Application of the Research Approach to Teaching Future Translators in Higher Educational Institutions

Abstract

The aim of the study was to experimentally implement the concept of teaching translation in the system of higher linguistic education using a research approach. The pedagogical experiment was conducted to test the effectiveness of the research approach in teaching future translators. The aim was achieved through the following methods: pedagogical experiment, Mehrabian Achievement Motivation Test; determining competence level in accordance with the criteria (low, medium, high). Wilcoxon test, McNimar’s test, χ2 (chi-squared test) were used to process statistical data. The introduction of pedagogical conditions in the experimental group resulted in decreasing low level of knowledge from 34% to 28%, while the high level rose from 8% to 26%. The indicators of the control group changed slightly. The experiment showed that the average number of correctly completed final test assignments by experimental group students was 2.66 more than in the control group, and the variance in the number of correctly completed assignments in the experimental group as a whole was 1.76 less than in the control group. The analysis of the data obtained demonstrates the effectiveness of implementing a research approach in teaching future translators. The respondents from the experimental group showed a higher relative level of professional competencies when compared with the respondents who were taught by common curriculum. Further research will focus on finding effective models for combining different innovative methods of teaching future translators.