Translation as method for teaching Portuguese to Japonese students
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https://doi.org/10.46230/2674-8266-13-5026Keywords:
Portuguese language, Translation, Teaching, Comunicative competenceAbstract
Translation as a foreign language (LE) activity has for a long time held a position of disrepute in the classroom. In more recent decades, however, new ideas have emerged that advocate the reintroduction of the translation activity with a communicative focus. In this way, this work, which originated from a doctoral research at the Tokyo University of Foreign Studies (TUFS), seeks to bring to light the issue of translation as a tool to assist Japanese undergraduate students in the study of the Portuguese language. Based on the ideas defended by House (1977), Harmer (2007) and Altar (2017) on the use of translation in foreign language teaching, a minicourse was created in order to carry out translation activities of comics focusing on the development of communicative competence. Through discussions on specific points during the class, it was possible to bring students cultural and linguistic elements that prove to be important for effective communication with Brazilian speakers. The activities provided data that better support the translation narrative as a method that efficiently helps Portuguese learning, providing Japanese students with greater knowledge about cultural and linguistic differences; thus, reducing possible misunderstandings during the communicative process.
Keywords: translation; teaching; Portuguese language, communicative competence.
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