scholarly journals The Importance of Higher Education in the Success of the Translator: The Case of Iranian Educated and Uneducated Translators

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 23-32
Author(s):  
Hamidreza Abdi
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Translation Studies ◽  
Literary Texts ◽  
Average Level ◽  
Point Scale ◽  
Translation Strategies ◽  
Communicative Function ◽  
Profound Knowledge ◽  
Functionalist Approach

The present study investigated the important role higher education plays in the success of the translator in his/her profession. To end this, the researcher prepared a translation test consisting of 12 short literary texts for data collection from both educated and uneducated translators who were equally divided into two groups. The 20 judges were invited to judge the level of communicative function of the translations made by both groups of translators on the basis of a five-point scale on a continuum from "Uncommunicative" to "Communicative" that was designed according to Nord’s (2018) functionalist approach. As the results indicated, the educated translators produced the highest communicative translations that put into Nord’s instrumental translation category. By contrast, the uneducated translators made the translations with the average level of communication that led their translation to be placed into documentary translation category. In conclusion, the educated translators, who held a master’s degree in Translation Studies, were more successful in producing communicative translations because of their profound knowledge of translation theories and mastery over translation strategies. This gives the indication of the utmost importance of higher education in the achievement of the translators in their career.

scholarly journals TRANSLATING PROPER NAMES IN A LITERARY TEXT: A CASE OF HARRY POTTER NOVEL IN VIETNAM

2018 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Trieu Thu Hang
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Proper Names ◽  
Translation Studies ◽  
Literary Text ◽  
Harry Potter ◽  
Literary Texts ◽  
Research Purpose ◽  
Translation Strategies ◽  
Theoretical Frame

Translating literary proper names is regarded as one of the challenging but inspiring issues in the field of Translation Studies. Given this context, the present paper aims to analyze the strategies undertaken by the translator when rendering proper names from the English literary text “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone” (2014) into its Vietnamese translation “Harry Potter và Hòn đá phù thuỷ” (2016). To fulfill the research purpose, a descriptive and comparative analysis was made between the source and target text. The analysis of translation strategies was grounded on the theoretical frame of Davis (2003). The findings reveal that the translator adopted the strategy of preservation for most of the proper names in the chosen literary text. Several recommendations for translating proper names in the literary texts are finally drawn out.

“What’s in a name?”

Target ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 313-325 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mary Snell-Hornby
Keyword(s):  
Translation Studies ◽  
Technical Term ◽  
Central Concept ◽  
Lingua Franca ◽  
Scholarly Discourse ◽  
Functionalist Approach ◽  
Specific Definition

Terminology has often proved to be a problem in scholarly discourse, and Translation Studies is a case in point. Even the name of the discipline has been an issue since James Holmes brought it up in 1972, and the central concept of the time, equivalence, despite incessant debate and revaluation in some schools of thought, has in others long since been discarded as an illusion. Basically there are three possibilities open to the scholar wanting to introduce a new technical term: – As in the case of norm (Toury), a word from general language can be used in a specified sense and defined as such. The danger arises that it can be misinterpreted and used differently in other languages (as with Vermeer’s Norm). – the invention of completely new terms, as with Justa Holz-Mänttäri’s Botschaftsträger. – A word is taken over from a classical dead language, such as Latin or Greek, and given a specific definition for the theory concerned, as was the case with skopos in the functionalist approach. Referring to experience in editing the Handbuch Translation, the essay discusses this issue in detail. It also deals with the use of English as a lingua franca in the metadiscourse of Translation Studies.

A Pragmatic Analysis of Selected Obituaries In Nigerian Newspapers

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
pp. 20
Author(s):  
Oluwole Akinbode
Keyword(s):  
Second Language ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Literary Texts ◽  
African Culture ◽  
Cultural Contexts ◽  
Linguistic Study ◽  
Pragmatic Analysis ◽  
Sentence Level ◽  
Social Meanings

Since the inception of Pragmatics as an independent approach to meaning has independent linguistic study, the approach to meaning has encountered an enormous change. Meaning has been perceived beyond the sentence level. The aim of this paper was to do a pragmatic analysis of selected obituaries in Nigerian newspapers; Nigerian Tribune, The Nation and The Punch. These papers were purposively selected because obituaries were regularly published and publicized through them in a mournful manner and this called for a critical linguistic study by analyzing the mournful use of language with a view to finding out their effects on the decoders. The study of language has been extended significantly beyond mere description of linguistic properties to the various ways which individual communicators convey meanings in different socio-cultural contexts. The theoretical framework for this study is pragmatics. This is because pragmatics has been able to account for social meanings and give new insights to the understanding of literary texts and thus, helping in formulating strategies for the teaching and learning of language. Three Nigerian newspapers namely Nigerian Tribune, The Nation and the Punch were purposively selected for data collection. Relevant texts on obituaries were extracted from them and were critically analyzed for the purpose of this study. It was found out that relatives and friends of the deceased publicized the death of the deceased as memories and sympathy for the departed souls. It is recommended that obituaries should be used for the teaching and learning of English as a Second Language because funerals and obituaries are a significant aspect of African culture.

