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ERIC Number: EJ619934
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2000
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ISSN: ISSN-0790-8318
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Language Labs and Translation Booths: Simultaneous Interpretation as a Learner Task.
Yagi, Sane M.
Language, Culture and Curriculum, v13 n2 p154-73 2000
Reports successful outcomes for a Teaching English as a Foreign Language module based on simultaneous oral translation from Arabic into English. Learners worked individually in a traditional language laboratory. Results show that simultaneous interpretation significantly improves learner performance and is an excellent tool for diagnosing learner competence in grammar and vocabulary. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Arabic, Cultural Differences, Cultural Influences, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Grammar, Language Laboratories, Oral Language, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Teaching Methods, Translation, Uncommonly Taught Languages, Vocabulary Development
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Note: Special issue: The Arab World: Language and Cultural Issues.