Development of Teamwork Skills Using Project-Based Learning in a Translation Classroom: A Case Study in an English-Arabic Classroom

This study investigates students' attitudes towards the application of the project-based approach in teaching translation and its effectiveness in developing teamwork skills and examines the impact of the project-based approach on the quality of students' translation production. The case that this research studies uses the project-based approach in one of their English-Arabic translation classrooms at a Saudi university. The quantitative method (namely, pre-treatment and post-treatment questionnaires) was used to collect data from the students and to explore their attitudes towards project-based learning (PjBL) in developing teamwork skills before and after the application of this teaching approach. To examine the progress of students' translation quality, pre-and post-treatment tests were given to students and assessed. A qualitative method was also employed with the instructor; his feedback regarding the challenges and merits of applying the project-based approach was elicited through an interview. The overall findings of this study show a noticeable level of improvement in students' attitudes towards teamwork skills after using the aforementioned approach. There was also an improvement in the students' translation quality, as detected in their translation work.