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Samir, Aynaz; Motallebzadeh, Khalil – SAGE Open, 2023
The current master's curriculum in English Translation major in Iranian universities has not satisfied the demands of the society in which it was developed. Translation students have complained that some essential skills are not considered in the curriculum. Therefore, this study is aimed at proposing some guidelines for curriculum reformers in…
Descriptors: Masters Degrees, Curriculum, Comparative Education, English (Second Language)
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Khademi, Hamidreza; Cardoso, Walcir – Research-publishing.net, 2022
This article, based on Khademi's (2021) Master's thesis, examines the use of Google Translate (GT) and its speech capabilities, Text-to-Speech Synthesis (TTS) and Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR), in helping L2 learners acquire the pronunciation of English past -ed allomorphy (/t/, /d/, /id/) in a semi-autonomous context, considering three…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Translation, Computer Software
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Maghsoudi, Mojtaba; Mirzaeian, Vahid – JALT CALL Journal, 2020
EFL university students in general and Iranian EFL university learners in particular, specifically in the commencement of their study at bachelor degree prefer to have their assigned English texts translated into mother tongue since they do not have a good command of the language. Machine translation (MT) has recently turned into a favorite tool…
Descriptors: Translation, Computational Linguistics, Language Processing, Comparative Analysis
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Tafazoli, Dara; Sadeghi, Sajad – International Journal of Virtual and Personal Learning Environments, 2018
The main purpose of this study was to probe whether or not there is a statistically significant difference between the prospective teachers' perceptions of professional identity and current teachers' self-perceptions. To meet the end, the researchers applied the Teachers' Professional Identity Questionnaire, by Hasegawa and Kudomi, which contains…
Descriptors: Professional Identity, Language Teachers, Preservice Teachers, Student Attitudes
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Khoshsima, Hooshang; Sayadi, Fatemeh – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2016
This study aimed at investigating the effect of virtual language learning method on Iranian intermediate EFL learners writing ability. The study was conducted with 20 English Translation students at Chabahar Maritime University who were assigned into two groups, control and experimental, after ensuring of their homogeneity by administering a TOEFL…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Hatam, Amir Hussein; Shafiei, Shilan – English Language Teaching, 2012
The purpose of the present study was twofold. Firstly, it tried to investigate the relationship between the technical English proficiency of the students of Mechanical Engineering in the universities of Iran and their technical translation proficiency in translating technical texts of Mechanics. Secondly, it attempted to evaluate the effectiveness…
Descriptors: Case Studies, English for Special Purposes, Translation, Language Proficiency