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Thinking Translation: A Course in Translation Method: French to English
Author(s): Sandor Hervey (Author), Ian Higgins (Author)
- Publisher: Routledge
- Publication Date: 27 Feb. 1992
- Edition: 1st
- Language: English
- Print length: 272 pages
- ISBN-10: 0415078164
- ISBN-13: 9780415078160
Book Description
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.
Editorial Reviews
Review
`Thinking Translation: French is one of the most exciting courses produced for second and third year undergraduates.’ – Valerie-Worth Stylianon Modern Languages Journal
`A new and promising approach.’ – Professor Sian Reynolds, University of Stirling
