Introduction to translation studies

• DTS focuses on 3 areas of research:
• PRODUCT (synchronic; diachronic)
• FUNCTION (translation sociology or socio-translation studies)
• PROCESS (psychology of translation or psycho-translation studies)

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• DESCRIPTIVE TS

The results of DTS research can then be applied to Tth to develop:

• a general theory of translation (very ambitious)
• partial theories restricted according to:
• Medium
• Area
• Rank
• Text type
• Time
• Problem

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APPLIED TS

• TRANSLATOR
• TRAINING

• TEACHING
• METHODS

• TESTING
• TECHNIQUES

• CURRICULUM
• PLANNING

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APPLIED TS

• TRANSLATION
• AIDS

• IT APPLICATIONS

• DICTIONARIES

• GRAMMARS

• Translation software
• On-line databases
• Use of Internet

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APPLIED TS

• TRANSLATION
• POLICY

• PLACE AND ROLE
• OF TRANSLATORS
• IN SOCIETY

• PLACE AND ROLE
• OF TRANSLATING
• IN SOCIETY

• PLACE AND ROLE
• OF TRANSLATIONS
• IN SOCIETY

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APPLIED TS

• TRANSLATION
• CRITICISM

• REVISION

• EVALUATION
• OF TRANSLATIONS

• REVIEWS

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Gideon Toury points out that :

• Theoretical, descriptive and applied areas of TS influence one another,
• BUT
• Holmes’s divisions represent a flexibile separation of the various areas of TS, which had very often been confused, thus pointing to the great potential of the discipline.

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TASK 2

• Work in pairs, make notes and be prepared to give feedback to the class:
• Is translation theory relevant for practising translators?

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Think about the following points and be prepared to actively discuss them in class.

• Is a graduate or a postgraduate qualification a prerequisite for working as a professional translator in your country?
• If someone (individual, company, etc.) needs a translation in your country, how do they go about obtaining it? Try to trace the phases of the process.

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