Difficulties Encountered By EFL Learners in Translating the English Phrasal Verbs into Arabic

Abstract

The present research was made to present the students' problems in translating the English phrasal verbs into Arabic. It seeks to figure out the reasons behind students' inability to provide the appropriate translation for these linguistic items. A test of two parts was directed to 90 second year LMD students at the English department Mohammed Saddik Ben Yahia University-Jijel, enrolled for the academic year 2019/2020 to explore their knowledge and ability to translate the English phrasal verbs into Arabic properly. The outcomes of the analysis show the failure of the majority of the students in translating the English phrasal verb into Arabic. This is mainly due to the misuse of translation methods, and the use of the context which sometimes mislead them. these factors affect the students' quality of translation and lead to wrong interpretation