| The university students’ perceptions or attitudes on the use of the English automatic translation in a general English class - Based on English writing lessons |
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Hee-Joo Im |
| 교양영어 수업에서 영어자동번역기 사용에 대한 대학생의 인식 및 태도연구 |
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| Abstract |
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The purpose of this study is to examine the general perceptions or attitudes about using the English automatic translation by the university students in a general English class. For data collection, the researcher surveyed 166 students who are in the 1st year of university and collected their products of English writing tasks and learning journals and also interviewed 5 students who participated in the study. According to the results, the findings are as followed. Firstly, learners showed positive perception towards the use of automatic translation, but they still showed difficulty and less interest in English. Secondly, the learners expected to improve their vocabulary and expressions about English writing by utilizing the automatic translations. However, they showed little negative results in English grammar and errors. Lastly, in the learners’ English writing tasks, the learners used the automatic translations to try to modify some words/expressions or to add confusing sentences/phrases. Thus, some suggestions are provided from the study. For the effective use of the translator in the foreign language education, the learner should be provided with the guidelines and training of the translator use. Also, the teacher needs to consider the use of a translator that meets the level of English proficiency, among which consideration should be given to beginners. |
| Key Words:
automatic translation, general English class, perception, English writing class, English writing task |
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