Skip to main content
PBS logo
 
 

Search - Thinking Spanish Translation: A Course in Translation Method: Spanish to English (Thinking Translation)

Thinking Spanish Translation: A Course in Translation Method: Spanish to English (Thinking Translation)
Thinking Spanish Translation A Course in Translation Method Spanish to English - Thinking Translation
Author: Louise Haywood, Michael Thompson, Sándor Hervey
The new edition of this comprehensive course in Spanish-English translation offers advanced students of Spanish a challenging yet practical approach to the acquisition of translation skills, with clear explanations of the theoretical issues involved. A variety of translation issues are addressed, including:
  • cultural differences...  more »
  • register and dialect
  • grammatical differences
  • genre.
With a sharper focus, clearer definitions and an increased emphasis on up-to-date ‘real world’ translation tasks, this second edition features a wealth of relevant illustrative material taken from a wide range of sources, both Latin American and Spanish, including:
  • technical, scientific and legal texts
  • journalistic and informative texts
  • literary and dramatic texts.
Each chapter includes suggestions for classroom discussion and a set of practical exercises designed to explore issues and consolidate skills. Model translations, notes and suggestions for teaching and assessment are provided in a Teachers’ Handbook available as a pdf from http://www.routledge.com/9780415481304. Thinking Spanish Translation is essential reading for advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students of Spanish and translation studies. The book will also appeal to a wide range of language students and tutors through the general discussion of the principles and purposes of translation.
ISBN-13: 9780415481304
ISBN-10: 0415481309
Publication Date: 5/11/2009
Pages: 304
Edition: 2
Rating:
  ?

0 stars, based on 0 rating
Publisher: Routledge
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
Members Wishing: 0
Reviews: Amazon | Write a Review


Genres: