Teaching and researching translation
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Teaching and researching translation
(Applied linguistics in action)
Longman : Pearson Education, 2001
- : pbk
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Includes links and resources (p. 221-227), bibliographical references (p. 235-244) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This new book introduces students and teachers of translation to the intricacies of the process and demands of the subject. The author shows how theoretical perspectives relate to practical pursuits in translation and interpreting studies and presents relevant research issues and their applications to teaching.
Table of Contents
SECTION I: TRANSLATION STUDIES: HISTORY, BASIC CONCEPTS AND KEY ISSUES IN RESEARCH 1. Translation studies and Applied Linguistics 2. From Linguistic Systems to Cultures in Contact 3. Equivalence: Pragmatic and Textual Criteria 4. Cultural studies and Translator Invisibility 5. From Word to Text and Beyond 6. Literary and Cultural Constraints SECTION II: RESEARCH METHODS 7. Register-Oriented Research Models 8. The Pragmatics Turn in Research 9. Focus on the Text 10. Translation and Ideology 11. Translation of Genre vs Translation as Genre 12. Empirical Research in Translation Studies 13. Theory and practice in Translation Teaching SECTION III: EMPHASIS ON PRACTIONER RESEARCH 14. Action and Reflection in Practitioner Research SECTION IV: LINKS AND RESOURCES 15. Links and resources Glossary References Index
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