Reading Comprehension and Translation Performance of English Linguistics Students of Hung Vuong University: A Correlational Study
The study aimed to correlate the reading comprehension and translation performance of English linguistic students, then inform some pedagogical implications for the teaching of reading comprehension in translation classes in order to enhance the translation quality performed by the students. To t...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Lasting Impressions Press
2017-09-01
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| Series: | International Journal of English Language and Translation Studies |
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| Online Access: | http://www.eltsjournal.org/archive/value5%20issue3/10-5-3-17.pdf |
| Summary: | The study aimed to correlate the reading comprehension and translation performance of
English linguistic students, then inform some pedagogical implications for the teaching of reading
comprehension in translation classes in order to enhance the translation quality performed by the
students. To this end, 45 junior students of English linguistics specialization of Hung Vuong
University, including 5 males and 40 females, aged from 20 to 22, were subject to a TOEFL reading
comprehension test and a translation performance test (ATA guidelines, 2011). Data were analyzed
using the Pearson Correlation, SPSS version 20.0. The coefficient correlation of students’ reading
comprehension and their translation performance was noted 0.721 at the significant level of 0.01. It
was found that the Reading comprehension was closely related to translation performance. Along the
reading comprehension question types, translation performance was affected by the ability to
determine gist and main ideas of the text, identify the vocabulary, infer the implied meanings and
identify the writer’s style and attitudes. The results were discussed, and implications for teaching
reading comprehension to enhance translation performance were presented.
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| ISSN: | 2308-5460 2308-5460 |