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Date Posted: 19:35:58 09/27/09 Sun
Author: Helen, Vagno, Luciana, Milene
Subject: Re: comment
In reply to: Helen 's message, "Re: comment" on 14:34:52 09/27/09 Sun

An interesting activity some teachers might want to use is what they call "Reconstrução de Significado"(sorry, I don't know how to properly translate that to English). That means that students are asked to recreate a text in their language instead of translating words literally. When it comes to genre, we could imagine ourselves teaching formal letters, for example. As a possible closing in English, we could have "Yours sincerely". In Portuguese, "Seu sinceramente" would sound weird! In that case, students are not asked to translate the sentence, but to use their prior knowlege on that kind of genre, to give the letter in Portuguese a more adequate closing - "Atenciosamente", for example. This activity could be done the other way around, too. "Recreating meaning" from Portuguese into English.

>Yes, Vivian
>
>Although most books and strategies discourage us to
>work with translation, when it comes to genre teaching
>strategies, it may be interesting. Granted that we
>won't overuse it or allow students to miss the main
>point!
>The good think is that this may be a moment of
>discovery for them. Since they may be surprised with
>that fact that a 'word-by-word' translation may not be
>as effective as they normally think it is.
>
>>In witten genre, I liked the activity in which sts
>>have to write a piece of text in their native language
>>and then rewrite it in English. After that, they have
>>to compare the genre, the structure and the sentences
>>differences. This is great for sts, who are addicted
>>to translation, to show them the language changes.
>>Teachers must be careful, though. Sts have to be aware
>>of the mais idea of the activity.

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