PEER RESPONSE VIA GOOGLE CLASSROOM ON AN ENGLISH TRANSLATION COURSE AT SCHOOL OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES – THAI NGUYEN UNIVERSITY
Overview
Abstract:
In teaching
English, beside the four skills (reading, writing, listening and speaking),
translating is often supposed to be one of the most necessary and difficult ones,
for both lecturers and students to face great challenges. Traditional
translation classes are boring and stressful, so finding ways to create a more
dynamic, positive, and vibrant learning environment has always been one of the
goals of translation teachers. Based on previous studies that have shown certain
benefits of peer response in the EFL translation and writing class, this study
is intended for finding out the effects of applying peer responses through
Google Classroom in an English Translation Course at School of Foreign
Languages - Thai Nguyen University. 27 students of English Language Teaching
undergraduate program participated in this study. They were then given
questionnaires to refine and provide information, from which, combined with
data from classroom observations and assessment of student’s translation
drafts, the authors obtained the results of the study. The study shows that,
thanks to the application of peer response via Google Classroom, not only the
student’s motivation, engagement and interaction have greatly increased, but
also the student’s translation skills have significantly improved. This study
is a valuable reference for researchers, teachers of translation courses and
others interested in the field.
Keywords: Application, Google Classroom, English Translation Course,
Peer response, School of Foreign Languages
Journal | International Journal of Advance Research and Innovative Ideas in Education |
Issue number | Vol-7 Issue-3 2021 |
Publication status | Published - 2021 |
ISBN | 2395-4396 |