Senior students’ reports on their translation and interpretation abilities, teaching methods, and curriculum at Ho Chi Minh City Open University

Pham Vu Phi Ho () and Bui Thi Kieu Phu
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Pham Vu Phi Ho: Ho Chi Minh City Open University, Vietnam
Bui Thi Kieu Phu: Ho Chi Minh City Open University, Vietnam

HO CHI MINH CITY OPEN UNIVERSITY JOURNAL OF SCIENCE - SOCIAL SCIENCES, 2013, vol. 3, issue 1, 13-22

Abstract: This thesis examines the senior students’ self-assessment on their translation and interpretation abilities at Ho Chi Minh City Open University and their feedback on the teaching methods and curriculum. Twenty-four senior students in Business and Tourism TranslationInterpretation in the course 2008-2012 participated in the study. Data collection were from questionnaire investigating students’ general knowledge, interpretation and translation skills as well as their problems in translation and interpretation, and their opinions of materials and teaching methods. The results revealed that the students did not meet the requirements of translation - interpretation skills. In terms of materials and teaching methods, the senior students were not satisfactory because of out-of-date information and monotonous teaching methods.

Keywords: translation; interpretation; curriculum; senior students; general knowledge (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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