Guy cook is known for his unwillingness to pull punches, to get straight to the grass roots of what successful language learning involves, and both challenge previously held tenets and pique language teachers to move a little into left field. I have quoted two negative reasons why some universities have held on to the use of translation in the language classroom, and indeed, quite a. Applied areas of linguistics creating writing systems for languages which do not have them education teaching children the language they already know teaching english as a foreign or second language 16. Introduction as cook 2007 pointed out, translation in language learning. Close this message to accept cookies or find out how to manage your cookie settings. The first is to demonstrate the extent and importance of language play in human life. The role of translation in language learning and teaching. Guy cook date 2010 page start 54 page end 81 is part of book title translation in language teaching.
Reviews systematic, thorough, interactive, undogmatic, and most enjoyable, mundos en palabras brings a breath of fresh air to the foreign languages classroom, unashamedly consolidating the role of translation as an essential and rewarding activity in the teaching and learning of spanish as a foreign language. Through the use of a series of tools and didactic techniques that were implemented in the classroom, the authors conclude that, as a didactic tool in the foreign language classroom, ad contributes not only to. In contrast to traditional way of teaching oral english, discourse analysis provides a new window on teaching and learning oral language. Neurolinguistics looks at the neurology of language brain imaging 15. Language in action routledge, 2011, which was the winner of the british association for applied linguistics book prize 2012. Translation in english language teaching in japan 29 nated in the method of teaching ancient greek and latin, though the idea. Mar 11, 2019 how is translation used in foreignlanguage teaching. Translation in the foreign language teaching of the t wentyfirst century. He was coeditor of the journal applied linguistics 20042009. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Mar 20, 2003 applied linguistics addresses the most pressing and controversial areas of contemporary language use, including intercultural communication, political and commercial persuasion, the impact of new technologies, the growth of english, language in education, and foreign language teaching and learning. Implications for language diversity in instruction in the.
Pdf translating and learning the language of tourism as lsp. While his argument is largely grounded on the matter of. It is a widespread assumption that the objective of second language teaching is to focus the learners attention exclusively on the particular features of the second language so as to get them to approximate to native speaker competence as closely as possible. The structure of the present first volume of applied linguistics for ba students follows the traditional model of a. The five sections of the volume encompass a wide range of topics from a variety of perspectives. Guy cook, author of the awardwinning book translation in language teaching, discusses the importance of translation as an essential part of. Guy cook, author of applied linguistics, on librarything. This book proposes translation as one of a number of ways of relating english to students own languages. Language play, language learning elt journal oxford academic. View enhanced pdf access article on wiley online library html view download pdf for offline viewing. The structure of the present first volume of applied linguistics for ba students follows the traditional model of a book on methodology. Cook further breaks the survey down into eight chapters that deal with such issues as the need for and scope of applied linguistics ch.
Translation in language teaching, states in his 2010 book of the same title that. Translation, technology and autonomy in language teaching and. Professor of language in education at kings college london in the uk and is also chair of the british association for applied linguistics for the period 20092012. The underlying premise is that the reading capabilities and strategies that exist in their more enabled language or own language cook in translation in language teaching. Second language learning and language teaching provides an introduction to the application of second language acquisition research to language teaching. Applied linguistics uses languagerelated research in a wide variety of fields e. Review guy cook, language play, language learning, oxford. It focuses on the skills needed to put the knowledge into action and to achieve successful communication. The application of corpus linguistics to descriptive and applied translation studies represents nowadays a consolidated but still evolving research trend. Cook, 1989, viii this paper takes a perspective of conversation analysis.
