EFL Learners’ Translation Strategies: A Semantic Bridge in Two Languages

Authors

  • Jupri Jupri Mandalika University of Education, Indonesia
  • Arif Rahman Mandalika University of Education, Indonesia
  • Ahmad Javed Hassan University of Baltistan, Pakistan
  • Said Malika Tridane Manu Bd BirAnzarane Casablanca, Morocco

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33394/jollt.v12i3.9081

Keywords:

Translation strategies, Teaching translation, Translation problems, Literal translation, Translation skills,

Abstract

This study examines translation strategies and the impact of translation strategies on translated texts produced by master's students of the English program at the campus of UNDIKMA Mataram. This study used a qualitative approach that included recording methods, specifically internal data recording. The data collected were 10 products translated from English to Indonesian by the requester.  The English translation includes 390 words.  They are allowed to use traditional or offline/electronic dictionaries when translating text. The study used several translation strategies, which are translation methods (literal translation and oblique translation) and translation processes (borrowing, calque translation, literal translation, modulation, transposition, equivalence, and translation).  Transform).  The results show that master's students tend to use local strategies and literal translation methods in translation.  This affects the quality of the translation, making it less natural in the target language.  In addition, translation errors also occur due to wrong/incorrect word selection, leading to failure to convey the message in the text source. The result of this research expected will bring valuable contributions to future research and courses serving translation activities.

Author Biographies

Jupri Jupri, Mandalika University of Education

English Language Education, Mandalika University of Education

Arif Rahman, Mandalika University of Education

English Language Education, Mandalika University of Education

Ahmad Javed Hassan, University of Baltistan

Department of English, University of Baltistan, Sakrdu, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan

Said Malika Tridane Manu, Bd BirAnzarane Casablanca

Regional Center for Education, Bd BirAnzarane Casablanca, Morocco

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2024-07-19

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Jupri, J., Rahman, A., Hassan, A. J., & Manu, S. M. T. (2024). EFL Learners’ Translation Strategies: A Semantic Bridge in Two Languages. Journal of Languages and Language Teaching, 12(3), 1298–1311. https://doi.org/10.33394/jollt.v12i3.9081

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