This document provides instructions for a translation maze activity. It aims to have students review vocabulary, interact with peers, and explore translation difficulties. In the activity, students will work in pairs to create a maze with English words on one side and their Portuguese translations on the other. They will then solve each other's mazes. The teacher can choose which type of vocabulary to focus on. It is estimated to take 10-15 minutes and can be used at various education levels. The goal is for students to collaborate while practicing translation skills.
This document provides instructions for a translation maze activity. It aims to have students review vocabulary, interact with peers, and explore translation difficulties. In the activity, students will work in pairs to create a maze with English words on one side and their Portuguese translations on the other. They will then solve each other's mazes. The teacher can choose which type of vocabulary to focus on. It is estimated to take 10-15 minutes and can be used at various education levels. The goal is for students to collaborate while practicing translation skills.
This document provides instructions for a translation maze activity. It aims to have students review vocabulary, interact with peers, and explore translation difficulties. In the activity, students will work in pairs to create a maze with English words on one side and their Portuguese translations on the other. They will then solve each other's mazes. The teacher can choose which type of vocabulary to focus on. It is estimated to take 10-15 minutes and can be used at various education levels. The goal is for students to collaborate while practicing translation skills.
Author: Mila Soares Aims: At the end of the class, students should be able
Reviewer: Mariana Pinheiro - to review/learn vocabulary bits
- to interact with their parts Activity Type: - to explore difficulties found in the process of translation Game - to have fun
Language Focus: Procedures:
Focus on Vocabulary Step 1 (2 min.): Teacher explains the process of the maze. On the thick lines to the left, students should write words/expressions in English, and Resources: on the thin lines to the right they should write the corresponding Handouts words/expressions translated into Portuguese. (Teacher can decide if this Pen or pencil activity will be used to introduce new vocabulary or to review previous Dictionaries (if possible) knowledge). Step 2 (5 min.): Teacher pairs students up. Students have 5 minutes to Preparation: create the maze challenge. They can use dictionaries (online or Choose which type of paper-based), their books and teacher’s help to write down the translated vocabulary will be used in the words/expressions. They must make sure that they know the paths to activity solve the maze. Prepare a copy of the maze for Step 3 (3-7 min.): Students solve each other’s maze challenge, finding each student the way between a word/expression in English and its correct translation. Step 4 (1 min.): Students check the partner’s anwer on their maze, they Level: Middle School Students get a point for each correct answer. High School Students EJA Students Assessment: All levels Students work collaboratively and respectfully during the activity. This can be worth participation marks. Time: 10-15 minutes Teaching Premises: “No que diz respeito à modalidade escrita, a tradução é uma técnica útil Interdisciplinarity Links: para verificar a competência do aluno e pode tornar-se necessária para Teacher could make an verificar a sua compreensão de vocabulário, sintaxe, expressões interdisciplinary link with idiomáticas e o uso de diferentes registros.” (ROMANELLI, 2009) mathematics after the activity, by asking which is the shortest References: way. ROMANELLI. O uso da tradução no ensino-aprendizagem das línguas estrangeiras. Revista Horizontes de Linguística Aplicada, v. 8, n. 2, p. 200-219, 2009. ESTÁGIO SUPERVISIONADO EM PRÁTICAS DE TRADUÇÃO TRANSLATION MAZE