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Abduljalil Nasr Hazaea; Mutahar Qassem – Open Education Studies, 2024
This study aims to investigate the manifestations of instrumental translation competence (ITC) in translator training programs in six Saudi universities. It explores students' knowledge and skills in ITC in terms of training and translation courses, translation tools, and usage patterns, drawing on the PACTE group of translation competence. In…
Descriptors: Translation, Language Processing, Computer Software, Computational Linguistics
Al-Jarf, Reima – Online Submission, 2021
The present study aimed to describe and evaluate the current assessment practices prevalent in the different translation courses offered at the College of Languages and Translation (COLT). A sample of specialized translation final exams in 18 translation subject areas was collected. Each final exam was analyzed in terms of the following: (1) # of…
Descriptors: Translation, Language Tests, Readability, Semitic Languages
Al-Jarf, Reima – Online Submission, 2023
Son and daughter metaphorical expressions are common in general as well as technical languages. This study explores the similarities and differences between English and Arabic ibn (son) and bint (daughter) expressions, and the difficulties that student-translators have with them. A corpus of English and Arabic general ibn (son) and bint (daughter)…
Descriptors: Translation, Language Usage, Daughters, Sons
Al-Jarf, Reima – Online Submission, 2019
An asynchronous online discussion forum was created and used to post Arabization homework-assignments consisting of application questions and discussion threads covering the topics taught in class. The instructor gave communicative feedback on the location and types of errors. Errors were color-coded. No correct answers were provided. The…
Descriptors: Translation, Semitic Languages, Language Processing, Homework
Al-Jarf, Reima – Online Submission, 2017
Although translation students at the college of Languages and Translation in Saudi Arabia take two courses in computer applications in translation, these two courses are inadequate in preparing translation graduates for the translation job market. Results of an interview questionnaire have showed that the content of these courses is inadequate. In…
Descriptors: Translation, Computer Software, Second Languages, Language Processing
Al-Jarf, Reima Saado – Online Submission, 2017
An asynchronous online translation discussion forum was created and used to post texts to be translated by participating English-Arabic student translators from different countries. Volunteer translation instructors read participants' translations and gave communicative feedback on the location and types of errors. Errors were color-coded. No…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Teaching Methods, Semitic Languages, Asynchronous Communication
Al-Jarf, Reima – Online Submission, 2014
Students at the College of Languages and Translation (COLT) take an Islamic Translation course in which they practice translating different kinds of Islamic texts (genres) including excerpts from the Holy Quran and the Prophet's Sayings. The aims of the present article are to introduce the students to the history of the translation of the Holy…
Descriptors: Translation, Islam, Literary Genres, Religious Factors