Approaching task-based activities to improve efl students’ translation competence

Authors

  • Made Dharma Susena Suyasa Udayana University, Denpasar, Indonesia
  • I Wayan Simpen Udayana University, Denpasar, Indonesia
  • Ketut Artawa Udayana University, Denpasar, Indonesia
  • Ni Luh Ketut Mas Indrawati Udayana University, Denpasar, Indonesia

Keywords:

Task-based activities, Translation process, Translation training, Translation competence

Abstract

Although many translation studies have been conducted, the combination of translation studies orienting to the translation process and translation training is still rare. This study aimed to discover the development of translation processes in EFL students’ cognition during translation practice after they had been trained in translation theories through task-based activities. The research subject was 19 students who participated in the previous study conducted by Suyasa et al. (2022). The data were collected using three instruments, namely the researcher, translation tests, and questionnaires The data were analyzed based on the perspective of the translation process model proposed by Bell (1991), and were compared with the data taken from the previous study. The results of the analyses showed that after applying task-based activities in a translation classroom, there were significant improvements in the participants’ cognitive processes during translation practice. The phenomenon implies that the adoption of task-based activities in translation training is able to give positive effects on students’ cognitive process during translation practice, and in turn improve students’ translation competence.

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Published

2023-09-30

How to Cite

Suyasa, M. D. S., Simpen, I. W., Artawa, K., & Indrawati, N. L. K. M. (2023). Approaching task-based activities to improve efl students’ translation competence. The International Journal of Language and Cultural (TIJOLAC), 5(2), 31–40. Retrieved from https://www.growingscholar.org/journal/index.php/TIJOLAC/article/view/403

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 2 (2023): September

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