New perspectives on subtitling and foreign language learning new trends in translation studies, by elisa ghia. The kinds of language problems of interest to applied linguists are discussed and a distinction drawn between the different research approach taken by theoretical linguists and by applied linguists to what seem to be the same problems. Using the first language in the classroom vivian cook. Bush, and translation in global news 2008, with bielsa. Understanding of translation in foreign language teaching. Translation in language teaching and assessment cambridge. Guy will be hosting a global webinar on this topic on continue reading. Blackwell handbooks in linguistics this outstanding multivolume series covers all the major subdisciplines withinlinguistics today and, when complete, will offer a comprehensive survey of linguistics as a whole.
In keeping with recent developments in the study of language and advertisements, this comprehensive introduction to advertising discourse examines the language of contemporary advertising, seeing it not as an isolated object but in complex interaction with the. Guy cook is professor of language and education at the open university, uk. The routledge handbook of applied linguistics 1st edition. It explains the relevant theory and applies it to classroom activities. The discourse of advertising by guy cook, 1992 online. In language play, language learning, guy cook picks up a theme that already surfaced in his discourse and literature 1994, namely the value of texts that do not, in any immediate sense, serve practical purposes. Guy cook is known for his unwillingness to pull punches, to get straight to the grass roots of what successful language learning involves, and both challenge. Ownlanguage use in language teaching and learning language.
The role of translation in the efl esl classroom walter. Journal and has published exploring english language teaching. Juan carlos mendez brenda joaquin mario david mondragon 2. Translation in language teaching and learning oxford. Translation in language teaching and learning 20 october 2011 by oxford university press elt 28 comments guy cook, author of the awardwinning applied linguistics book translation in language teaching, presents his arguments for reestablishing translation as an essential part of modern language teaching and learning. As an applied linguistics text, this book is useful to language teachers while not being prescriptive about classroom practice. The focal point of the thesis theoretical basis is the works of roger t. Language play should not be thought of as a trivial or peripheral activity, but as central to human thought and culture, to learning, creativity, and intellectual enquiry. It is a welcome attempt to get translation out of the taboo zone in the. To understand the importance of applied linguistics, lets look at how it relates to the study of a new language.
Language play, language learning guy cook reader in education and head of languages in education formerly esol and modern languages at the university of london institute of education. Oct 31, 2014 guy cook is professor of language and education at the open university, uk. He has worked as an efl teacher in egypt, italy, the uk, and russia, as a lecturer at the university of leeds, and as head of tesol at the london university institute of education. Buy translation in language teaching oxford applied linguistics uk ed.
Translation in language teaching oxford applied linguistics guy cook on. Translation and language teaching by guy cook and the role of pedagogical translation in second. Translation as a teaching technique is a different matter from translation as a goal of language teaching. Translation in language teaching oxford applied linguistics. Volume 33 issue 2 applied linguistics oxford academic. Translation in language teaching by guy cook, 9780194424752, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Pdf second language learning and language teaching.
Translation in foreign language teaching project library. The monograph, whose target audience is likely to be scholars and students in translation studies, audiovisual translation, secondlanguage acquisition and. Cook questions this neglect on many fronts, and argues. A certain proportion of students may intend to translate or interpret from one language to the other, whether as professional translators or as business people or. Translation has for much of the latter half of the 20th century occupied a rather controversial role in foreign language teaching flt. Own language use in language teaching and learning volume 45 issue 3 graham hall, guy cook skip to main content accessibility help we use cookies to distinguish you from other users and to provide you with a better experience on our websites. A groundbreaking reconsideration of translation in english language teaching, this book is a survey and critical assessment of arguments for and against translation in different teaching contexts. Use the link below to share a fulltext version of this article with your friends and colleagues. It is a welcome attempt to get translation out of the taboo zone in the language sciences and to show that it is well worth taking a fresh look at this ageold, but curiously neglected multilingual prac tice. Displaying book applied linguistics guy cook oxford2003. Definition the audiolingual method is a method of foreign language teaching which emphasizes the teaching of listening and speaking before reading and writing. Communicative language teaching 6 alternative approaches to syllabus design 10 experiential learning 12 policy and practice the role of the learner 14 conclusion 16 references 16 chapter 2 a framework for taskbased language teaching introduction and overview 19 a framework for taskbased language teaching 19 syllabus design considerations 25. If i may, i would also like to recommend the following two books as good first steps into the topic. The second volume will deal with concepts such as language learning strategies, learning styles, the media and drama techniques, etc.
