Empirical Study on the Computer-aided College English Translation Teaching

Bin Wang

doi:10.3991/ijet.v11i12.6012

Abstract

This paper aims at analyzing how to improve College English translation teaching with the aid of the computer. The research objects are 80 non-English major students from two classes of a local university in China. Based on the changes of translating abilities of the two groups in a semester and interviews, the author comparatively analyzes the influences of the computer aid on College English translation teaching. The main findings of this research can be listed as follows: (1) there exist problems about students’ using the computer to improve their translating ability. (2) using the computer to improve translating can be taught. (3) the use of computer can effectively help students improve their translating ability.

Highlights

To develop students’ translating ability is one of the key teaching aims of College English course
Focuses of attention to College English translation teaching from the academic circles can be mainly demonstrated as follows: the main reasons for the problems that have arisen in the translation of non-English major college or university students or the reasons why non-English major college or university students are weak in translation(Chen Aiming & Niu Jiezhen[1], Wu Shuli[2]); the main problems that have arisen in the translation of non-English major college or university students or in the college English translation teaching. (Wang Liya [3], Yang Ruiling[4], Zhang Ling [5], Wang Zhuo[6]); the ways to improve college English translation teaching
Li Zhonghua analyses the countermeasures from the following points: the marginal status of college English translation teaching should be changed, each area and each college or university should make its own syllabus according to the actual situation to guide college English translation teaching considering that there is no national syllabus for college English translation teaching, and there should be qualified teachers who can achieve the teaching aims and teaching tasks stipulated in the syllabus[7]

Summary

Introduction

To develop students’ translating ability is one of the key teaching aims of College English course. How to efficiently improve students’ translation ability has been one of the key problems to be solved in College English teaching, and it has become one of the key research issues in the academic circles of the second language acquisition (SLA) in China. Cai Jigang holds that teachers should teach the non-English major students translation skills and the college or university should run the course of translation teaching so as to improve the students’ translation ability [8]. Zhang Hairui holds that colleges and universities should improve the teaching syllabus of college English, reform the content of teaching materials, change the teaching mode and strengthen teaching staff construction so as to make college English translation teaching step onto a new level and cultivate translation talents who can adapt to the development of society and economy [9]. The author of this paper plans to discuss how to improve college English translation teaching with the aid of the computer

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