Questionnaire for Master's Thesis

Democratic People's Republic of Algeria Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research University Oran 2 – Mohamed Ben Ahmed Faculty of Foreign Languages – Department of German and Russian

Candidate: LARFAOUI Amina Academic Year: 2024/2025

Dear student,

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1. Have you worked with German specialist texts as part of your studies?

NoYes

If yes: In which field?

2. How well do you understand German specialist texts without translation?

GoodNot at allWeakModerate

3. Do you have difficulties dealing with German specialist texts?

YesNo

If yes, what difficulties do you have?

Scientific styleField-specific vocabularyLack of translationComplex sentence structures

4. Do you have difficulties finding German scientific literature at the university?

NeverSometimesYes, oftenRarely

5. Do you believe that translating German specialist literature adds value to your studies?

YesNoPartially

Please justify your answer:

6. In your opinion, how does the translation of German specialist literature contribute to the development of higher education in Algeria?

7. What tools do you use when reading German specialist literature?

Own language skillsChatGPTDeepLGoogle TranslateHelp from instructorsDictionary

8. If translations were available, in which language would you prefer to read scientific texts from German?

EnglishFrenchArabicGerman (Original)

9. What measures do you think would improve the use of German specialist literature at universities?

Collaboration with translation institutesBetter availability in librariesNo measures neededSupport from the university

10. How do students benefit from the translation of German specialist literature, in your opinion?

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