Graduation assignment: An investigation into challenges and strategies third-year English majored students at Tay Nguyen University face and implement when studying interpretation 1 course

This research can offer ways to improve the quality of education, to enhance students’ learning experiences, and to prepare students for future professional endeavors in the field of interpretation and language studies.
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Graduation assignment: An investigation into challenges and strategies third-year English majored students at Tay Nguyen University face and implement when studying interpretation 1 course TÂY NGUYÊN UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES ------------------- GRADUATION ASSIGNMENT TITLE: AN INVESTIGATION INTO CHALLENGES AND STRATEGIES THAT THIRD-YEAR ENGLISH MAJORED STUDENTS AT TAY NGUYEN UNIVERSITY FACE ANDAPPLY WHEN STUDYING INTERPRETATION 1 COURSE Supervisor’s name : Bùi Thị Tịnh Student’s name : Nguyễn Thị Tường Vi Student’s code : 20702296 Course : English Linguistics course2020BĐắk Lắk,May, 2024 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This assignment could not have been completed without the help and supportfrom many people. I would like first and foremost to express my sincere gratitude to Mrs. Bui ThịTinh, my supervisor, for her indispensable assistance, invaluable guidance, criticalcomments and practical advice on my study which have inspired me greatly throughmy growth as an academic researcher. Without her, this assignment would not havebeen possible. A special word of thank goes to all lecturers in the Faculty of Foreign Languagesat Tay Nguyen University for their constant help and encouragement. Last but not least, I am greatly indebted to my family and friends who are alwaysby my side to give the unconditional spiritual support during the process ofaccomplishing the assignment. Definitely, I will not be able to do anything withoutthem.TABLE OF CONTENTLIST OF CHARTS AND TABLES CHAPTER 1 – INTRODUCTION1.1 Statement of the problem When individuals communicate in different languages, a mediator proficient inboth tongues becomes essential. This intermediary, often referred to as an interpreter,plays a pivotal role in understanding and translating one persons speech into alanguage comprehensible to the other. Interpreting, as Rimadi (2015) highlights,involves not just verbal translation but also the nuanced conveyance of messageswithin their respective contexts. It is more than literal word-to-word translation, asnoted by Baranyai (2011), requiring an interpreter to grasp the discussed topics,troubleshoot issues, and negotiate terms effectively. Accordingly, the crux oftranslation lies not in transposing syntax and semantics between languages but inaccurately conveying the speakers intended meaning. From the sixth semester, English linguistic students at Tay Nguyen Universitycan choose one orientation between the two namely ‘applied linguistics orientation’‘interpretation and translation orientation’. In the ‘interpretation and translationorientation’, interpretation 1 course is very useful and interesting in which students canlearn and practice interpretation inside and outside the class. Interpreting is entailsmore than a direct conversion of words from the source language to the targetlanguage. During the course, students have learned about different types ofinterpreting namely simultaneous interpreting, consecutive interpreting, whisperedinterpreting, liaison interpreting, escort interpreting or sign language interpreting. Inaddition, students have explored ethics and principles when working as an interpreter,which is quite fascinating. In an Interpretation 1 course, students frequently encounter diverse challenges,spanning from linguistic barriers to grappling with unfamiliar topics and cultures.These challenges encompass difficulties in finding precise vocabulary to articulateideas and navigating regional dialects, particularly challenging for students not nativeto the area. Moreover, localized subject matters often compel students to grapple withtranslating not just language structure but also the contextual essence into anotherlanguage. However, students are encouraged to employ strategies to surmount thesechallenges. One suggested approach, advocated by Mohamed (2017), involvesutilizing tools like dictionaries to navigate linguistic barriers. Another strategy,proposed by Russel (2010), encourages leveraging ones linguistic abilities, such asseeking clarifications, to address these hurdles. Implementing these strategies appearsto significantly enhance the fluidity of communication between the interacting parties. For the above reasons, the study entitled “An investigation into challenges andstrategies third-year English majored students at Tay Nguyen University face andimplement when studying interpretation 1 course” was carried out to find out third –year English majored students’ challenges and to explore the strategies used by thesestudents to face the challenges1.2. Significance of the study This research can offer ways to improve the quality of education, to enhancestudents’ learning experiences, and to prepare students for future professionalendeavors in the field of interpretation and language studies.1.3. Objectives of the study This study is aimed: to identify the challenges encountered by third-year English major students at Tay Nguyen University while studying Interpretation 1 course. to investigate the strategies employed by third-year English major students at Tay Nguyen University to overcome challenges in the Interpretation 1 course.1.4. Outline of the study This research is divided into 5 chapters. Each of them can be explained as follow: Chapter I - The introduction deals with the statement of the problem, theobjectives of the study, the significance of the study and the outline of the study Chapter II - Literature review covers four parts. The first part mentions thedefinition of inter ...