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Translation and Translanguaging in Multilingual Contexts
Vol. 4:2 (2018) ► pp.282–305

A model solution for English-Arabic-English translation students

A case study from the Lebanese University

| Lebanese University

This paper proposes a model that addresses students’ common errors in English-Arabic-English translation. My study documents an attempt to develop a new interconnectedness between students’ errors and translation theories that may improve their performance when translating different genres. Consistent and repeated errors produced by tens of students working on the same texts were compiled and analyzed. The errors showed lack of knowledge of genre structure, functional analysis, appropriate intervention as well as lack of understanding of the wider context upon which appropriate decisions can be made. The methodology expounded in this study involves describing and categorizing students’ errors. It suggests solutions grounded in translation theory and proposes comparisons with professional translations. This methodology proved to be very successful during my teaching experience at the Lebanese University. [1] 1 The model solution developed in this study draws on genre analysis, text-typology, text-functionality, register analysis, and equivalence. The application of the model solution minimized students’ errors to a large extent and enabled them to provide accurate descriptions of different translation strategies and critically assess professional translations.

Keywords: descriptive translation studies, register analysis, genre, Skopos theory, translation pedagogy
Article outline
  • 1.Introduction
  • 2.The study
  • 3.Building a model solution
    • 3.1Description of common errors in the light of translation theory
    • 3.2Proposed methods in translation pedagogy
  • 4.The model in practice: Illustrative cases
  • 5.Concluding remarks
  • Notes
  • References
Published online: 26 April 2018
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https://doi.org/10.1075/ttmc.00013.baz
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