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Babaee, Siamak; Wan Yahya, Wan Roselezam; Babaee, Ruzbeh – English Language Teaching, 2014
Some scholars (Bassnett-McGuire, Catford, Brislin) suggest that a good piece of translation should be a strict reflection of the style of the original text while some others (Gui, Newmark, Wilss) consider the original text untranslatable unless it is reproduced. Opposing views by different critics suggest that translation is still a challenging…
Descriptors: Translation, Second Languages, Creativity, Cultural Awareness
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Ghonsooly, Behzad; Showqi, Sara – English Language Teaching, 2012
The present study investigates the possible influence of foreign language learning on individuals' divergent thinking abilities. Unlike the large body of research devoted to unfolding the effect of bilingualism on cognitive functions, foreign language learning has gained little attention. This study aimed at bringing into attention the distinctive…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Creativity, Thinking Skills, Bilingualism
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Hajilou, Y.; Yazdani, H.; Shokrpour, N. – English Language Teaching, 2012
This study aimed to determine the relationship between creativity on one hand and lexical reception and production knowledge of Iranian EFL students on the other hand. The data were collected using three tests: a creativity test (Torrance, 1990), the Vocabulary Levels Test (Schmitt, Schmitt, & Clapham, 2001), and the Productive Version of the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Creativity, English (Second Language), Lexicology