An 'Eye-Opening' Learning Experience: Language Learning through Interpreting and Translation.

Autor/inn/en	Takimoto, Masato; Hashimoto, Hiroko
Titel	An 'Eye-Opening' Learning Experience: Language Learning through Interpreting and Translation.
Quelle	In: Electronic journal of foreign language teaching, 7 (2010) 1, S. 86-95 PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Beigaben	Literaturangaben
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0219-9874
Schlagwörter	Fremdsprachenunterricht; Übersetzung; Japanischunterricht; Hochschule
Abstract	This study investigates the learning experiences of university students who studied advanced-level Japanese through interpreting and translation. In particular, it looks into the reasons why students generally evaluate their learning experiences positively, utilising the concept of Intercultural Language Learning proposed by Liddicoat, Papademetre, Scarino and Kohler (2003) as a theoretical framework. The interview discourses of 10 volunteer students who were enrolled in the subject show that students are engaged in active learning through interpreting and translation activities. Interpreting and translation encourage learners' 'intercultural exploration', which in turn promotes a deeper understanding of both L1/C1 and L2/C2. In addition, interpreting and translation require learners to work within various constraints, which actually encourages intercultural language learning among students. Furthermore, the study indicates that the students felt that they acquired various skills including "cognitive skills" (The Asian Languages Professional Learning Project [ALPLP], n.d.). We therefore argue that interpreting and translation are suitable for language teaching at the university level. (Verlag).
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Update	2022/3