Factors affecting the attitude to learning translation subjects of english majored students at banking academy of vietnam

BANKING ACADEMY OF VIETNAM FACULTY OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES - GRADUATION THESIS FACTORS AFFECTING THE ATTITUDE TO LEARNING TRANSLATION SUBJECTS OF ENGLISH-MAJORED STUDENTS AT BANKING ACADEMY OF VIETNAM Student : Nguyen Thu Hue Class : K22ATCA Academic Year : 2019-2023 Student ID : Instructor : Ms Duong Thi Thanh Hoa (MA) 22A7510044 Hanoi, May 2023 Tai ngay!!! Ban co the xoa dong chu nay!!! 17014126240811000000 Graduation Thesis Banking Academy DECLARATION I certify that the information and results presented in this thesis and the documents I provide are true and accurate to the best of my knowledge I confirm that this paper has not been submitted elsewhere in any other form for the fulfillment of any other degree or qualification Ha Noi, May 2023 Nguyen Thu Hue i Graduation Thesis Banking Academy ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS First and foremost, I’m grateful for to all of the Banking Academy's teachers in general, and especially to those in the Faculty of Foreign Languages After studying here, I have gained valuable knowledge related to the major both in theory and in practice, as well as life skills, which have helped me overcome the initial difficulties when entering the conquest school With deep respect and gratitude, I would like to express my heartfelt appreciation to my guide, M.A Duong Thi Thanh Hoa, through her patience, motivation, enthusiasm, extensive knowledge, and dedicated guidance, has assisted me in orienting as well as pointing out and correcting flaws in order for me to complete this thesis I would also like to thank all the students of Banking Academy who enthusiastically and sincerely cooperated in the research to help them complete the research process well or interview I could not have imagined having a better advisor and mentor for my study Last but not least, I owe a big thank you to my parents and friends who have supported me spiritually throughout this study Once again, I sincerely thank everyone who assisted us; without everyone's assistance, I would not have been able to complete the article for this study ii Graduation Thesis Banking Academy ABSTRACT Title: Factors affecting the attitude to learning translation subjects of English-majored students at Banking Academy of Vietnam Author: Nguyen Thu Hue Key words: Students' attitude, cognitive aspect, behavioral aspect, emotional aspect, learning Translation subjects Adviser: Ms Duong Thi Thanh Hoa Summary of the thesis: Academic English learners face a formidable obstacle when faced with the process of translation The process of learning to translate ought to be made more exciting and intriguing for the students The amount of interest that learners have in the actual process of learning is dependent on a wide variety of cognitive elements that are either self-directed or fostered Among the 119 students who majored in English and successfully finished the translation course at Vietnam Banking Academy, the purpose of this study is to determine some significant elements that influence students' attitudes towards studying translation Qualitative and quantitative were the primary research methodologies for this study Based on these data, it is clear that having an interest in studying Translation is an essential component of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) training In addition, the emotional elements that learners face have a less influence on their English competence than the behavioral factors In light of the findings of this research, a number of suggestions for pedagogical implications have been made in order to inspire both students and teachers to become more proficient in the art of translation iii Graduation Thesis Banking Academy TABLE OF CONTENTS DECLARATION i ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ii ABSTRACT iii TABLE OF CONTENTS iv LIST OF TABLES vii LIST OF FIGURES viii LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS ix CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION 1.1 Statement of the problem 1.2 Rationale for the study 1.3 Objectives of study 1.4 Significance of the study 1.5 Research questions 1.6 Scope and limitations of the study 1.7 Research Structure CHAPTER II LITERATURE REVIEW 2.1 Translation 2.1.1 Definitions of translation .6 2.1.2 Translation methods .7 2.1.3 Translator’s characteristics 10 2.1.4 Importance of Translation Subjects for English-Major Student 12 2.2 Attitude 14 2.2.1 Definition of attitude 14 2.2.2 Nature of Attitude 15 2.2.3 The significance of attitude 16 2.3 Aspects of the attitude toward learning translation 17 iv Graduation Thesis Banking Academy 2.3.1 Definition of language attitude 17 2.3.2 Behavioral Aspect 20 2.3.3 Cognitive Aspect 20 2.3.4 Emotional Aspect 21 2.4 Related Studies 21 CHAPTER III METHODOLOGY 23 3.1 Locale of the study 23 3.2 Participants 23 3.3 Data collection methods 24 3.3.1 Survey questionnaire 24 3.3.2 Interview .25 3.4 Data collection procedure 26 3.4.1 Quantitative data 26 3.4.2 Qualitative data 27 CHAPTER IV FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION 29 4.1 Results from Survey questionnaire 29 4.1.1 Demographic profile 29 4.1.2 Data Analysis .30 4.1.3 Findings on Cognitive Aspect 35 4.1.4 Findings on Emotional Aspect .37 4.1.5 Findings on Behavioral Aspect 39 4.1.6 Summary of Findings 41 4.2 Findings from interviews 41 4.3 Discussion 45 CHAPTER V CONCLUSION 49 5.1 Summary of the study 49 5.2 Implications for translation teaching pedagogy 49 v Graduation Thesis Banking Academy 5.3 Limitations of study 51 5.4 Suggestions for further studies 52 REFERENCES 53 APPENDIX A: SURVEY QUESTIONNAIRE 59 APPENDIX B: INTERVIEW QUESTIONS 63 vi Graduation Thesis Banking Academy LIST OF TABLES Table Demographic profile 29 Table Quality of the scale 31 Table KMO and Bartlett's Test 32 Table Total Variance Explained 33 Table EFA .34 Table Mean score of Cognitive Aspect .35 Table Mean score of Emotional Aspect .37 Table Mean score of Behavioral Aspect 39 Table Mean score of Attitude .41 vii Graduation Thesis Banking Academy LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1: Flat bottom V-shaped diagram (Newmark, 1988, p.45) Figure 2:The mind's trinity of Attitudes History of the Behavioral Sciences (Hilgard (1980)) .18 Figure 3: A summary of students' cognitive responses (percentages) 36 Figure 4: A summary of students' emotional responses (percentages) 38 Figure 5: A summary of students' behavioral responses (percentages) 40 viii Graduation Thesis Banking Academy LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS SL Source Language TL Target Language BAV Banking Academy of Vietnam EFL English as a Foreign Language E-V English to Vietnamese V-E Vietnamese to English TDD Test-driven development SPSS Statistics Package for Social Sciences EFA Exploratory Factor Analysis KMO Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin ix