Investigating the Benefits of Integrating Translation in Learning English as a Foreign Language

Abstract

Translation has long played a controversial role in teaching and learning English. It has largely been ignored as an effective means of practicing and improving foreign language, and this issue has been discussed on various applications within the framework of the language pedagogical methodology. The aim of this study was to discover the benefits of translation in foreign language learning and teachers’ opinions about the use of mother tongue in English classes. In addition to the reasons why teachers and students use Arabic as a first language in teaching and learning English. A questionnaire was conducted to ascertain the views of some of Master one Linguistics students and some English teachers on the use of translation as teaching and learning tool for English as a foreign language. The majority of the results of the questionnaire were largely positive, as they preferred to use translation in teaching and learning English. Through the foregoing we can say that the use of translation in teaching and learning English is dependent on moderate and appropriate use during classrooms