Metaphoric proverbs in efl learners’ translation

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sadia Belkhir
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Experimental Study ◽  
First Language ◽  
Source Text ◽  
Close Attention ◽  
Semantic Equivalence ◽  
Translation Strategies ◽  
Efl Learners ◽  
Literal Translation ◽  
Adequate Method

Abstract Metaphoric proverbs represent interesting cultural instances of conventional metaphors (Belkhir 2014, 2012). The ubiquity of metaphoric proverbs in language and the problems this phenomenon causes in translation is an issue that requires close attention. Translation aims at providing semantic equivalence between two languages. According to Vinay and Darbelnet (1995), equivalence constitutes the adequate method that should be used by translators when dealing with proverbs. However, no translator can provide perfect translation of a source text due to cultural specificities. The present paper offers a modest report of an experimental study conducted with a group of efl students who have been taught translation as a subject in a higher education context (Mouloud Mammeri University). A set of English proverbs has been collected to build up the experiment that was administered to the subjects who were asked to translate them into Arabic, then into their first language, Kabyle. The question raised is whether these students are able to translate the proverbs appropriately. The study aims (1) to investigate translation strategies used by efl learners; and (2) to show how leaners’ L1 (Kabyle) and L2 (Arabic) interfere in the translation of English proverbs. The results showed that the more the students were acquainted with proverbs, the more they used equivalence in their translation. Similarly, the lesser they were acquainted with proverbs, the more they used literal translation or paraphrase. In addition, some translations provided by the participants revealed the presence of language interference.

scholarly journals Image in Translated Novels from English into Persian

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 50
Author(s):  
Gholam-Reza Parvizi
Keyword(s):  
Aesthetic Experience ◽  
Translation Studies ◽  
Literary Translation ◽  
Literary Studies ◽  
Theoretical Frameworks ◽  
Translation Strategies ◽  
The Aesthetic ◽  
The Mind

The question of image in literary studies and in recent years in Translation Studies is one of the most problematic innature. In the present study an attempt was made to define the nature of translating linguistic constructions – evokingimages in the mind of reader – in English novels and their rendered versions in Persian translations. In this studyseven types of images (visual, auditory, olfactory, gustatory, tactile, kinesthetic and organic) in two English novelsand their rendered versions in Persian were analyzed based on two theoretical frameworks, the first one is Jiang’sImage-Based Model to Literary Translation (2008) by which the nature of translation of images were examined andthe other is Chesterman’s translation strategies (1997) which help to systematize translation strategies adopted bytranslators in rewriting the images in English novels. The results have shown that in most of the cases the images thatare intended by original author have been changed in the translations, and the aesthetic experience of the ST reader isdifferent from that of the TT reader.

scholarly journals Higher Education in Western Balkans: Recent Trends and Challenges

2016 ◽  
pp. 27-29 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lucia Brajkovic
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Private Sector ◽  
Western Balkans ◽  
Education Systems ◽  
Systematic Data ◽  
Higher Education Systems ◽  
Recent Trends ◽  
Systematic Data Collection

Due to the lack of systematic data collection on national and institutional levels, the higher education systems in the Western Balkans have remained under-researched. This article aims to describe and analyze some of the most salient challenges facing academic sectors in these countries, such as structural issues, growth of the private sector, and EU funding.

scholarly journals Collaborative Learning and Co-Author Students in Online Higher Education

2018 ◽  
pp. 440-456
Author(s):  
Ana Nobre ◽  
Vasco Nobre
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Collaborative Learning ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Learning Activity ◽  
Online Higher Education ◽  
Analysis Technique ◽  
On Line ◽  
Per Se ◽  
Individual Dimension

