be central to FL learning and the analysis gives indications of how and why language teachers may optimise the implementation of translation in the classroom. The outcome of the study suggests that further research is needed on the impact of translation in the language classroom focusing on both teachers’ expectations and students’ achievements.

Item Type:Article (Published)
Refereed:Yes
Subjects:Humanities > Language
Humanities > Translating and interpreting
Humanities > Spanish language
DCU Faculties and Centres:DCU Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Humanities and Social Science > School of Applied Language and Intercultural Studies
Publisher:De Gruyter Mouton
Official URL:https://dx.doi.org/10.1515/cercles-2020-2013
Copyright Information:© 2020 Walter de Gruyter
Use License:This item is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Share Alike 3.0 License. View License
Funders:Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Dublin City University
ID Code:26351
Deposited On:18 Oct 2021 10:47 by Lucía Pintado Gutiérrez . Last Modified 18 Oct 2021 10:47

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