The Effectiveness of a Strategy Based on Action Research in Developing Translation Skills of Workers’ University Students

Sadaka, Elsayed Ahmed Mohammad

doi:10.21608/jrciet.2019.54435

The Effectiveness of a Strategy Based on Action Research in Developing Translation Skills of Workers’ University Students

Document Type : Original Article

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Elsayed Ahmed Mohammad Sadaka

Workers' University

10.21608/jrciet.2019.54435

Abstract

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his pre-post experimental study aimed at investigating the effectiveness of a strategybased on Action Research in developing English translation skills of Workers’ University students, Kafr ElSheikh branch. The participants consisted of 70 students chosen from 1st year Workers' University students, department of industrial affairs in the first semester 2018 – 2019. The researcher used the following instruments: a translation skills checklist, and a pre-posttest on translation skills. The results revealed that there are statistically significant differences at (0.05) between the mean scores of the experimental group students and those of the control group students in the post-test in English translation skills in favor of the experimental group. Furthermore, the results pointed out that there are statistically significant differences at (0.05) between the mean scores of the experimental group students in the pre and post-test of translation skills in favor of the post-test.

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