A REVIEW ON THE EFFECT OF BACK-TRANSLATION ON STUDENTS’ TRANSLATION ACHIEVEMEN

Back-translation is a practice that has received little attention and less study in cultural and communication investigations. Global communication and interaction across cultures highlight the dominant role of high-quality translations. The purpose of this investigation is to review the existing studies on back-translation and its effect on students’ academic achievements in Iranian or foreign academic context, to investigate different outcomes in this regard. In the current study, the databases were investigated from 1970 to 2021 and related articles were reviewed. The findings revealed that back-translation developed students’ creative writing skills, knowledge of grammar, equivalence, and self-efficacy in translation classes. Besides, findings highlighted back-translation as an effective practiceoriented process of knowledge and culture transmission which accomplished superior quality assurance and enhanced learners' language skills in the academic context. On the other hand, inappropriate vocabulary selection and transposition were the dominant challenges for implementing back-translation. It seems crucial to consider back-translation as an instructional tool in translation classes. Consequently, the current investigation is useful for language practitioners and instructors in higher education.