The Competence and Effectiveness of Translation of Radio Gotel Yola, Adamawa State, Nigeria

Abstract

The study was on competence and effectiveness of radio gotel Yola, Adamawa state, Nigeria. The objective of the study was to examine the level of competence of language translators at Gotel Radio station Yola, Adamawa state, Nigeria. The target population was 134 participants while the sample size was computed to 100 respondents using sloven’s formula. The participant included the staff of the Radio Gotel Yola, and listeners of Radio Gotel programs and the main research instrument was questionnaire. The study examined the level of competence of language translator at Gotel radio station Yola, Adamawa state, that majority of the respondents agreed that translation requires experience and good mastery of the subject matter, that socio-cultural and linguistic background is necessary for good translation. The study concluded that the level of competence of language translators is respondent agree and interpreted satisfactory, the competence of translators is very essential in ensuring that the translation does not alter the meaning and context of the message received by the audience from the original one sent. The following recommendations were made: There is need to emphasize proper training and effective training methods for language translators, the Gotel radio Yola, should maintain constant interaction and seeking feedback from its listeners in order to gauge whether its program translations meets the expectations of the listeners, lastly the translator should be a native speaker of the language he/she is translating in order to deeply understand the grammar and vocabulary of the language etc.

Keywords:   Competence, Effectiveness, Translation and Radio.