Translation and Own-language Activities

Download or read book Translation and Own-language Activities written by Philip Kerr and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2014-03-27 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Translation and Own-language Activities provides structured, practical advice and guidance for using students' own languages within the ELT classroom. Translation and Own-language Activities provides structured, practical advice and guidance for using students' own languages within ELT classrooms. Taking into account both the growing interest and concerns about use of translation in English lessons, the book presents effective ways of integrating carefully chosen activities, covering themes such as tools, language skills, language focus and techniques. The practical activities range from using bilingual dictionaries to translating long texts, with a number of tasks drawing on easy-to-use web tools. The book also considers the relationship between translation and intercultural understanding.