The Effectiveness of Translation in Different Cefr Levels  

Oleh:

Sari, Kristin Dwita

Jenis: Article from Proceeding
Dalam koleksi: The 62st TEFLIN International Conference: Teaching and Assessing L2 Learners in the 21st Century, Denpasar, 14-16th September 2015, Book 2, page 307-312.
Topik: translation; CEFR; comprehension; effectiveness; vocabulary
Fulltext: hal 307.pdf (15.04MB)

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Translation is one of hot debated issues in Second LanguageTeaching. Many teachers do not approve of this method, because they believe that it is not effective and does not encourage students to use L2 (Second Language) more than L1 (First Language). However, this method still exists today and is used by many teachers around the world. Over the last few decades, ESL (English for Second Language) experts have proven the benefits of translation in L2 language acquisition. Some argue that translation provides essential meaning which is able to bridge comprehension between L1 and L2. This paper intends to identify the effectiveness of using translation in different levels. Learners from three different CEFR (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages) classroom levels are the subject of the study. CEFR is chosen because it is an international standard for describing language ability which is used globally to describe learners’ language skills. During the research, the teacher translates the vocabulary used in the lesson and holds paperbased tests afterward. The tests are designed to detect subjects’ comprehension and written production of the translated vocabulary. Data iscollected through written evidences from the learners and is analyzed based on learners understanding of keywords or vocabulary appropriate to their levels. Then, the data will be compared in a chart to see the difference between levels and test. The results will indicate whether translation is an effective learning tool for different CEFR levels. In addition, the results will also showto what extent and at which level translation is most effective.

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