دفاتر في اللسانيات والتعليمية
Volume 6, Numéro 1, Pages 166-176
2016-06-30

Fetching For A Merited Locus Of Translation Technology In A Technophobic Pedagogy Of Foreign Languages: Penetrating Teachers’ Of English Beliefs

Authors : Boudjelal Mustapha .

Abstract

The advent of technology had metamorphosed the very understanding of people’s practices and life routines as it permeated divergent fields, including education. Under this spirit, schools, colleges and universities in Algeria have opted for, say, an inflicted metamorphosis, to enhance the academic achievements of both teachers and learners. Nevertheless, this bright side had been contrasted by a gloomy side that stems from certain pedagogical practices. Rigorously put, teachers of the subject translation and computing are enclosed in their technophobic beliefs that are strengthened by fear from exploring technology translation in their classrooms and their mistrust for learners’ utter reliance on the machine to do the translation instead of them.

Keywords

Translation Technology - Technophobic Pedagogy - Foreign Languages