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Pedagogical translation: An attempt to analyse the evolution of the understanding of the concept

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Since the second half of the twentieth century, pedagogical translation (PT) has become an important strand of reflection in language teaching. Despite its undeniably growing popularity, the notion of PT continues to be the subject of intense debate, becoming a source of contradictory opinions. As part of the discussion on the function of translation in language teaching and learning, the authors of the present study aim to present the evolution of the concept of PT from the first definitions of the term as such to the present day. In line with the stated aim, the analysis will focus on four key themes: the need to clarify the meaning of PT, the controversies in understanding and defining PT before the publication of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR), the role of PT within the CEFR and its functioning in the multilingual paradigm. That final point will be examined through the example of the Integrated Plurilingual Approach (IPA) and PT understood as Translation for Other Learning Contexts (TOLC) in line with the terminology put forward by Gonzáles-Davies (2012, 2014, 2017, 2020, 2021, and subsequent works).

Source: Beyond Philology An International Journal of Linguistics Literary Studies and English Language Teaching

DOI: 10.26881/bp.2025.1.02

Authors: Adam Jarosz, Jolanta Hinc

Institution: University of Gdańsk

Language: English

Topic: Translation Studies and Practices

Subfield: Language and Linguistics

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Quality education

Open Access status: diamond

Funder: Itä-Suomen Yliopisto