Training pre-service primary education teachers in didactic audiovisual translation: A case study
Antonio-Jesús Tinedo-Rodríguez & Jennifer Lertola
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Title
Training pre-service primary education teachers in didactic audiovisual translation: A case study
Abstract
Didactic audiovisual translation (DAT) explores the potential benefits of active revoicing and subtitling tasks for the development of language, mediation, and translation skills. Despite the vast literature on DAT and language learning (Lertola, 2019a), research on DAT training for pre- and in-service teachers is still somewhat limited (Lertola, 2021; Lertola & Talaván, 2022). The present case study investigates DAT-focused pre-service teacher training with a sample of six final-year primary education students. As language learners, participants voluntarily enrolled in a B2-level English course with 15 lesson plans offered within the TRADILEX project. Furthermore, they took a pre-test (ITIS) and a post-test (FITIS) to assess their oral and written receptive as well as productive skills (Couto-Cantero et al., 2021). As pre-service teachers, participants undertook a teacher training course on lesson plan design, focusing on didactic audio description. First, the course provided them with a strong theoretical framework for DAT (Talaván & Lertola, 2022). Then, it trained them to design lesson plans. Participants’ feedback was collected through a final questionnaire. The quantitative and qualitative results show that pre-service teachers improved their English language skills, especially their productive skills. These findings call for more systematic experimental research in the area.
Keywords
Didactic audiovisual translation, audio description, teacher training, primary education, English as a foreign language
36(1) - 2024