VANTAGENS E DESVANTAGENS ACERCA DA TRADU O NO ENSINO DE LíNGUA INGLESA

This article aims to present reflections about the possible advantages and disadvantages of the use of translation in the English classes in two public schools from Santa Catarina State highlighting some situations in which translating would be justifiable over the English Language learning and teaching process. Two study cases were analyzed and they illustrated the effects provided by some moderate and exaggerated uses of translation from English into Portuguese during such classes. The survey attempts to describe the way two English teachers from two state secondary schools in Itapema and Joinville, Santa Catarina, made use of translation over their lessons as well as how successful their students’ learning was. The results of it show that the reasonable use of translation might be helpful unless its aims are clear and tend to develop a better learning of the students.