Analysis of Translation Mistakes of Compound Nouns from English into Arabic among Yemeni University EFL Students

Ebtissam Ezzy

doi:10.48185/tts.v2i1.165

Abstract

The present study is devoted to the discussion on errors of English translation into Arabic with special reference to English compound nouns. The study is confined to the students of the Department of English, Faculty of education, Hodeidah University, Yemen as they face various difficulties and commit errors while translating English compound nouns into Arabic and vice versa. The researcher aims at examining multiple factors responsible for this state of affairs and make pedagogical suggestions to improve teaching and learning and thereby helping in the process of translation. For this study, the researcher has collected the data by conducting the test of 40 students of I to IV level, Department of English, Hodeidah University, Yemen. The test consists of one question having three items and each item has five words. In findings, the researcher concludes that the students face various difficulties and obstacles in the process of translating English compounds into Arabic. Moreover, they commit a number of mistakes while translating English compounds.

Highlights

The English Language has been gaining importance by leaps and bounds and it has been acknowledged by a large number of academics in the world
Some Scholars opine that almost all the persons in every nook and corner of the world more often than not use the English language (Al-Saggaf & Rusli, 2020)
While pointing out the importance of the English language, Warschauer et al (2002) stated that in several countries, including Arab, English is used as the primary language in the class

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Introduction

The English Language has been gaining importance by leaps and bounds and it has been acknowledged by a large number of academics in the world. While pointing out the importance of the English language, Warschauer et al (2002) stated that in several countries, including Arab, English is used as the primary language in the class. It assists the students in learning their mother tongue. Al Nagi and Hamdan (2009) have gone to the extent of describing Yemen as a bilingual country They believe that learning the English language is likely to provide better opportunities to the students in their future life. The examples of media, social media, i.e., Facebook, education, technology, business, etc., well illustrate this

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