scholarly journals A Comparative Study of English-Arabic-English Translation Constraints among EFL Students

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 33-45
Author(s):  
Fouad Akki ◽  
Mohammed Larouz
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Study ◽  
English Translation ◽  
Arabic Version ◽  
Ability Level ◽  
Educational Settings ◽  
Translation Process ◽  
Good Ability ◽  
More Care ◽  
Efl Students ◽  
Similar Good

Because most of the previous research on translation constraints in English-Arabic-English translation has separately investigated English-Arabic and Arabic-English translation problems, the current study is meant to compare the constraints that EFL students face across the two translation types. To attain this objective, English-Arabic and Arabic-English tests were administered to forty-seven (N= 47) EFL students in two Moroccan university educational settings to measure their abilities in the two translation domains. The results reveal that the participants' scores in both versions are not at the expected ability level due to the obstacles they encounter in the translation process. The study also shows that having a good ability in the English-Arabic version cannot strongly predict a similar good ability in Arabic-English translation because of the different natures of the two languages, which suggests taking more care of the student’s proficiency in English and Arabic languages and exposing students to their distinctive aspects for the sake of coming up with accurate and appropriate translations. The study ends with implications for pedagogy and recommendations for future researchers.

scholarly journals Mode in Arabic-English Translation: with Reference to the Quran

2019 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 509-522
Author(s):  
Ibrahim II Najjar ◽  
Soh Bee Kwee ◽  
Thabet Abu Abu al-haj
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Study ◽  
English Translation ◽  
Translation Process ◽  
Rhetorical Question ◽  
English Translations ◽  
Rhetorical Questions

A rhetorical question has the form of a question but does not perform its function, i.e. does not seek any information but rather, is used to give a specific or rhetoric function such as denial, assertion, testing, equalization and negation. The present study investigates the two English translations that were used in the translation of the Quranic rhetorical questions. In a nutshell, this is a comparative study that aims to discover if the grammatical shifts that had occurred in the two English translations would have an effect on the denial, assertion, testing, and equalization and negation modes of the Quranic rhetorical questions. For this purpose, we had adopted the register theory of Halliday and Hassan (1985) as well as the translation shifts of Catford (1965) in the comparison of the two English translations, namely the Koran Interpreted that was authored by Arberry (1955) and the Noble Quran: English translation of the meanings and commentary as transcribed by al-Hilali and Khan (1996). According to the analyses, the occurrence of grammatical shifts between the two translations had in fact affected the mode of the ST rhetorical questions, their rhetorical meanings and consequently, issues on mode sustenance. Therefore, it can be said that the register theory of Halliday and Hassan (1985) had been a beneficial tool used in the analysis of the translation process.

Teaching research on college English translation in the era of big data

2021 ◽  
pp. 002072092098431
Author(s):  
Yue Liu ◽  
Hongyan Bai
Keyword(s):  
Big Data ◽  
Learning Theory ◽  
English Translation ◽  
Design Theory ◽  
Colleges And Universities ◽  
Translation Process ◽  
Constructivist Learning Theory ◽  
College English ◽  
Teaching Time ◽  
Better Than

With the development of the big data era and the opening of translation majors in colleges and universities, translation teaching is gradually receiving attention. However, there are still many problems in the training of translators in colleges and universities in terms of teachers, teaching time and teaching mode. In the context of the era of big data, this article uses questionnaires and data analysis, starting from the PACTE translation ability model, combined with constructivist learning theory, blended learning theory, and instructional design theory to analyze the problems of undergraduate translation ability. This article conducts a questionnaire survey on the 2018 students of XX University’s a major, and analyzes their English scores. Students’ bilingual ability is weak, and it is difficult to consider translation under the influence of context in the translation process; their strategic ability is not ideal, and they lack the ability to solve problems when they encounter specific translation problems. The English performance of the experimental class students who have undergone English translation teaching for one semester is significantly better than the control class students who have not received English translation teaching. Teachers can combine teaching theories to design English translation teaching and cultivate students’ awareness of comparative analysis in English learning. Teachers can cultivate students’ English thinking ability, promote them to master English better, and help them improve their English application ability.

Research on Machine Translation Technology in English Translation Process

2014 ◽  
Vol 687-691 ◽  
pp. 1210-1213
Author(s):  
Ke Tian
Keyword(s):  
Machine Translation ◽  
English Translation ◽  
Development Process ◽  
Translation System ◽  
Translation Process ◽  
Sentence Meaning ◽  
Cultural Exchanges ◽  
Response Measures ◽  
World Economic ◽  
Translation Machine

Translation plays an important role in the world economic and cultural exchanges. Translation is divided into machine translation and human translation, which is complement each other in promoting world economic and social development process. In this paper, Collaborative Translation gets much attention, along with the growth of collaborative translation, English translation technology also towards a new milestone, the characteristics of collaborative translation process and scientific literature are briefly introduced, and collaborative translation technology English Translation applications made a brief explanation. From the perspective of the development of machine translation, comparative analysis of the characteristics of human translation machine translation strengths and weaknesses, and we make relevant response measures and selection criteria translation approach. The specific translation system is analyzed from the perspective of textual and the Collaborative Translation shortcomings, as well as interpretation of collaborative translation features, functions and its impact on the meaning and sentence meaning.

