Didactics of Translation: Text in Context

5.8.2.5. Reactions to the teaching method

The students were asked to give their assessment of the teaching method used during the translation experiment by choosing one of two possible answers: efficient or inefficient.
Efficient Percentage Inefficient Percentage

Students attending regularly (15) Students attending irregularly (15)

Table: 13

Interpretation:

9 60 % 6 40%

10 66% 5 33%

Despite the various constraints (i.e. the shortage of time and the requirements of the experiment), the majority of the students were in general happy with the teaching method used. It is interesting to note that whereas SAR and SAI students gave more detailed description of the content of the translation course they attended in addition to showing the relevance of this content for the translating activity, those students who did not attend the course restricted themselves to talking about the translation course in broad terms, referring mainly to the role of this course in consolidating the student’s knowledge of the foreign language and in helping him / her in their future lives.