The Application of the Grammar Translation Method and Communicative Approach in College English Translation Teaching

Abstract

This thesis aims to explore the application of the grammar translation method and communicative approach in college English translation teaching.This paper makes a comparative analysis of the theoretical basis and practical teaching effect of the two teaching methods in order to provide effective teaching strategies for improving the English translation level of college students.In this study,we make an in-depth analysis of the characteristics of the grammar translation method that emphasizes grammatical rules and structure and communicative approach that emphasizes actual context and communicative purpose.In practical teaching,we combined case analysis and student feedback to explore the similarities and differences between the two methods in improving students’translation ability and language application ability.The results show that the grammar translation method focuses on the transmission of grammatical knowledge and is suitable for students’in-depth understanding of grammatical structure,while the communicative method pays more attention to the application of actual context and is conducive to the cultivation of students’practical communicative competence.Finally,this paper summarizes the advantages and disadvantages of both,and puts forward some suggestions on the comprehensive use of both in college English translation teaching,so as to promote students to comprehensively improve their English translation level.