1Elliot Machinyise, 2Francis Kasebula,3Martin Chabu
1,2,3David Livingstone College of Education Livingstone, Zambia
DOI : https://doi.org/10.47191/ijmra/v5-i7-38Google Scholar Download Pdf
ABSTRACT:
In Zambia, COVID- 19 and other health lifesaving information is not adequately disseminated in the indigenous languages understood by the majority citizens. In cases where this information is written in local languages, the terminologies are inexact due to wrong methods and approaches to translation. This study sought to establish the appropriate methods and approaches to translation and it has also attempted to come up with the most appropriate and correct Tonga terminologies for COVID-19. The study also recommended that African languages should be taught in medical tertiary institutions so as to equip health practitioners with African linguistic knowledge.
KEYWORDS:Communicative translation approach, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Linguistic perspective, Philological perspective, Tonga.
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