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Peer reviewedTitford, Christopher – ELT Journal, 1983
Translation can be useful in teaching advanced students to make decisions about structure, assess the communicative consequences of those decisions, assess perceptions of language contrasts, and increase feelings for communicative appropriateness. Two methods are suggested: word-for-word or "spoof" translation, and back translation. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Advanced Students, English (Second Language), Language Proficiency, Learning Motivation
