Investigating the Translation Competence of Iraqi EFL University Students’ Translation Competence in Literary Texts
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The current study aims at finding Iraqi EFL university students’ translation competence in literary texts. It also tries to compare between the students in Tikrit and Kirkuk universities /College of Education for Humanities /English Department in the use of Translation Competence types. The design in this study is a descriptive quantitative research design, and the sample of the present study is 200 in the second year university students at the Department of English, Colleges of Education at Tikrit and Kirkuk Universities, who are selected randomly. The study is conducted during the second semester of the academic year 2023-2024. The data has been gathered by using a diagnostic test. The data are statistically analyzed and the findings of the current study reveal that Iraqi EFL students possess an appropriate translation competence but lack an essential component of translation competence, namely the Strategic sub-competence. In the light of the results, some conclusions, recommendations, and suggestions for further studies are presented.
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