Research data for the article “Using Online Translation Tools: Comparing the Experiences of Lithuanian and Ukrainian Generation Z Students”ABSTRACTIntroduction. Translation has been used on and off in language teaching / learning for along time. Currently it seems to undergo a revival stage as a beneficial teaching method. Itis believed that translation activities can help develop all four language skills includinggrammar, vocabulary, and oral communication in higher education. This article aims atexploring attitudes of Generation Z learners with different educational backgrounds toonline translation tools and perceptions of using translation activities to improve languageskills. The study employed a specially designed survey to study learners’ responses totranslation activities. The students who took the questioner were from two countries –Lithuania and Ukraine. Statistical treatment of their responses by a means of StatisticalPackage for the Social Sciences (SPSS) software has been used to establish the level ofsignificance for the statistically two small samples of respondents. Some conclusions havebeen suggested after the analysis of obtained data.Purpose. Explore attitudes of learners with different educational backgrounds (fromdifferent countries: Lithuania and Ukraine) to online translation tools and perceptions ofusing translation to improve language skills.Methods: Specially designed survey to study learners’ responses to translation activities,statistical treatment of their responses using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences(SPSS) software to establish the level of significance for the statistically two small samplesof respondents, and analysis of obtained data.Participants. The two groups of university students of Generation Z of different countries –Lithuania and Ukraine. The students were involved in BA programs at Mykolas RomerisUniversity, Vilnius, Lithuania and Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Ukraine.Results. To draw conclusions on the application of online translation activities in languageteaching / learning at tertiary level in the 21 st century.
Key words: translation practice, online translation tools, essential translation skills,communication amid activities, improvement of language skills.