AN ACTION RESEARCH IN A CLASS OF THEORY OF ENGLISH TRANSLATION AND INTERPRETING: BYOD AND BYOC

Abstract

In the context of the 4th Industrial Revolution with unlimited
technological advancement and innovation, how can educators innovate their
teaching and facilitate their students in their learning process, so that
students can accumulate required skills and achieve the set learning outcomes
of each course they take? In order to find out the answer, the authors have
revised some literature concerning BYOD trend, Active learning strategies and
digital literacy. The authors have conducted an action research at the Faculty
of Foreign Languages with the participation of 25 English-majored students in
a Theory of English Translation and Interpreting. The findings include
students’ positive perception towards the practice and some achievements
and problems during the teaching and learning process. This paper also
recommends further studies so that the practice could be utilized to the best
outcomes.