The Perceptions of EFL Jordanian University Instructors of the Process of Teaching/Learning the Translation of Idioms

Alrishan, Amal

doi:10.11114/ijsss.v3i6.1170

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“…Despite their common practice and popularity in other research settings, studies on idiomatic translation in the Arab setting, in general, and the Saudi context, in particular, have been scarce (e.g., Salamah, 2012;Al-Assaf, 2019;Alrishan and Smadi, 2015;Salamah, 2012). For instance, Salamah (2012) investigated difficulties associated with idiomatic comprehension and translation.…”

Section: Difficulties Of Processing and Translating Idioms And Cultur...mentioning

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“…In another study, Alrishan and Smadi (2015) investigated translation strategies used by Jordanian EFL university graduate students when translating English idioms into Arabic. With 90 MA Translation students being tasked to complete a translation test containing 16 idioms from different categories, the researchers found that the participants encountered several problems when processing and translating English idiomatic expressions into Arabic.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Investigating Saudi Student Translators’ Difficulties and Strategies in Translating English Culture-bound and Idiomatic Expressions: A Quantitative Study

AlEnezi¹,

Alkhaleefah²

2023

ELT

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Given the scarcity of studies looking into EFL student translators’ difficulties and strategies revealed in tasks involving translation of English idioms, this study inspected both the translation problems and strategies reported by Saudi university students majoring in English translation when translating English culture-bound expressions and idioms into Arabic. To achieve this aim, the researchers recruited a random sample of 90 Saudi female students to complete a 30-item translation test that required written translation, followed by a short self-devised questionnaire. Validity and reliability for both study instruments were established by test-piloting and translation verification checks. The various translation strategies used by the participants were categorized according to existing strategic processing frameworks developed by Baker (1992) and Newmark (1998). This study revealed how the process of translating English idioms posed some difficulties for most of participating student translators. In particular, two main translation problems were observed: unsuccessful attempts to achieve item equivalence into Arabic, and inadequate knowledge of strategic translation. Moreover, the study reported a variety of five main translation strategies (paraphrasing, partial equivalence, omissions, use of precise English expressions, and total equivalence) being used in the test. Drawing on the study findings, some pedagogical implications and recommendations were presented and discussed.

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Section: Difficulties Of Processing and Translating Idioms And Cultur...mentioning

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Section: Difficulties Of Processing and Translating Idioms And Cultur...mentioning

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Investigating Saudi Student Translators’ Difficulties and Strategies in Translating English Culture-bound and Idiomatic Expressions: A Quantitative Study

AlEnezi¹,

Alkhaleefah²

2023

ELT

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“…In addition, this research has been carried out by previous by Arono & Nadrah (2019) regarding "Difficulties of Students Translating English Texts" which states that students' difficulties in translating are lack of vocabulary, difficulty translating Islamic texts, literary works, and grammar problems. Meanwhile, another difficulty stated by Baker (1992) in Alrishan (2015) is the use of idioms that have similar forms and meanings in different contexts from the target language. Based on the explanation above, this research is very important to find out the difficulties of students in translating texts, as well as the causes of students' difficulties in translating English texts to Indonesian texts.…”

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Students’ Translation of English Text Into Indonesian Text at the Fifth Semester of Khairun University

Bueke,

Adam,

Dahlan

2023

j.bilingual

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This study aims to find out: (1) students' difficulties in translating English texts into Indonesian, and (2) the causes of difficulties in translating texts at the fifth Semester students of English Language Education Study Program of Khairun University. This study applies a qualitative descriptive method and in analyzing data using content analysis. This study involved 12 participants. The research instrument used a test in the form of a literary text entitled "An Immortal Soul". The results showed that students had difficulty understanding the meaning of the text, because lack of vocabulary mastery, grammatical issues, and difficulty translating literary texts. The causes of these difficulties include a lack of background knowledge about literary texts, most of the students are still translating word for word and also cultural differences. This shows that fifth semester students still have difficulty translating English texts into Indonesian, especially in literary texts. As a result, students need more practice to get a good translation.

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“…English idioms are used frequently in everyday situations, and therefore they need to be considered and used by teachers and lecturers in EFL classes. So, the training of EFL learners on using English idioms as lexical chunks has to go beyond the simple word-by-word comprehension strategy and integrating figurative meaning idioms are very common in both written and spoken language (Alrishan(2015); Chen& Lai( 2013); Pimenova (2011); Bagheri& Fazel (2010); Boers (2008); Brown (2001); Nunan (2003); Burke, 1998). Examples of some English idioms are, e.g.…”

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Using Lexical Chunks for Developing MUST English Majors’ Oral Communication

Khalil¹

2018

Journal of Research in Curriculum Instruction and Educational T

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he current study investigated the effect of the training on using the lexical chunks on developing oral communication among 3rd year English majors at Misr University for Science and Technology (MUST). The problem of the study was that 3rd year English majors could not communicate effectively in oral interaction because of the lack of their awareness of the lexical chunks and how to apply them to have an effective oral communication. So, raising the degree of the study group's awareness of the lexical chunks, their forms, and how to apply them into real oral communication among 3rd year English majors in Summer 2016 semester. The study included some instruments, a pre lexical chunks oral test, an oral communication test, and a reflection sheet. Results of the lexical chunks oral test before the implementation of the study revealed that the study group did not receive any kind of direct or indirect instruction on using lexical chunks. Results of the pre/ post oral communication test proved that the study group could apply lexical chunks effectively in the oral communication test.

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The Perceptions of EFL Jordanian University Instructors of the Process of Teaching/Learning the Translation of Idioms

Cited by 4 publications

References 8 publications

Investigating Saudi Student Translators’ Difficulties and Strategies in Translating English Culture-bound and Idiomatic Expressions: A Quantitative Study

Investigating Saudi Student Translators’ Difficulties and Strategies in Translating English Culture-bound and Idiomatic Expressions: A Quantitative Study

Students’ Translation of English Text Into Indonesian Text at the Fifth Semester of Khairun University

Using Lexical Chunks for Developing MUST English Majors’ Oral Communication

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