Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/17251
Title: A bicycle made for two: 'Tandem translation' as a response to changing student cohorts in advanced Chinese classes
Contributor(s): Tasker, Isabel  (author)orcid 
Publication Date: 2014
Handle Link: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/17251
Abstract: As universities internationalise, changes in student cohorts in tertiary language courses require creative rethinking of established pedagogical practices. This contribution presents a case study of the genesis, design, and implementation in a distance mode translation unit of 'tandem translation', a constructivist peer learning activity which pairs L1 Chinese speakers and L2 Chinese learners in collaborative and reflective tasks to produce joint translations of source texts in Chinese and English. Preliminary evaluation of student perceptions of the activity, as revealed by thematic analysis of 29 reflective student commentaries, suggests that it can enhance learning outcomes and language awareness, strengthen task engagement, and facilitate further linguistic and intercultural interchange. A model of the tandem translation process is proposed. The potential for connection between language departments and the multilingual resources of university communities is emphasised.
Publication Type: Conference Publication
Conference Details: LCNAU 2013 Colloquium: Second National Languages and Cultures Network for Australian Universities Colloquium, Canberra, Australia, 2nd - 5th July, 2013
Source of Publication: Practices and Policies: Current Research in Languages and Cultures Education. Selected Proceedings of the Second National LCNAU Colloquium, p. 301-315
Publisher: Languages and Cultures Network for Australian Universities (LCNAU)
Place of Publication: Melbourne, Australia
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: 130207 LOTE, ESL and TESOL Curriculum and Pedagogy (excl Maori)
200311 Chinese Languages
200401 Applied Linguistics and Educational Linguistics
Fields of Research (FoR) 2020: 390108 LOTE, ESL and TESOL curriculum and pedagogy
470303 Chinese languages
470401 Applied linguistics and educational linguistics
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: 950201 Communication Across Languages and Culture
930101 Learner and Learning Achievement
930201 Pedagogy
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2020: 130201 Communication across languages and culture
160302 Pedagogy
Peer Reviewed: Yes
HERDC Category Description: E1 Refereed Scholarly Conference Publication
Appears in Collections:Conference Publication
School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences

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