• Mahsa Ardeshiri

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• Mehrdad Zarafshan

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This study aims to shed light on the problems which students face in
translating from English to Persian. Na Pham’s (2005) error analysis, which considers translation errors, was conducted to find out students’ main problems in translating from English into Persian. 30 English Language Translation students were selected through purposive sampling. Persian - English translation text and in-depth interviews
were conducted for data collection. From the very beginning of the analysis it was found that understanding the pragmatic senses were the most students’ problem in translating. Finally, the students translated the pragmatic senses in correctly because of misunderstanding of the source text main message. It is hoped that this study will provide a new perspective for the objective assessment of some translation devices and
instructions for the teachers in Iran universities by considering the linguistic aspects. In addition, guidelines for teaching translation and training translators within the context of the Iranian educational system will be discussed. 

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