Dominance of Americanization in a Translation Task: A Pilot Study in the Iranian University Training

dc.creator	Nematullah Shomoossi
dc.creator	Amin Marzban
dc.date	2010-04-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T22:22:29Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T22:22:29Z
dc.identifier	1305-578X
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/b7fd743e50df4f06912a344a02be88f2
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/20675
dc.description	The present study aims to examine the predominant use of American English in the current language use of studetns of English in Iran. The participants in the study consisted of 40 students of English at Shiraz Islamic Azad University, Iran, who were chosen randomly. A written translation task consisting of two separate lists of 20 Persian words was used. The first list was intended to check their choice of either British or American spellings. The second list, however, tapped their choice of lexical equivalents in either American or British varieties. Statistical analyses were run within the framework of within and between type effects, and the results indicated the priority of American spelling and lexical equivalents over the British variety. The results of the present study would shed light on the current language teaching and learning practices especially when it comes to a choice of international English textbooks available on the market.
dc.language	English
dc.language	Turkish
dc.publisher	Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies
dc.relation	http://www.jlls.org/Issues/Volume%206/No.1/shomoossimarzban.pdf
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/1305-578X
dc.source	Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies, Vol 6, Iss 1, Pp 40-48 (2010)
dc.subject	Americanization
dc.subject	Spelling
dc.subject	Lexical Equivalent
dc.subject	Unconscious Use.
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.title	Dominance of Americanization in a Translation Task: A Pilot Study in the Iranian University Training
dc.type	article