Open AccessTranslating processes and elementary writing in German as a foreign language
Author(s) -
Sabine Hoffmann,
Giolo Fele
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
linguistica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.134
H-Index - 1
eISSN - 2350-420X
pISSN - 0024-3922
DOI - 10.4312/linguistica.54.1.439-453
Subject(s) - german , foreign language , tourism , resource (disambiguation) , linguistics , sociology , psychology , computer science , political science , mathematics education , philosophy , computer network , law
The article presents the first results of a qualitative research study on writing in a foreign language with the help of Google Translator. It examines the processes of the construction of verbal and discursive forms during group discussion on the translation of a tourist website structures ensuing from a tourist website const. This study took place in the 2013/2014 academic year, and it was based on a video recording of about 12 hours of group work by 16 students while planning and producing a draft of the German translation of the homepage of an Italian tourist site. This study highlights both the advantages and disadvantages of the use of an online translation resource by students with basic knowledge of a foreign language