| Title: |
Using Google Translate as a Tool to Improve L2 Writing: A Case Study of Primary-Level Writing in Hong Kong |
| Language: |
English |
| Authors: |
Stapleton, Paul |
| Source: |
International Journal of Computer-Assisted Language Learning and Teaching. 2021 11(3):92-98. |
| Availability: |
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| Peer Reviewed: |
Y |
| Page Count: |
7 |
| Publication Date: |
2021 |
| Document Type: |
Journal Articles; Reports - Research |
| Education Level: |
Elementary Education |
| Descriptors: |
Writing Instruction; Second Language Learning; English (Second Language); Second Language Instruction; Computational Linguistics; Vocabulary Development; Accuracy; Translation; Chinese; Elementary School Students; Sentences; Contrastive Linguistics; Computer Software; Writing Improvement; Foreign Countries; Grammar; Cognitive Ability; Case Studies |
| Geographic Terms: |
Hong Kong |
| DOI: |
10.4018/IJCALLT.2021070106 |
| ISSN: |
2155-7098 |
| Abstract: |
In the present study, two sets of scripts from primary school students were collected, one written in English and the other in their native Chinese on the same topic. The Chinese scripts were translated into English by Google Translate (GT) and compared with the scripts written in English. Sentences in the two sets of passages that were clearly parallel in meaning were then extracted and compared for accuracy, vocabulary, substance, and length. Findings revealed that in some cases the GT versions (i.e., those originally written in the native tongue) displayed language that was significantly better that what the students produced when writing in English. Patterns of improvement are analyzed and discussed. |
| Abstractor: |
As Provided |
| Entry Date: |
2021 |
| Accession Number: |
EJ1298115 |
| Database: |
ERIC |