SOME COMMON ERRORS IN VIETNAMESE-ENGLISH TRANSLATION OF ENGLISH-MAJOR JUNIORS AT TAY DO UNIVERSITY, VIETNAM

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  • Thi Minh Uyen Phan Faculty of Linguistics and Literature, Tay Do University, Can Tho City, Vietnam
  • Thi Thuy Hang Nguyen Faculty of Linguistics and Literature, Tay Do University, Can Tho City, Vietnam
  • Hong Linh Nguyen Faculty of Linguistics and Literature, Tay Do University, Can Tho City, Vietnam

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46827/ejel.v7i2.4226

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common errors, Vietnamese-English translation, English-major juniors

Resumé

Most Vietnamese students who learn English often make mistakes when learning Vietnamese-English translation because there are many differences between Vietnamese and English. Therefore, translation is a difficult subject when learning English. This research “Some common errors in the Vietnamese-English translation of English majors at Tay Do University” focused on some common errors of English majors in Vietnamese-English translation. In this research, the participants were 75 English majored juniors at Tay Do University in which 55 students randomly were chosen to complete the translation tests and the remaining ones (20 students) were selected to answer the interview questions. The results of this thesis showed that the English majors made errors in Vietnamese-English translation related to word order, grammar, and lexicon. It is hoped that this research can be helpful for both students and teachers in the process of learning and teaching translation.

 

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  • Thi Minh Uyen Phan, Faculty of Linguistics and Literature, Tay Do University, Can Tho City, Vietnam

    M.A. Thi Minh Uyen Phan graduated with a M.A. degree in Applied Linguistics at La Trobe University in Australia and has 20-year experience of teaching English and currently being a senior lecturer at Tay Do University.

  • Thi Thuy Hang Nguyen, Faculty of Linguistics and Literature, Tay Do University, Can Tho City, Vietnam

    M.A. Thi Thuy Hang Nguyen received both her B.A. and M.A. from Can Tho University. She has more than 10 years experience of teaching English and currently being a lecturer at the Faculty of Linguistics and Literature, Tay Do University, Can Tho, Vietnam. She is an expert in both English and French.

  • Hong Linh Nguyen, Faculty of Linguistics and Literature, Tay Do University, Can Tho City, Vietnam

    B.A. Hong Linh Nguyen has just completed her B.A. program in English language at the Faculty of Linguistics and Literature, Tay Do University, Can Tho, Vietnam. She achieved a Certificate of Informatics (Advanced Level) in 2019 and a Certificate of English Proficiency - C1 in 2021 during her studies. Her desire is to become a teacher of English. She is now preparing for her M.A. program.

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2022-04-05

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Årg. 7 Nr. 2 (2022)

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