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The Importance of the Students’ Native Language in Teaching Translation
The Importance of the Students’ Native Language in Teaching Translation

Author(s): Andreea Năznean
Subject(s): Language acquisition, School education, Translation Studies
Published by: Editura Arhipelag XXI
Keywords: mother tongue; translation; communication; language; method;

Summary/Abstract: The aim of this article is to emphasize the importance of mother tongue in teaching a foreign language, which has been the focus of many researchers’ attention for many years and for many reasons; I will highlight the fact that mother tongue use can help learners to increase and maintain a bilingual personality, it can encourage understanding of other cultures and civilizations, it makes possible prompt and more proficient explanation, it is more appealing and encourages a good relationship between teacher and students.

  • Issue Year: 2014
  • Issue No: 17
  • Page Range: 76-79
  • Page Count: 4
  • Language: English