Teaching Cohesion in Translation (Applied Linguistics) By Haitham Ghazi Al- Mashkoor University of Baghdad College of Education for Women English Department Introduction Language is an expression of culture and individuality of its speakers. It influences the way the speakers perceive the world. This principle has a far-reaching implication fro translation. If language influences thought and culture‚ it means that ultimate translation is impossible. The opposite point of view‚ however
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On the Translation of English Movie Titles I. Introduction Nowadays‚ more and more overseas movies are introduced to Chinese movie market. As movies play a significant role in culture communication‚ proper translation to overseas movies is very important. The title is a soul to a movie. The audiences read movie titles before they enjoy the movies. So good title translations can easily attract people’s attention. Therefore‚ how to translate the film titles well is an important course in movie translations
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An article discussing the grammar-translation approach to language learning. At the height of the Communicative Approach to language learning in the 1980s and early 1990s it became fashionable in some quarters to deride so-called "old-fashioned" methods and‚ in particular‚ something broadly labelled "Grammar Translation". There were numerous reasons for this but principally it was felt that translation itself was an academic exercise rather than one which would actually help learners to use language
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LANGUAGE TEACHING AND TRANSLATION The use of translation as an inherent part of FLT was prevalent until early in the present century. The Grammar-Translation method‚ dominant during the first half of the century‚ stressed translation and grammatical analysis‚ and put greater emphasis on accuracy than on fluency‚ preferring academic erudition to communicative competence (Titone& Danesi 1985). At the turn of the century‚ the Grammar-Translation method gradually gave way to the Direct Method
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Equivalence and Translation It is evident that differences between the systems of the source language (SL) and the target language (TL) bring about the loss of certain functional elements whereas they also give rise to new ones through translation. This can be clearly observed when a target-language text (TLT) is compared with its source-language text (SLT). The literature in translation studies has generated a lot of discussion on the sources of this phenomenon known as ‘translation loss’ which has
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Vol. 4‚ No. 2; June 2011 A Contrastive Study of Grammar Translation Method and Communicative Approach in Teaching English Grammar Shih-Chuan Chang Department of Foreign Languages‚ Cheng Shiu University Chengcing Rd. Niaosong Township‚ Kaohsiung County‚ 833‚ Taiwan Tel: 886-07-731-0606-6212 Received: October 21‚ 2010 Accepted: January 11‚ 2011 E-mail: llc724@csu.edu.tw doi:10.5539/elt.v4n2p13 Abstract The Grammar Translation Method and the Communicative Approach have both played important
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Introduction Translation does not only involve giving the equivalent meaning in the Target Language (TL)‚ rather it involves considering the values of the TL and the Source Language (SL) whether they are linguistic values or cultural ones. Some translators prefer changing the SL values and making them readable for the TL audience. This is termed Domestication. Others‚ on the other hand‚ prefer keeping the values of the SL and exposing audience to them. “Domesticating translation” and “foreignizing
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ASSISTED TRANSLATION (CAT) By R.Kavithaa Definition: Computer-assisted translation‚ computer-aided translation‚ or CAT is a form of language translation in which a human translator uses computer software to support and facilitate the translation process. Concepts Project Management • Project Management allows linguists to structure complex translation projects‚ assign the various tasks to different people‚ and track the progress of each of these tasks. Translation Memory • A translation memory
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tackle this problem is nothing else but translation. 1. 2. Translation: Bridging Gaps The dictionary meaning of the word “translation” is “to express in another language or other words”. It’s also the transference and substitution from one to another language. Translation according to Dr. Johnson involves the process of change into another language‚ retaining the sense which is the basic objective. The main process is to search for the right words. A translation is both imitation as well as a faithful
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Translation Theory By T. David Gordon‚ 1985. While not everyone who drives an automobile needs to understand the theory behind the internal combustion engine‚ someone does need to know this theory. I may be able to drive my Pontiac without any knowledge of internal combustion engines‚ until the Pontiac breaks down. Then‚ I must find someone (presumably a mechanic) who does in fact know enough theory to get the Pontiac running again. The same is true of translation theory. It is not necessary for
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