The Role of Translation in EFL Writing

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  • congmin zhao

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18533/journal.v6i12.1314

Abstract

This paper explores the problem “thinking in the first language then translating into the target language” by examining the process of writing. It is suggested that it is natural to think in the first language and/or to translate and the first language to foreign language translation indirectly enhances the writing ability.

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2017-12-29

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Vol. 6 No. 12 (2017): December

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