Using Google Translate as a Tool to Improve L2 Writing

IF 0.7 Q3 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH

International Journal of Computer-Assisted Language Learning and Teaching Pub Date : 2021-07-01 DOI:10.4018/IJCALLT.2021070106

P. Stapleton

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Abstract

In the present study, two sets of scripts from primary school students were collected, one written in English and the other in their native Chinese on the same topic. The Chinese scripts were translated into English by Google Translate (GT) and compared with the scripts written in English. Sentences in the two sets of passages that were clearly parallel in meaning were then extracted and compared for accuracy, vocabulary, substance, and length. Findings revealed that in some cases the GT versions (i.e., those originally written in the native tongue) displayed language that was significantly better that what the students produced when writing in English. Patterns of improvement are analyzed and discussed.

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用谷歌翻译提高二语写作

在本研究中，收集了两组小学生的剧本，一组是用英语写的，另一组是用他们的母语写的。通过谷歌翻译(GT)将中文剧本翻译成英文，并与英文剧本进行比较。然后从两组文章中抽取意义明显相似的句子，并对其准确性、词汇量、内容和长度进行比较。研究结果显示，在某些情况下，GT版本(即那些最初用母语写的版本)显示的语言明显好于学生用英语写的版本。对改进模式进行了分析和讨论。

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International Journal of Computer-Assisted Language Learning and Teaching EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH-

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3.00

自引率

14.30%

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期刊介绍： The mission of the International Journal of Computer-Assisted Language Learning and Teaching (IJCALLT) is to publish research, theory, and conceptually-based papers that address the use and impact of and innovations in education technologies in advancing foreign/second language learning and teaching. This journal expands on the principles, theories, designs, discussion, and implementations of computer-assisted language learning. In addition to original research papers and submissions on theory and concept development and systematic reports of practice, this journal welcomes theory-based CALL-related book and software/application reviews.