Empirical Study on the Computer-aided College English Translation Teaching

Abstract

This paper aims at analyzing how to improve College English translation teaching with the aid of the computer. The research objects are 80 non-English major students from two classes of a local university in China. Based on the changes of translating abilities of the two groups in a semester and interviews, the author comparatively analyzes the influences of the computer aid on College English translation teaching. The main findings of this research can be listed as follows: (1) there exist problems about students’ using the computer to improve their translating ability. (2) using the computer to improve translating can be taught. (3) the use of computer can effectively help students improve their translating ability.