Lost in Translation: Case Study of Interpreting American SBUs by Russian EFL Learners Majoring in Linguistics

The paper investigates difficulties Russian EFL learners have in interpreting American situation-bound utterances (SBUs). A case study involving 75 linguistics students translating SBUs is described. Their acceptable translations and mistakes in the interpretation of SBUs are analyzed and recommenda...

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Published in:Procedia, social and behavioral sciences social and behavioral sciences, 2015-08, Vol.200, p.243-247
Main Authors: Klassen, Elena V., Obdalova, Olga A., Averina, Svetlana Yu
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
communicative situations
EFL students
errors in translation
interpretation
Situation-bound utterances
translation techniques
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Summary:The paper investigates difficulties Russian EFL learners have in interpreting American situation-bound utterances (SBUs). A case study involving 75 linguistics students translating SBUs is described. Their acceptable translations and mistakes in the interpretation of SBUs are analyzed and recommendations to improve teaching translation are given. A classification of SBUs is worked out for this purpose.
ISSN:1877-0428
1877-0428
DOI:10.1016/j.sbspro.2015.08.059