The technologies themselves cannot be analyzed as instruments per se, nor can they be exhausted in their relation with science. There is a social and even an individual dimension that affects our own way of relating to society. It is in open education that we have been developing our educational practices. This chapter presents a collaborative learning activity, the curricular unit Materiais e Recursos para eLearning, part of an on-line Master in Pedagogy of eLearning, Universidade Aberta, Portugal. In the present work, the authors dedicate their attention to co-learning and co-research, as processes that help to exemplify some situations, the a-REAeduca. The data collection was supported essentially by the content analysis technique.

scholarly journals Pengaruh Bimbingan Konseling dan Pembelajaran Akidah Akhlak Terhadap Perilaku Keberagamaan Siswa di Mts Ma’had Al-Zaytun Indramayu

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 585
Author(s):  
Iis Humaeroh
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Survey Methods ◽  
Religious Behavior ◽  
Research Instrument ◽  
Behavior Learning ◽  
Descriptive Approach ◽  
Quantitative Descriptive

Class IX will soon graduate and continue to higher education. For this reason, scientific provisions in learning morals and counseling are needed to prepare graduates who are smart and have good morals. This study was to determine the effect of counseling guidance and learning akidah akhlak on students' religious behavior in MTs. Ma'had Al-Zaytun Indramayu. The object of this research is the students of class IX MTs Ma'had Al-Zaytun Indramayu. This research was conducted on 135 respondents using a quantitative descriptive approach. Methods of data collection using survey methods, with the research instrument is a questionnaire. The approach used in this research is SPSS. This study proves that counseling guidance has a positive and significant effect on students 'religious behavior, which means that counseling plays a role in improving students' religious behavior. Learning akidah akhlak also has a positive and significant effect on students 'religious behavior, which can be interpreted that learning akidah akhlak plays a role in improving students' religious behavior. So, counseling and learning of akidah akhlak together have a positive and significant effect on students' religious behavior.Keywords: Counseling Guidance, Learning Akidah Akhlak, Students' Religious Behavior ABSTRAKKelas IX akan segera lulus dan melanjutkan ke jenjang pendidikan yang lebih tinggi. Untuk itu bekal keilmuan dalam pembelajaran akidah akhlak dan bimbingan konseling sangat diperlukan untuk menyiapkan lulusan yang cerdas dan berakhlakul karimah. Penelitian ini untuk mengetahui pengaruh bimbingan konseling dan pembelajaran akidah akhlak terhadap perilaku keberagamaan siswa di MTs. Ma’had Al-Zaytun Indramayu. Objek penelitian ini adalah siswa kelas IX MTs. Ma’had Al-Zaytun Indramayu. Penelitian ini dilakukan terhadap 135 responden dengan menggunakan pendekatan deskriptif kuantitatif. Metode pengumpulan data menggunakan metode survey, dengan instrument penelitian adalah kuesioner. Pendekatan yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah SPSS. Penelitian ini membuktikan bahwa bimbingan konseling berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap perilaku keberagamaan siswa, yang mana dapat diartikan bahwa bimbingan konseling berperan dalam meningkatkan perilaku keberagamaan siswa. Pembelajaran akidah akhlak juga berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap perilaku keberagamaan siswa, yang mana dapat diartikan bahwa Pembelajaran akidah akhlak berperan dalam meningkatkan perilaku keberagamaan siswa. Jadi, bimbingan konseling dan pembelajaran akidah akhlak secara bersama-sama berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap perilaku keberagamaan siswa.Kata Kunci: Bimbingan Konseling, Pembelajaran Akidah Akhlak, Perilaku Keberagamaan Siswa

scholarly journals Pengaruh Disiplin Kerja, Komunikasi terhadap Kinerja Pegawai dengan Kepuasan Kerja Sebagai Variabel Intervenning

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 79-87
Author(s):  
Maskarto Lucky Nara Rosmadi
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
High Education ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Qualitative Analysis ◽  
Education Department ◽  
West Java ◽  
Independent Variable ◽  
Spss Software ◽  
And Performance

This research is to know and analyze about Work Discipline, and communication to job satisfaction and its implication to performance of field of Higher Education and High Education Office of West Java Province. The method used in this research is qualitative analysis. Methods of data collection is done by interview and questionnaire, while data processing used SPSS software version 23.00. Based on the results of research, it is found that work discipline, communication, job satisfaction and performance of employees at good level. In general, the independent variable working on job satisfaction is 0.479 or 47.90%, and communication variables to job satisfaction of 0.293 or 29.30%, and variable earnings on performance is equal to 0.783 or 78.30%. From the results of research conducted, then all the broad variables will have a significant effect on the performance of employees of Higher Education and Higher Education Department of West Java Province.

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