The state of learning translation among English Majors of Al-Quds Open University : obstacles and solutions

الملخص EN

This study aimed to identify the main obstacles encountering English majors at Al-Quds Open University in learning translation.

To achieve the aim of the study, the researcher adopted analytical descriptive approach.

The researcher used and applied two instruments: an interview and a questionnaire.

Through the interview, the researcher elicited the most important obstacles and difficulties in learning translation.

In light of responses of English majors in the interview.

The researcher designed the second tool which is the questionnaire.

More obstacles and difficulties were deduced from 80 English students under three domains through the questionnaire.

The sample of the study consisted of 80 junior and senior English majors forming (55 %) of the population of the study.

These subjects were randomly selected to participate in the study.

Findings of the study showed that study : More than 58 % of English students at Al-Quds Open university were in agreement that ''the targeted texts in the university syllabus are fragmented and decontextualized", ''Students aren’t accurately trained on steps of translating texts from instructors'', ''Instructors don’t create real situations and contexts for students to practise translation practically'', " Translation books neglects the necessary and suitable texts that motivate students to translate them " and " Translation books don’t explain the process of translation accurately '' were the major obstacles encountering English majors in learning translation at Al-Quds Open university.

Moreover, the results demonstrated that there are no statistically significant differences at (α ≤ 0.05) between male and female students due to gender and academic level in the obstacles facing English Majors at QOU in learning translation in light of the questionnaire.

Finally, the study pointed out to many recommendations such as the necessity for lecturers to expand their students' reading of different texts and fields and also there is a need to use ICT in learning translation.