THE ROLE OF TRANSLATION STUDIES IN GERMAN LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE STUDIES
Keywords:
translation studies, teaching German as a foreign language, function of translation, theories in the translation teachingAbstract
The aim of this research is to examine students’ attitudes and experiences regarding
translation classes in German language and literature studies. This quantitative and qualitative
research was conducted on the basis of a questionnaire with third-year students who, as part of
the compulsory course Modern German Language 5, attended translation classes in the winter
semester, with two classes a week. The results of the conducted questionnaire represent an overview
of the current status and role of translation studies in the classes of German as a foreign
language in the German language and literature studies department at the Faculty of Philosophy
of the University of Niš. The results of the research indicate to what extent translation studies
affects the process of learning German as a foreign language and how translation teaching can
be improved in order for students to acquire linguistic and translation competence. In addition
to the practical significance of the research for translation classes, the work also has a theoretical
significance, since various approaches and theories in the teaching of translation are presented
that thematize translational categories (also areas of linguistics) such as lexicon, semantics,
pragmatics, etc. and the means by which the process and product of translation are described
or reflected. Many aspects of translation (understanding, intention, communication, mediation,
communication, etc.) are reflected and intertwined in the attitudes of the students.
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