Translation strategy in reading comprehension among good and poor learners of non-Arabic speakers

Translation strategy in reading comprehension among good and poor learners of non-Arabic speakers

Translation is regarded as one of the strategies widely used by second or foreign language learners despite the controversy regarding the use of the mother tongue in language learning, and reading process. Good and poor language learners have both been reported to employ this strategy, though the ex...

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Main Authors: Mustapha, Nik Farhan, Mustapha, Nik Hanan, Chik, Abdul Rahman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculty of Education, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 2016
Subjects:
LB1025 Teaching (principles and practices)
PJ6001 Arabic
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spelling iium-504042016-10-25T03:42:38Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/50404/ Translation strategy in reading comprehension among good and poor learners of non-Arabic speakers Mustapha, Nik Farhan Mustapha, Nik Hanan Chik, Abdul Rahman LB1025 Teaching (principles and practices) PJ6001 Arabic Translation is regarded as one of the strategies widely used by second or foreign language learners despite the controversy regarding the use of the mother tongue in language learning, and reading process. Good and poor language learners have both been reported to employ this strategy, though the extent of their reading comprehension varies. Based on a qualitative approach, this study investigated Arabic learners’ use of translation strategy in reading an academic Arabic text. Seven university students participated in this study. Data were collected by means of think aloud and observation. The results reveal that Arabic learners, regardless of their proficiency level, very often resort to their mother tongue in comprehending the Arabic text at different linguistic levels: words, structures and sentences. Good learners demonstrated an efficient way of using this strategy for comprehension, while poor learners failed to do so, thus, affecting their reading comprehension. Faculty of Education, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 2016-04 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/50404/1/Translation_Strategy_in_Reading%28Arabic%29%2C_OJIE%2C_April_2016.pdf Mustapha, Nik Farhan and Mustapha, Nik Hanan and Chik, Abdul Rahman (2016) Translation strategy in reading comprehension among good and poor learners of non-Arabic speakers. The Online Journal of Islamic Education (O-jIE), 4 (1). pp. 37-52. ISSN 2289-3016 http://ojie.um.edu.my/filebank/published_article/9700/(37-57)Translation%20Strategy%20in%20Reading(Arabic).pdf
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topic LB1025 Teaching (principles and practices)
PJ6001 Arabic
spellingShingle LB1025 Teaching (principles and practices)
PJ6001 Arabic
Mustapha, Nik Farhan
Mustapha, Nik Hanan
Chik, Abdul Rahman
Translation strategy in reading comprehension among good and poor learners of non-Arabic speakers
description Translation is regarded as one of the strategies widely used by second or foreign language learners despite the controversy regarding the use of the mother tongue in language learning, and reading process. Good and poor language learners have both been reported to employ this strategy, though the extent of their reading comprehension varies. Based on a qualitative approach, this study investigated Arabic learners’ use of translation strategy in reading an academic Arabic text. Seven university students participated in this study. Data were collected by means of think aloud and observation. The results reveal that Arabic learners, regardless of their proficiency level, very often resort to their mother tongue in comprehending the Arabic text at different linguistic levels: words, structures and sentences. Good learners demonstrated an efficient way of using this strategy for comprehension, while poor learners failed to do so, thus, affecting their reading comprehension.
format Article
author Mustapha, Nik Farhan
Mustapha, Nik Hanan
Chik, Abdul Rahman
author_facet Mustapha, Nik Farhan
Mustapha, Nik Hanan
Chik, Abdul Rahman
author_sort Mustapha, Nik Farhan
title Translation strategy in reading comprehension among good and poor learners of non-Arabic speakers
title_short Translation strategy in reading comprehension among good and poor learners of non-Arabic speakers
title_full Translation strategy in reading comprehension among good and poor learners of non-Arabic speakers
title_fullStr Translation strategy in reading comprehension among good and poor learners of non-Arabic speakers
title_full_unstemmed Translation strategy in reading comprehension among good and poor learners of non-Arabic speakers
title_sort translation strategy in reading comprehension among good and poor learners of non-arabic speakers
publisher Faculty of Education, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
publishDate 2016
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/50404/
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http://irep.iium.edu.my/50404/1/Translation_Strategy_in_Reading%28Arabic%29%2C_OJIE%2C_April_2016.pdf
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