Difficulties EFL Jordanian University Students Encounter in Translating English Idioms into Arabic.
Year: 2015
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: This study aimed at investigating the difficulties that Jordanian EFL University students encounter in translating English idioms into Arabic. The participants of the study were all M.A translation students at Yarmouk University and the University of Jordan who were selected purposefully. The total number of the students who participated in the translation test which contains 16 idioms of different categories was 90. The quantitative findings of the study revealed that EFL Jordanian university students encountered difficulties in translating English idioms into Arabic. Keywords : Difficulties, EFL translation students, Translating idioms
Authors: Amal Alrishan, Oqlah Smadi
Language: English
Subfield: Language and Linguistics
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Quality education
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W1599467113