ELTR Journal
Vol. 5 No. 1 (2021)

THE COMMUNICATIVE PERSPECTIVE IN TRANSLATION STUDIES: A MOROCCAN UNIVERSITY CASE STUDY

Abdellah El Boubekri (associate professor)
Marilyn Lewis (University of Auckland, New Zealand)



Article Info

Publish Date
17 Jan 2021

Abstract

Translation of written texts has been a part of international communication for centuries, but courses in how to do it are more recent. This study reports a case study from the context of a Moroccan university where translation courses are taught in two parts. In one semester the students learn about translation from English to Arabic and the next from Arabic to English. We report the teachers’ perspectives on the translation course from Arabic into English, along with the results of the students’ translations based on 400 examination answers. The analysis and discussion of the results will reveal the shortcomings for the current teaching practice of translation; they will also suggest new ways of customizing the course for more effective acquisition of English language as a medium for boosting intercultural communication, the most probable prerequisite for today’s access in the job market.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

eltr

Publisher

Subject

Arts Humanities Education Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media Social Sciences

Description

ELTR Journal publishes original, previously unpublished research and opinion papers written in English. Paper topics on any language include the following main fields: 1. language studies/investigations 2. language teaching/learning 3. linguistics related to language learning Other closely-related ...