Abstract: Cognitive learning focuses on students’ learning rather than teachers’ teaching, according to Noam Chomsky. Therefore, while teaching contents of Translation Studies like Walter Benjamin’s ‘The Task of the Translator,’ and George Steiner’s ‘The Hermeneutic Motion’ for undergraduate literature students in Bangladesh, a musical translation could be a new pedagogical approach compared to the non-musical approach, which will serve two specific purposes: learners might develop self-evaluation attitude when musical beat would be the parameter to evaluate the translation; and secondly, learners could improve instinctive mental capacity, which will help their brain function naturally while translating literature texts like poetry and fiction. While performing such translations maintaining the source language's musical beat and rhythm, students could develop the aptitude for precise and relevant figures of speech, as well as accurate syllable sense. On the other hand, if students are assigned in the classroom to translate literature texts, for instance, Bengali poetry or short story into English, it might not be pragmatic to expect to complete the syllabus within the trimester or semester curriculum because there would be infinite multiple translation outcomes from students in Bangladesh. In order to connect the translated texts with the theories of Translation Studies, the Musical Translation Approach (MTA) can be effective as well as time-saving. This research focuses on how MTA in classroom teaching has given better learning outcomes when applied in classrooms for Bangladeshi undergraduates. This paper also aims to present through a qualitative approach how musical translations can contribute to cognitive learning of the motion of translation compared to the non-musical approach.
Keywords: Musical Translation Approach, Cognitive Learning, New Pedagogical Approach, Teaching Translation Studies.
Title: Musical Translation Approach (MTA) for Cognitive Learning in Translation Studies Pedagogy in Bangladesh
Author: Ahmed Tahsin Shams
International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research
ISSN 2348-3156 (Print), ISSN 2348-3164 (online)
Vol. 10, Issue 3, July 2022 - September 2022
Page No: 391-398
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Published Date: 02-September-2022
