Abstract
The purpose of this investigation was to determine the speed of backward and forward translation among Arabic-English bilinguals. Using a backward and forward translation task, the link between lexical activation in L1 and L2 was explored. From a total of 50 bilingual participants who completed a translation task, two groups were constructed. They were tasked with translating a list of words from Arabic to English and vice versa. The completion duration of the task was measured and assessed. The translation assignment includes both L1 and L2 translations. The purpose of the study was to determine the strength of the connection between L1 and L2 translation. Translation from L1 to L2 is conceptually mediated, while translation from L2 to L1 is lexically mediated, according to the findings of the study. For bilingual Arabic-English speakers, backward translation took lesser time than forward translation.
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