Papers by Mohammed Abdullah
International Journal of English Language, Literature and Translation Studies (IJELR), 2017
The purpose of this research paper is to report a study, which has been conducted very recently. ... more The purpose of this research paper is to report a study, which has been conducted very recently. The study aimed at examining the feasibility of the direct teaching of translation in developing the translation competences of the Yemeni EFL students. The study is quantitative and qualitative investigation, so it adopted a quasi-experimental design as a method for data collection and analysis. A purposive sample of 40 subjects was selected from the students who registered at the department of English language, college of education in Seiyun of Hadhramout University in Yemen. Prior to the commencement of the classroom intervention, all the subjects were given a pre-test after which they were subject to classroom training sessions lasted for an academic semester, and then the subjects were given a posttest. In order to test the effectiveness of the direct instruction and classroom training sessions on the students' translation competence, the two tests were analyzed and their analyses were compared using descriptive statistics such as mean and standard deviation. The results show very significant points, which are context-specific, so their generalization is questionable. Finally, in the light of the findings, the study recommended some suggestions concerning syllabus updating, teaching methodologies, learning facilities and staff professional development.
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Papers by Mohammed Abdullah