دفاتر في اللسانيات والتعليمية
Volume 6, Numéro 1, Pages 101-113
2016-06-30

Google Translation Service (gts): A Friend Of A Foe Of The Algerian Efl Learners?

Authors : Mostari Hind Amel .

Abstract

No one can deny the great importance of Google translation service translation (GTS) in daily communication, whether it is written or oral. As learners of a foreign language, the Algerian students use GTS for textual translation and even for listening to correct phonetic transcription of words. However, while using GTS, the following questions may arise: How often do Algerian EFL learners use GTS? What types of words /texts (literary, scientific, religious, idioms, proverbs) do they translate? What are the common errors and disadvantages of GTS? .

Keywords

Google Translation Service (GTS) - Algerian EFL Learners