Translation Agency Project as a Strategy in Teaching Translation Theory

Abstract

The practice of teaching translation was often done by discussing translation theories and translating texts in the classroom. However, the problem is students also need to have a real-life experience as professional translators that will be useful for them in the future. This paper presents the findings of a research study conducted in a translation class of English Education Department students in the State Islamic University of North Sumatra. The research is about Translation Agency Project as innovation strategy to teach translation subject. The students were assigned to develop their own translation agency by promoting their agency, handling the clients, and translating the texts. The objective of this research is to identify the challenges faced by the students in running their Translation Agency Project. It also includes how students cope with those challenges. Finally, it describes the benefits of using Translation Agency Project in teaching translation. The method of this research is descriptive qualitative method for translation studies (Toury, 1995) based on theoretical research compared to a survey applied to students of English Education Department who have learned about translation theories. As a result, after analyzing the data, it can be seen that the biggest challenge the students faced in conducting their translation agency is advertising the translation agency (43%), meeting with clients (36%), and translating the texts (21%). Finally, after analyzing the survey, it shows that translation Agency Project is an effective and recommended strategy to teach translation theories in the class.

Blended Teaching Strategies of College English Translation under the Background of Internet

“…is research uses the translation office as an innovative strategy for translation teaching. is research has a high cost and is not suitable for popularization in practice [3]. e innovations of this paper are as follows: (1) A sentiment classification algorithm for teaching evaluation based on feature-weighted stacking algorithm and a teaching effect evaluation algorithm based on analytic hierarchy process are proposed; (2) A hybrid teaching strategy for CET supported by mobile technology is designed.…”

Assessing English Education Department Students’ Competence in Translating Indonesian Text into English

“…Islamic University of North Sumatra should understand the culture and the language of both texts (Indonesia and English). Moreover, most of translators learn to translate from their personal experience (Kembaren & Muchtar, 2018). Thus, to achieve this goal, the students develop a translation agency that will allow them to apply the translation theory they have learned in the classroom.…”

Efl Pre-Service Teachers Perception of Technology Integration in English Language Instruction

“…Thus, studies have been conducted on the efficiency of technology in English instruction in Indonesia and the main findings indicate that technology is a helpful tool for learning. It can accommodate a variety of skills and learning styles, that it makes learning more efficient, that it increases self-confidence, encourages creativity and imagination in discovering, exploring, analyzing, and presenting information, and that it improves English skills, such as pronunciation, writing, and communication skills, because technology can expose learning to the outside world, allowing students to engage in conversations with people from other countries (Abbas & Fathira, 2020;Fithriani, 2021;(Fithriani et al, 2019;Kembaren, 2018;Seven, 2019;Utami & Djamdjuri, 2021;Yundayani et al, 2019) It is stated that the success of technology in education relies heavily on how teachers perceive technology (Gimbert & Cristol, 2004). According to (McShane & Von Glinow, 2008), perception is the process of seeing information, interpreting it, and shaping how we view the world.…”