The Role of Translation in Enhancing Undergraduate Students’ Language Learning

Abstract

This study investigates the role of translation in enhancing students’ language learning. The research is an attempt to shed the light on the ongoing debate over the pedagogic value of translation. The first chapter of this study is initiated with historical background related to translation in language learning. It gives idea about the earlier use of translation associated with the classical teaching method known as the Grammar-Translation. This chapter explains how the Grammar-Translation was defied and replaced by the communicative approaches. It provides insights of some language experts in the issue of translation in language. Moreover, it deals with the research problem, states the objectives of the study, its importance, its questions, hypotheses and the methodology the researcher followed to collect data and achieve the study objectives. The second chapter is a review of literature. It gives concepts about the studies and previous accounts provided by some language scholars on the merits and demerits of applying translation on language learning. It compares the classical use of the Grammar- translation with the communicative approach.The chapter constitutes an analytical look to translation. It tackles the pedagogical value of translation. The third chapter introduces the method adopted by the researcher. It gives an overview about sampling, the research design, tools for data collection and procedures. The fourth chapter is the data analysis. It deals with statistical reliability, validity and the statistical instruments used to present data including graphical figures and frequency distribution. The fifth chapter summarises the findings,the recommendations and the suggestions of this study.