Literature and the plastic arts, 1880-1930;: Seven essays,

Higgins, Ian

Barnes&Noble

Thinking Translation is a comprehensive and revolutionary 20-week course in translation method. It has been fully and successfully piloted at the University of St. Andrews. The course offers a challenging and entertaining approach to the acquisition of translation skills. Translation is presented as a problem-solving discipline. Discussion, examples and a full range of exercise work allows students to acquire the skills necessary for a broad range of translation problems. Thinking Translation draws on a wide range of material from technical texts to poetry and song.

Thinking Translation: A Course in Translation Method: French to English

Reference

Hervey, Sándor

Words, Language & Grammar

Routledge

Thinking German Translation is a comprehensive and revolutionary 20-week course in translation method offering a challenging and entertaining approach to the acquisition of translation skills. It has been fully and successfully piloted at the University of St.Andrews. Translation is presented as a problem-solving discipline. Discussion, examples and a full range of exercise work enable students to acquire the skills necessary for a broad range of translation problems. Examples are drawn from a wide variety of material from technical and commercial texts to poetry and song. Thinking German Translation is essential reading for advanced undergraduates and postgraduate students of German. The book will also appeal to a wide range of languages students and tutors through the general discussion of principles, purposes and practice of translation.

Thinking German Translation: A Course in Translation Method (Thinking Translation)

Loughridge, Michael

Higgins, MR Ian

Literature & Fiction

Thinking Italian Translation: A Course in Translation Method: Italian to English (Thinking Translation)

Thinking Italian Translation is a comprehensive and practical translation course. It focuses on improving translation quality and gives clear definitions of translation theories. Texts are taken from sources including journalism, technical texts and screenplays. Translation issues addressed include cultural differences, genre, and revision and editing. Adapted from the successful French-based Thinking Translation (1992), the course has been piloted and refined at the Universities of St Andrews and Glasgow. A Tutor's Handbook is available, which contains invaluable guidance on using the course.

Cragie, Stella

Gambarotta, Patrizia

Foreign Language Study & Reference

A comprehensive and practical course teaching Italian-English translation skills. Focuses on ways of improving translation quality and also gives clear definitions of translation theories. Includes original texts from a range of sources.

This Tutor's Handbook complements the Thinking Italian Translation Coursebook for students, giving invaluable guidance on teaching methods and assessments. It includes class handouts.

Thinking Italian Translation: Tutor's Handbook: A Course in Translation Method: Italian to English (Thinking Translation)

Thinking Arabic Translation: Tutor's Handbook (Thinking Translation)

Thinking Arabic Translation is a comprehensive and practical 24-week course in translation method. Clear explanations, discussion, examples and exercises enable students to acquire the skills necessary for tackling a broad range of translation problems. Examples are drawn from a variety of sources, including journalism and politics, legal and technical texts and literary and consumer-orientated texts. This Tutor's Handbook complements the Thinking Arabic Translation Coursebook for students. It provides invaluable guidance on using the course and includes specimen answers and photocopiable class handouts.

Thinking Arabic Translation: Tutor's Handbook: A Course in Translation Method: Arabic to English (Thinking Translation)

Children's Books

Dickins, James

Education & Reference

The new edition of this popular course in translation from French into English offers a challenging practical approach to the acquisition of translation skills, with clear explanations of the theoretical issues involved. A variety of translation issues are considered including: *cultural differences *register and dialect *genre *revision and editing The course now covers texts from a wide range of sources, including: *journalism and literature *commercial, legal and technical texts *songs and recorded interviews *this is essential reading for advanced undergraduates and postgraduate students of French. The book will also appeal to a wide range of language students and tutors.

Thinking French Translation Teacher's Book: A Course in Translation Method: French to English (Thinking Translation)

This is a comprehensive practical course in translation for advanced students of German, which focuses on improving translation quality whilst clarifying the theoretical issues involved. This second edition brings the course up-to-date, and has been fully reworked to give clearer explanations of key terms and include revised chapters on genre, compensation and revision and editing. Based on detailed analysis of translation problems, Thinking German Translation features new material taken from a wide range of sources, including: <ul>
<li>business and politics</li> <li>press and publicity</li> <li>engineering</li> <li>tourism</li> <li>literary and consumer-oriented texts.</li>
</ul>
Addressing a variety of translation issues such as cultural difference, register and dialect, Thinking German Translation is essential reading for all students wishing to perfect their translation skills. It is also an excellent foundation for those considering a career in translation. Further resources, including a free teacher's handbook for the course, are available on the companion website at http://cw.routledge.com/textbooks/0415341469/resources/default.asp

Thinking German Translation (Thinking Translation)

Sandor, Hervey

Thinking Arabic Translation (Thinking Translation)

Thinking Arabic Translation is an indispensable book for linguists who want to develop their Arabic-to-English translation skills. Clear explanations, discussions, examples and exercises enable students to acquire the skills necessary for tackling a broad range of translation problems. The book has a practical orientation, addressing key issues for translators, such as cultural differences, genre, and revision and editing. It is a book on translation method, drawing on a range of notions from linguistics and translation theory to encourage thoughtful consideration of possible solutions to practical problems. This new edition includes: • new material in almost all chapters • a new chapter on parallelism • two new chapters on technical translation: botanical and Islamic finance texts • new and up-to-date examples from all types of translation, covering broad issues that have emerged in the Arab world in recent years • texts drawn from a wide variety of writing types, including newspapers, prose fiction, poetry, tourist material, scientific texts, financial texts, recipes, academic writing, constitutions and political speeches • at least three full-length practical translation exercises in each chapter to complement the discussions and consolidate learning. In addition to the updated Tutor’s Handbook, a Supplement, containing textual material and practical exercises aimed at further developing the translation issues discussed in the main text, and a Tutor’s Handbook to the Supplement, are available at www.routledgetextbooks.com/textbooks/_author/thinkingtranslation/. Thinking Arabic Translation is key reading for advanced students wishing to perfect their language skills or considering a career in translation.

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Literature and the plastic arts, 1880-1930;: Seven essays,

Thinking Translation: A Course in Translation Method: French to English

Thinking German Translation: A Course in Translation Method (Thinking Translation)

Thinking Italian Translation: A Course in Translation Method: Italian to English (Thinking Translation)

Thinking Italian Translation: A Course in Translation Method: Italian to English (Thinking Translation)

Thinking Italian Translation: Tutor's Handbook: A Course in Translation Method: Italian to English (Thinking Translation)

Thinking Arabic Translation: Tutor's Handbook: A Course in Translation Method: Arabic to English (Thinking Translation)

Thinking French Translation Teacher's Book: A Course in Translation Method: French to English (Thinking Translation)

Thinking German Translation (Thinking Translation)

Thinking Arabic Translation (Thinking Translation)