scholarly journals Enhancing Thai EFL Students’ EFL Vocabulary Knowledge through the Use of Task-Based Language Teaching and Storytelling Technique Adopting Thai Folktales

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 235-243
Author(s):  
Khomkrit Tachom
Keyword(s):  
English Translation ◽  
Test Scores ◽  
Vocabulary Knowledge ◽  
Northern Thailand ◽  
Vocabulary Retention ◽  
Communication Course ◽  
Thai Students ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Efl Students ◽  
Group Members

This study aimed to examine the development of EFL students' vocabulary knowledge adopting a task-based method with 32 Thai students who enrolled in an English for Communication course at a university in northern Thailand. This study emphasized improving the Thai EFL students’ English vocabulary knowledge by requiring students to retell six Thai folktales in English translation to their group members. The pretest-posttest design, as well as an interview, were employed to indicate the students' vocabulary improvement after retelling Thai folktales. The findings showed that the students' post-test scores were statistically higher than their pre-test scores, and the students felt that the folktale tasks helped them enhance their vocabulary knowledge. The results of this study indicate that the students learned English vocabulary in an engaging and meaningful way through storytelling; therefore, the students’ vocabulary retention is likely high.

scholarly journals A comparative study of information change in translation of nonfiction literature

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 8-24
Author(s):  
Nina Havumetsä
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Study ◽  
English Translation ◽  
Short History ◽  
Translation Strategy ◽  
Non Fiction ◽  
English Translations ◽  
History Of ◽  
Potential Impact ◽  
Information Changing ◽  
Information Change

The present paper compares translations from Russian into Finnish, Swedish, and English of a work of political non-fiction, Всякремлевскаярать: КраткаяисториясовременнойРоссии(lit. All the Kremlin men: A short history of contemporary Russia) by Mikhail Zygar (2016a) and investigates the use of information change as a translation strategy. Information change covers addition and omission of non-inferable content, used either separately or sequentially (i.e. addition following omission resulting in substitution). De Metsenaere’s and Vandepitte’s (2017) notions of addition and omission are applied. The study shows that the translations into Finnish and Swedish exhibit similarly infrequent use of information changing strategies while the English translation appears more liberal in their use. Possible reasons for the additions, omissions, substitutions, and their effects are discussed, as is the potential impact of the English translations on translation norms

scholarly journals On Legal English Translation from the Perspective of Legal Linguistics

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 6
Author(s):  
Weifeng Hu
Keyword(s):  
English Translation ◽  
Transnational Corporations ◽  
International Exchange ◽  
Legal Language ◽  
Translation Process ◽  
Legal Translation ◽  
Rights And Interests ◽  
Transnational Trade

With the deepening trend of globalization and the development of economy and society, the demand for international exchange talents is increasing. Especially with the increasing number of transnational corporations, almost every company should have professional legal translation employees to guarantee their legitimacy of transnational trade and effectively prevent the infringement of related rights and interests. Therefore, to improve the quality in transnational translation business and optimize legal English translation skills from the perspective of legal language can not only offer a reference for the industry, but also provide evidence for the problems arising from the actual legal translation process. Based on the perspective of legal linguistics, this paper tries to puts forward appropriate legal English translation measures mainly by analyzing the skills of legal English translation, with a view to providing some references for relevant scholars.

Oyono in Arabic

PMLA ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 128 (1) ◽  
pp. 127-132 ◽  
Author(s):  
Waïl S. Hassan
Keyword(s):  
English Translation ◽  
Arabic Version ◽  
Theatrical Adaptation ◽  
The 1960S ◽  
The University

A rendition by nayif kharma of michael etherton's theatrical adaptation of john reed's english translation, the arabic version of Ferdinand Oyono's novel Une vie de boy is at three removes from the original French. Under the title Al-khādim (“The Servant”), the play appeared in 1982 in the series Min al-masrah al-'ālami (“From World Theater”), published by Kuwait's Ministry of Culture. Since to all effects and purposes Etherton's theatrical adaptation is Kharma's original, it is necessary to begin by describing how the Zambian-born British writer who taught drama at the University of Zambia in the 1960s adapted his source, Reed's Houseboy, before discussing how the play was later Arabized.

scholarly journals An Analysis of Translation Errors: A Case Study of Vietnamese EFL Students

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 22
Author(s):  
Pham Thi Kim Cuc
Keyword(s):  
English Translation ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Lexical Choice ◽  
Test Translation ◽  
Efl Students ◽  
Translation Errors

The study aimed to analyze the translation errors committed by Vietnamese EFL students, and identify the source of errors, then inform some implications of pedagogy to improve the translation ability of the students. To this end, 36 Vietnamese students, who at the time of the study were studying English as their major, were subjected to a Vietnamese-English translation test. Translation errors were analyzed using a threefold perspective proposed by Popescu (2012) including linguistic errors, comprehension errors, and translation errors. Findings showed that translation errors and linguistic errors are the most common errors, of which errors related to lexical choice, syntax and collocations are the most frequently committed by the students. The source of the errors could be attributed to inter-lingual, intra-lingual interference or errors can be the integration of the source. Results were discussed and implications for the improvements of translation ability and recommendations for future research were presented. 

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