Relevance of translation as a course
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Faculty of Education Tribhuvan University, Kirtipur Kathmandu, Nepal
Abstract
This research work entitled “Relevance of Translation as a Course” was carried
out to find out the perception of students on relevancy of teaching of translation
academically in ELT syllabus. I used both primary and secondary sources of data
in this study. I purposively selected four campuses- Department of English
Education, Kirtipur, Mahendra Ratna Campus, Butwal Multiple Campus and
Tansen Multiple Campus. And 35 students were selected from Department of
English Education, 20 from Mahendra Ratna Campus, 15 from Butwal Multiple
Campus and 10 from Tansen Multiple Campus using not random judgmental
sampling procedure. They were given questionnaires for the collection of primary
data. This study shows that majority of the students found translation as a relevant
in the sense that it developed language skills and vocabulary aspect of language
and provided the skills of translating text into second language without loosing its
meaning. Likewise, majority of the students i.e. 90% expressed that it was a
practical subject in career development.
This thesis consists of four chapters. The first chapter introduces the study with
general background i.e. importance and scope of translation; teaching of
translation and translation: situational study in case of Nepal. This chapter also
deals with the review of literature, the objectives and significance of the study.
The second chapter deals with procedures adopted to carry out the research. It
contains the information on the sources of data, sampling procedure, tools, process
of data collection and limitations of the study. Similarly, the third chapter consists
of the analysis and interpretation of the data collected through questionnaire. The
fourth chapter deals with the major findings of the study on the basis of analysis
and interpretation of the data. It also deals with some recommendations made on
the basis of findings of the study. Finally, the fourth chapter is followed by the
references and appendices.