English Majors’ Translation Learning: A Questionnaire-Based Study
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This paper investigates the translation learning of English majors. Specifically it reports on the effective ways of teaching and learning translation and English major’s translation learning techniques. It also discusses what is in a good translation syllabus. Data come from a questionnaire that was designed to investigate English major’s translation learning techniques consisted of 32 questions, with 30 ranking questions and 2 open-ended questions. Those questions are divided into 3 sections. The paper reports on 89 of 100 questionnaires.
Key words: Translation study; Translation syllabus; Translation teaching methods; Translation learning techniques
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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3968/j.hess.1927024020130401.11188
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