Bell, guy cook, anne schjoldager, and christiane nord. He was formerly professor of applied linguistics at the university of reading 19982004 and head of tesol at the london university institute of education 19911998. Translation in language teaching by guy cook, oup ih journal. Before the nineties but also afterwards, the vast majority of stylistics and corpus linguistics studies excluded translations from the material to be analysed, since translated texts were merely considered as alternative versions of. Translation, technology and autonomy in language teaching and learning intercultural studies and foreign language learning, by pilar alderetediez. The insights we have gained in recent years, in particular in the area of professional translator training, call for a reassessment of the role of translation in language teaching. We use cookies to distinguish you from other users and to provide you with a better experience on our websites. The issue, whether tilt can or cannot be useful, however, is still a controversial one, and it may be said to attract the attention of a good number of theorists and practitioners. Firstly, it has been difficult to shake off the old connection of translation to authoritarian teaching method. Guy cook is professor of applied linguistics at the university of reading. In the final chapter of a history of english language teaching, written for this second edition by widdowson, he draws on much of the work of the authors of this series, such as guy cook, barbara seidlhofer, and robert phillipson, to present a typically modestly titled perspective on recent trends, which any english language professional. The rise and fall of the grammar translation method, authorthomas raymond siefert, year20 thomas raymond siefert. Oct 20, 2011 guy cook, author of the awardwinning applied linguistics book translation in language teaching, presents his arguments for reestablishing translation as an essential part of modern language teaching and learning. This second edition of the foundational textbook an introduction to applied linguistics provides a stateoftheart account of contemporary applied linguistics.
Examines the discourse of advertising in relation to literature and literary theory, and considers the social function of adverts. Teachers and academics must determine which resources, training, practice methods, and interactive techniques best solve the difficulties related to teaching someone a language with which theyre not familiar. He is the editor of elt journal and has published exploring english language teaching. Translation in language teaching applied linguistics. Applied linguistics uses language related research in a wide variety of fields e. Conversation analysis a discourse approach to teaching. In what way is it possible to adopt a functional approach to translation in foreignlanguage teaching. In the globalised era of the 21st century the constant mobility of citizens around the world has led to great linguistic and cultural diversity resulting in a growing demand for interlingual. Publications received language teaching cambridge core. Ownlanguage use in language teaching and learning volume 45 issue 3 graham hall, guy cook skip to main content accessibility help we use cookies to distinguish you from other users and to provide you with a better experience on our websites. Translation in the foreign language teaching of the t. Do you think translation exercises can help learn a foreign. Appl linguist, volume 33, issue 2, may 2012, pages 216219.
The routledge handbook of applied linguistics serves as an introduction and reference point to key areas in the field of applied linguistics. The past three decades have seen vast changes in attitudes towards translation, both as an academic discipline and as a profession. Translation in language teaching oxford applied linguistics 6 copies. Assuming no previous background in second language acquisition or language teaching methods, this text starts by introducing readers to the basic issues of second language acquisition research. Applied linguistics oxford introduction to language study. It surveys the contexts of monolingual and bilingual teaching and discusses the different uses. Some people discard previous teaching methods as outmoded failing to realize that ultimately all adult language learning relies on some type of grammar translation learning after all adults are learning a system whose grammar and vocabulary is different from their l1 and the presence of the l1 is the inescapable difference in l2 learning. Sla, translation, cross linguistics interference, cognitive activities introduction incorporating translation as a method to teach a foreign or a second language has always brought diverse debate among the researchers. Guy cook s call for greater consideration of play in language and in language teaching is thoroughly researched and convincingly argued.