The attitudes of future English teachers towards the use of translation in language teaching (TILT)

master's thesis

• Title (croatian): Stavovi budućih učitelja engleskog jezika prema korištenju prijevoda u nastavi jezika (TILT)
• Author: Ivana Šarić
• Mentor: Lovorka Zergollern-Miletić (mentor)
• Committee member: Marija Andraka (predsjednik povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Ivana Cindrić (član povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Lovorka Zergollern-Miletić (član povjerenstva)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Teacher Education; Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2020-09-24, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: HUMANISTIC SCIENCES; Philology; Anglistics
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: HUMANISTIC SCIENCES; Interdisciplinary Humanistic Studies; Teaching Methods in the Humanistic Sciences

Abstract

The topic of this thesis is the use of translation as a method of learning foreign languages. The aim of this paper was to present the attitudes of future English teachers from Croatia (currently students at the Faculty of Teacher Education in Zagreb) about the use of translation in foreign language teaching and learning. The research consisted of questions related to the amount of translation used, the level at which it should be used, with which age group and how often, as well as questions about ideas on how to implement translation in foreign language teaching. The paper touched on the following topics: whether translation is a positive or negative method and how welcome it is to use L1 in teaching a foreign language. The introductory part set a theoretical framework, presenting theoretical views on the mentioned topics. The paper also looked into the question of how much the teacher's previous experience influences the choice of methods to use in teaching, and it also presents the benefits and advantages of using translation in terms of developing certain language skills. Translation in foreign language teaching is a topic that has preoccupied many theorists, as well as practitioners. Ever since the beginning of the twentieth century, when translation was forced to the background, and when it was almost forbidden in language learning, it has been debated whether translation has more positive or negative sides. It seems that, like any other method, translation should not be used as the only method because then the development of some of the language skills could be neglected. Taking everything into consideration, the respondents mostly answered that they would use translation in moderation.

Abstract (croatian)

Tema ovoga diplomskog rada jest uporaba prevođenja kao metode za učenje u nastavi stranoga jezika. Cilj ovog rada bio je prikazati stavove hrvatskih budućih učitelja (trenutno studenata Učiteljskog fakulteta u Zagrebu) o korištenju prevođenja u učenju stranoga jezika. Istraživanje se sastojalo od pitanja vezanih uz količinu korištenja prevođenja, stupnju poučavanja na kojemu bi se koristilo, s kojom dobnom skupinom i koliko često, kao i pitanja o idejama kako implementirati prevođenje u nastavu stranoga jezika. Rad ispituje sljedeće teme: je li prevođenje pozitivna ili negativna metoda i koliko je poželjno koristiti prvi jezik učenika u poučavanju stranoga jezika. Postavljen je i teorijski okvir u vezi sa spomenutim temama. U radu se postavlja pitanje o tome koliko prethodno iskustvo učitelja utječe na odabir metoda koje će koristiti u poučavanju, a također su predstavljene i koristi i prednosti koje donosi uporaba prevođenja u smislu razvoja pojedinih jezičnih vještina. Prevođenje u nastavi stranoga jezika tema je koja zaokuplja mnoge teoretičare i praktičare. Još od početka dvadesetoga stoljeća, kada je prevođenje palo u drugi plan i kada je bilo skoro zabranjeno, raspravlja se ima li prevođenje više pozitivnih ili negativnih strana, no čini se da se kao i svaka druga metoda ne može koristiti sama jer to bi moglo imati negativan utjecaj na razvoj pojedinih jezičnih vještina. Uzimajući sve u obzir, ispitanici su u najvećoj mjeri odgovorili da bi prevođenje koristili umjereno.

• Keywords: translation; TILT; foreign language learning; teaching method; teachers’ attitudes
• Keywords (english): prevođenje; TILT; učenje stranoga jezika; metoda poučavanja; stavovi učitelja
• Language: english
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:147:104901
• Study programme: Title: Integrated Undergraduate and Graduate University Programme of Study of Primary Teacher Education and Integrated Undergraduate and Graduate University Programme of Study for Primary Teacher Education with English and German Language; Study programme type: university; Study level: integrated undergraduate and graduate; Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra primarnog obrazovanja (magistar/magistra primarnog obrazovanja)
• Type of resource: Text
• File origin: Born digital
• Access conditions: Open access
• Created on: 2021-03-03 12:10:59