Yemeni Universities Translation Programs Output and Labor Market Needs: Bridging the Schism

Abstract

This paper aimed to identify whether or not Yemeni university translation program output meets the actual labor market needs, and to what extent the gap can be bridged. The study follows a purely qualitative approach. An empirical evaluation of translation programs in a sample of private and public universities was conducted. This evaluation involved a test administered to 10 BA English holders of Taiz University and UST. Findings revealed a gap between the outcomes of such programs and expectations. Participants were not qualified enough to translate various documents related to the labor market. In order to bridge this gap, some recommendations were put forward to the stakeholders. Keywords:: translation programs, output, labor market needs, Yemeni universities

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“…Other studies outlined similar instances of negative transfer related to lexical errors, tense wrong uses, and auxiliary verb wrong uses (e.g., Al-Khulaidi & Alzokhaimy, 2022;Moqbel, 2022;Mudhsh & Laskar, 2021;Sabbah, 2015). As for lexical errors, learners tend to use inappropriate English equivalents that result in literal translation.…”

“…Most languages share similarities and differences that must be considered when translating from one language to another (Al-Kadi & Moqbel, 2022;Budiharto, 2019;Nemati & Taghizade, 2006). It is widely argued that a translator, if not professional enough, is likely to encounter many different linguistic problems, most of which stem from native language interference (Akan, Karim, & Chowdhury, 2019;Al-Khulaidi & Alzokhaimy, 2022). Nowadays, many English learners majoring in translation studies at university are incapable of putting their English knowledge into use, and thus they get easily influenced by the linguistic system of their mother tongue (Al-Khulaidi & Alzokhaimy, 2022;Moqbel, 2022;Sunderman & Kroll, 2006).…”

“…It is widely argued that a translator, if not professional enough, is likely to encounter many different linguistic problems, most of which stem from native language interference (Akan, Karim, & Chowdhury, 2019;Al-Khulaidi & Alzokhaimy, 2022). Nowadays, many English learners majoring in translation studies at university are incapable of putting their English knowledge into use, and thus they get easily influenced by the linguistic system of their mother tongue (Al-Khulaidi & Alzokhaimy, 2022;Moqbel, 2022;Sunderman & Kroll, 2006). The influence of the native language can be noticed in their written and spoken English and translation (Al-Kadi & Moqbel, 2022;Sabbah, 2015;Sugesti, 2020).…”

A Cross-sectional Study of the Present Perfect Tense in Arabic and Indonesian EFL Settings

“…The programs certainly include grammatical aspects which are believed to be essential to produce grammatically correct English. Many English teaching materials over the last century have magnified the role of grammar in learning other languages -English is a case in point (Al-Kadi, 2020;Al-Khulaidi & Alzokhaimy, 2022;Rizka, 2017;Rochman, 2014). However, learning English grammar in contexts where it is not used natively has been generally reported as a source of difficulty and interference with learners' first language (Halik, Kareema, & Arsath, 2022;Rochman, 2014;Sholeha, Ardian, & Amri, 2020;Teng, 2022).…”