Project-based translation of Wikipedia articles in a tertiary ESP context: planning, execution and lessons learnt
Abstract
Contemporary ESP instruction tends to avoid traditional teaching methods such as translation, since these were seen as obsolete and believed to discourage communication skills. Attitude towards translation of specialized authentic texts, however, has been changing, mostly because of its potential as an activity that contributes to students' content and language knowledge and transferable skills, such as problem-solving, collaboration, decision-making, etc. Following the constructivism-based learning theories, this article presents the implementation of Project-Based Learning (PBL) in a tertiary ESP context on a collaborative English-Serbian translation and peer review project of selected Wikipedia articles. It outlines the project execution phases and reports on the results of a questionnaire investigating students' evaluation of the project. The results indicate the respondents' overall satisfaction, especially regarding the acquired content knowledge, technical and teamwork skills, a...nd a better grade gained in the course. The results also indicate room for improvement in both the organizational aspects of the project, and collaboration between ESP teachers and project participants, as this may lead to more proficient language competencies.
Keywords:
Wikipedia / translation / social constructivism / project-based learning (PBL) / ESP / collaborationSource:
ESP Today, 2022, 10, 1, 123-144Publisher:
- Univerzitet u Beogradu - Ekonomski fakultet, Beograd, Univerzitet u Beogradu - Filološki fakultet, Beograd, Univerzitet u Beogradu - Saobraćajni fakultet, Beograd i Udruženje anglista Srbije, Niš
DOI: 10.18485/esptoday.2020.10.1.6
ISSN: 2334-9050
WoS: 000733817900006
Scopus: 2-s2.0-85122943827
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Fakultet organizacionih naukaTY - JOUR AU - Anđelković, Jelena AU - Meršnik, Marija AU - Jović, Jovana PY - 2022 UR - https://rfos.fon.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/2421 AB - Contemporary ESP instruction tends to avoid traditional teaching methods such as translation, since these were seen as obsolete and believed to discourage communication skills. Attitude towards translation of specialized authentic texts, however, has been changing, mostly because of its potential as an activity that contributes to students' content and language knowledge and transferable skills, such as problem-solving, collaboration, decision-making, etc. Following the constructivism-based learning theories, this article presents the implementation of Project-Based Learning (PBL) in a tertiary ESP context on a collaborative English-Serbian translation and peer review project of selected Wikipedia articles. It outlines the project execution phases and reports on the results of a questionnaire investigating students' evaluation of the project. The results indicate the respondents' overall satisfaction, especially regarding the acquired content knowledge, technical and teamwork skills, and a better grade gained in the course. The results also indicate room for improvement in both the organizational aspects of the project, and collaboration between ESP teachers and project participants, as this may lead to more proficient language competencies. PB - Univerzitet u Beogradu - Ekonomski fakultet, Beograd, Univerzitet u Beogradu - Filološki fakultet, Beograd, Univerzitet u Beogradu - Saobraćajni fakultet, Beograd i Udruženje anglista Srbije, Niš T2 - ESP Today T1 - Project-based translation of Wikipedia articles in a tertiary ESP context: planning, execution and lessons learnt EP - 144 IS - 1 SP - 123 VL - 10 DO - 10.18485/esptoday.2020.10.1.6 UR - conv_3696 ER -
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Anđelković, J., Meršnik, M.,& Jović, J.. (2022). Project-based translation of Wikipedia articles in a tertiary ESP context: planning, execution and lessons learnt. in ESP Today Univerzitet u Beogradu - Ekonomski fakultet, Beograd, Univerzitet u Beogradu - Filološki fakultet, Beograd, Univerzitet u Beogradu - Saobraćajni fakultet, Beograd i Udruženje anglista Srbije, Niš., 10(1), 123-144. https://doi.org/10.18485/esptoday.2020.10.1.6 conv_3696
Anđelković J, Meršnik M, Jović J. Project-based translation of Wikipedia articles in a tertiary ESP context: planning, execution and lessons learnt. in ESP Today. 2022;10(1):123-144. doi:10.18485/esptoday.2020.10.1.6 conv_3696 .
Anđelković, Jelena, Meršnik, Marija, Jović, Jovana, "Project-based translation of Wikipedia articles in a tertiary ESP context: planning, execution and lessons learnt" in ESP Today, 10, no. 1 (2022):123-144, https://doi.org/10.18485/esptoday.2020.10.1.6 ., conv_3696 .