Russian Linguistic Bulletin (Dec 2019)
THE IMPACT OF TRANSLATION IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNING: A CASE STUDY IN THE UPPER HIGH SCHOOL "SAMI FRASHËRI" PRISHTINA
Abstract
Introducing students to translation as a tool for learning the English language, and defining how the implementation of this tool affects the learning process within the classroom, comprises the significance of this paper. The goal of the study was to define the differences of a course-book based classroom and an experimental translation classroom. This empirical research was conducted with two upper high school classrooms using the qualitative approach of collecting data. Willigen-Sinemus 14 divides translation students into two major groups, one being students who learn translation as a professional practice and the other group, students who practice translation in a second-language classroom. The students of this study belong to the latter group and are not professional users of English. Relating translation tasks with the general syllabus defined by the state is possible and resulted in a higher productivity for the majority of students. The results show an increase of knowledge and language use in the experimental classroom when compared to the course-book based classroom.
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