A SURVEY OF STUDENTS’ ERRORS IN TRANSLATING CHINESE IDIOMS INTO VIETNAMESE

Abstract

This study investigates the translation of Chinese idioms into Vietnamese by 150 students majoring in Translation and Interpreting at the Faculty of Chinese Language, University of Foreign Languages, Hue University (including 80 third-year students and 70 fourth-year students). Based on the collected data, the study analyzes common translation errors and proposes several considerations for the translation process, thereby contributing to improving students’ translation competence.