Translation As Part of Intercultural Communication Case Study: Third Year Students at The English Department of Ibn Khaldoun University - Tiaret

Abstract

The efficiency of translation in cross-cultural communication refers to the diversity of cultures and languages. The purpose of this research work is to examine the effectiveness of translation in intercultural communication process and how it can facilitate the student’s communication, also its role in transferring culture. This research has been conducted under a quantitative method, where a questionnaire was submitted to Third Year students at Ibn Khaldoun University-Tiaret, Department of foreign languages English Section. The results obtained demonstrate an interesting role of Translation in Cross-cultural communication. After providing translation to students, it became easy for them to assume the direct meaning of even difficult cultural sentences. A detailed explanation and analysis of the findings of this research were provided, alongside solutions to issues that were faced by EFL learners, in the hopes of defeating their comprehension difficulties.